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 12.112.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
असौम्याः सौम्यरूपेण सौम्याश्चासौम्यदर्शिनः ।
ईदृशान्पुरुषांस्तात कथं विद्यामहे वयम् ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
asaumyāḥ saumyarūpeṇa saumyāścāsaumyadarśinaḥ |
īdṛśānpuruṣāṃstāta kathaṃ vidyāmahe vayam || 1 ||

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

...hast you become pale and emaciated?' Duryodhana said, 'Ten thousands of high-souled Snataka Brahmanas daily eat at Yudhishthira’s palace off plates of gold. Beholding his excellent mansion adorned with excellent...

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

Yudhishthira, Asaumya, Saumyarupa, Saumi, Saumya, Casa, Aumi, Asmad, Idrisha, Purusha, Tata, Katham, Katha, Vaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.112.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “asaumyāḥ saumyarūpeṇa saumyāścāsaumyadarśinaḥ
  • asaumyāḥ -
  • asaumya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asaumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saumyarūpeṇa -
  • saumyarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    saumyarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saumyāś -
  • saumī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    saumya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saumyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāsau -
  • cāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aumya -
  • aumī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • adarśi -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 3: “īdṛśānpuruṣāṃstāta kathaṃ vidyāmahe vayam
  • īdṛśān -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • puruṣāṃs -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidyāmahe -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive first plural]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive first plural]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive first plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.112.1

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 12.112.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಸೌಮ್ಯಾಃ ಸೌಮ್ಯರೂಪೇಣ ಸೌಮ್ಯಾಶ್ಚಾಸೌಮ್ಯದರ್ಶಿನಃ ।
ಈದೃಶಾನ್ಪುರುಷಾಂಸ್ತಾತ ಕಥಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾಮಹೇ ವಯಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.112.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
অসৌম্যাঃ সৌম্যরূপেণ সৌম্যাশ্চাসৌম্যদর্শিনঃ ।
ঈদৃশান্পুরুষাংস্তাত কথং বিদ্যামহে বযম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.112.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
અસૌમ્યાઃ સૌમ્યરૂપેણ સૌમ્યાશ્ચાસૌમ્યદર્શિનઃ ।
ઈદૃશાન્પુરુષાંસ્તાત કથં વિદ્યામહે વયમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.112.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
അസൌമ്യാഃ സൌമ്യരൂപേണ സൌമ്യാശ്ചാസൌമ്യദര്ശിനഃ ।
ഈദൃശാന്പുരുഷാംസ്താത കഥം വിദ്യാമഹേ വയമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.112.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
అసౌమ్యాః సౌమ్యరూపేణ సౌమ్యాశ్చాసౌమ్యదర్శినః ।
ఈదృశాన్పురుషాంస్తాత కథం విద్యామహే వయమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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