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 7.50.12

मङ्गल्यानि च गीतानि न गायन्ति पठन्ति च ।
स्तुतियुक्तानि रम्याणि ममानीकेषु बन्दिनः ॥ १२ ॥

maṅgalyāni ca gītāni na gāyanti paṭhanti ca |
stutiyuktāni ramyāṇi mamānīkeṣu bandinaḥ || 12 ||

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

...Thus addressed by him, the king, with joined hands, asked for a son possessed of every accomplishment, famous, of glorious feats, of great energy, and capable of chastising all foes...

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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 (7.50.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mangalya, Gita, Gayanti, Gayat, Pathat, Pathanti, Stut, Stuti, Yukta, Ramya, Asmad, Mama, Anika, Bandin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.50.12). 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: “maṅgalyāni ca gītāni na gāyanti paṭhanti ca
  • maṅgalyāni -
  • maṅgalya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gītāni -
  • gīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāyanti -
  • gāyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gāyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • paṭhanti -
  • paṭh -> paṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh -> paṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “stutiyuktāni ramyāṇi mamānīkeṣu bandinaḥ
  • stuti -
  • stuti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    stutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    stutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    stutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    stut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    stut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    stut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yuktāni -
  • yukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • ramyāṇi -
  • ramya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram], [accusative plural from √ram]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • anīkeṣu -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    anīka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bandinaḥ -
  • bandin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.50.12

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 7.50.12 in Kannada sript:
ಮಙ್ಗಲ್ಯಾನಿ ಚ ಗೀತಾನಿ ನ ಗಾಯನ್ತಿ ಪಠನ್ತಿ ಚ ।
ಸ್ತುತಿಯುಕ್ತಾನಿ ರಮ್ಯಾಣಿ ಮಮಾನೀಕೇಷು ಬನ್ದಿನಃ ॥ 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 7.50.12 in Bengali sript:
মঙ্গল্যানি চ গীতানি ন গাযন্তি পঠন্তি চ ।
স্তুতিযুক্তানি রম্যাণি মমানীকেষু বন্দিনঃ ॥ 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 7.50.12 in Gujarati sript:
મઙ્ગલ્યાનિ ચ ગીતાનિ ન ગાયન્તિ પઠન્તિ ચ ।
સ્તુતિયુક્તાનિ રમ્યાણિ મમાનીકેષુ બન્દિનઃ ॥ 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 7.50.12 in Malayalam sript:
മങ്ഗല്യാനി ച ഗീതാനി ന ഗായന്തി പഠന്തി ച ।
സ്തുതിയുക്താനി രമ്യാണി മമാനീകേഷു ബന്ദിനഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.50.12 in Telugu sript:
మఙ్గల్యాని చ గీతాని న గాయన్తి పఠన్తి చ ।
స్తుతియుక్తాని రమ్యాణి మమానీకేషు బన్దినః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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