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 4.18.12

यस्य ज्यातलनिर्घोषात्समकम्पन्त शत्रवः ।
स्त्रियो गीतस्वनं तस्य मुदिताः पर्युपासते ॥ १२ ॥

yasya jyātalanirghoṣātsamakampanta śatravaḥ |
striyo gītasvanaṃ tasya muditāḥ paryupāsate || 12 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...second son of Pandu, even as a creeper embraces a huge and mighty Sala on the banks of the Gomati. And embracing him with her arms, Krishna of faultless features awaked him as a lioness awakes a...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.18.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Jya, Ala, Nirghosha, Samaka, Panta, Shatru, Stri, Gita, Svana, Tad, Mudita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.18.12). 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: “yasya jyātalanirghoṣātsamakampanta śatravaḥ
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jyāt -
  • jya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nirghoṣāt -
  • nirghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nirghoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • samakam -
  • samaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • panta -
  • pan -> panta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pan class 1 verb]
    pan -> panta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pan class 1 verb]
  • śatravaḥ -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “striyo gītasvanaṃ tasya muditāḥ paryupāsate
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gīta -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svanam -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • muditāḥ -
  • mudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 10 verb]
    mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mud class 10 verb]
  • paryupā -
  • paryupa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āsate -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.18.12

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 4.18.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯ ಜ್ಯಾತಲನಿರ್ಘೋಷಾತ್ಸಮಕಮ್ಪನ್ತ ಶತ್ರವಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋ ಗೀತಸ್ವನಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಮುದಿತಾಃ ಪರ್ಯುಪಾಸತೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

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.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 4.18.12 in Bengali sript:
যস্য জ্যাতলনির্ঘোষাত্সমকম্পন্ত শত্রবঃ ।
স্ত্রিযো গীতস্বনং তস্য মুদিতাঃ পর্যুপাসতে ॥ ১২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 4.18.12 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્ય જ્યાતલનિર્ઘોષાત્સમકમ્પન્ત શત્રવઃ ।
સ્ત્રિયો ગીતસ્વનં તસ્ય મુદિતાઃ પર્યુપાસતે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 4.18.12 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്യ ജ്യാതലനിര്ഘോഷാത്സമകമ്പന്ത ശത്രവഃ ।
സ്ത്രിയോ ഗീതസ്വനം തസ്യ മുദിതാഃ പര്യുപാസതേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.18.12 in Telugu sript:
యస్య జ్యాతలనిర్ఘోషాత్సమకమ్పన్త శత్రవః ।
స్త్రియో గీతస్వనం తస్య ముదితాః పర్యుపాసతే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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