![Mahabharata [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Mahabharata-Mohan-Ganguli.jpg)
Mahabharata [sanskrit]
699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).
Verse 1.216.12
आश्रिता तं रथश्रेष्ठं शक्रायुधसमा शुभा ।
तापनीया सुरुचिरा ध्वजयष्टिरनुत्तमा ॥ १२ ॥
āśritā taṃ rathaśreṣṭhaṃ śakrāyudhasamā śubhā |
tāpanīyā surucirā dhvajayaṣṭiranuttamā || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...ordinary food. Know that I am Agni! Give me that food which suits me. This forest of Khandava is always protected by Indra. And as it is protected by the illustrious one, I always fail to...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.216.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashrita, Ratha, Shreshtha, Shakrayudha, Sama, Shubha, Shubh, Tapaniya, Surucira, Dhvajayashti, Anuttama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.216.12). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “āśritā taṃ rathaśreṣṭhaṃ śakrāyudhasamā śubhā ”
- āśritā -
-
āśritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tam -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ratha -
-
ratha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṣṭham -
-
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śakrāyudha -
-
śakrāyudha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samā -
-
samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śubhā -
-
śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śubh (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tāpanīyā surucirā dhvajayaṣṭiranuttamā ”
- tāpanīyā -
-
tāpanīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tap -> tāpanīyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tap]
- surucirā* -
-
surucira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]surucirā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhvajayaṣṭir -
-
dhvajayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anuttamā -
-
anuttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.216.12
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.216.12 in Kannada sript:
ಆಶ್ರಿತಾ ತಂ ರಥಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಶಕ್ರಾಯುಧಸಮಾ ಶುಭಾ ।
ತಾಪನೀಯಾ ಸುರುಚಿರಾ ಧ್ವಜಯಷ್ಟಿರನುತ್ತಮಾ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)
6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]
Buy now!
Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)
7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.216.12 in Bengali sript:
আশ্রিতা তং রথশ্রেষ্ঠং শক্রাযুধসমা শুভা ।
তাপনীযা সুরুচিরা ধ্বজযষ্টিরনুত্তমা ॥ ১২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.216.12 in Gujarati sript:
આશ્રિતા તં રથશ્રેષ્ઠં શક્રાયુધસમા શુભા ।
તાપનીયા સુરુચિરા ધ્વજયષ્ટિરનુત્તમા ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.216.12 in Malayalam sript:
ആശ്രിതാ തം രഥശ്രേഷ്ഠം ശക്രായുധസമാ ശുഭാ ।
താപനീയാ സുരുചിരാ ധ്വജയഷ്ടിരനുത്തമാ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.216.12 in Telugu sript:
ఆశ్రితా తం రథశ్రేష్ఠం శక్రాయుధసమా శుభా ।
తాపనీయా సురుచిరా ధ్వజయష్టిరనుత్తమా ॥ ౧౨ ॥