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 12.83.12

स स्म कौसल्यमागम्य राजामात्यमलंकृतम् ।
प्राह काकस्य वचनादमुत्रेदं त्वया कृतम् ॥ १२ ॥

sa sma kausalyamāgamya rājāmātyamalaṃkṛtam |
prāha kākasya vacanādamutredaṃ tvayā kṛtam || 12 ||

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

...righteousness and who never asks others for counsels, and who seeks to acquire wealth by means that caprice suggests, never succeeds in enjoying happiness long. That king, on the other hand, who listens to the...

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

Sma, Kausalya, Agamya, Rajamatya, Alankrita, Praha, Kaka, Vacana, Amutra, Idam, Tva, Yushmad, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.83.12). 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: “sa sma kausalyamāgamya rājāmātyamalaṃkṛtam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kausalyam -
  • kausalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kausalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kausalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āgamya -
  • āgamya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājāmātyam -
  • rājāmātya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājāmātya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alaṅkṛtam -
  • alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “prāha kākasya vacanādamutredaṃ tvayā kṛtam
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kākasya -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vacanād -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • amutre -
  • amutra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.83.12

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 12.83.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಸ್ಮ ಕೌಸಲ್ಯಮಾಗಮ್ಯ ರಾಜಾಮಾತ್ಯಮಲಂಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಹ ಕಾಕಸ್ಯ ವಚನಾದಮುತ್ರೇದಂ ತ್ವಯಾ ಕೃತಮ್ ॥ 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 12.83.12 in Bengali sript:
স স্ম কৌসল্যমাগম্য রাজামাত্যমলংকৃতম্ ।
প্রাহ কাকস্য বচনাদমুত্রেদং ত্বযা কৃতম্ ॥ 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 12.83.12 in Gujarati sript:
સ સ્મ કૌસલ્યમાગમ્ય રાજામાત્યમલંકૃતમ્ ।
પ્રાહ કાકસ્ય વચનાદમુત્રેદં ત્વયા કૃતમ્ ॥ 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 12.83.12 in Malayalam sript:
സ സ്മ കൌസല്യമാഗമ്യ രാജാമാത്യമലംകൃതമ് ।
പ്രാഹ കാകസ്യ വചനാദമുത്രേദം ത്വയാ കൃതമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.83.12 in Telugu sript:
స స్మ కౌసల్యమాగమ్య రాజామాత్యమలంకృతమ్ ।
ప్రాహ కాకస్య వచనాదముత్రేదం త్వయా కృతమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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