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 12.142.4

अपि स्वस्ति भवेत्तस्याः प्रियाया मम कानने ।
तया विरहितं हीदं शून्यमद्य गृहं मम ॥ ४ ॥

api svasti bhavettasyāḥ priyāyā mama kānane |
tayā virahitaṃ hīdaṃ śūnyamadya gṛhaṃ mama || 4 ||

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

...Hiranyakasipu, and Hiranyaksha, and Virocana, and Samvara, and Vipracitti, and Prahlada, and Namuchi, and Vali. These and many other Daityas and Danavas, transcending all restraints of duty and religion, sported...

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

Api, Svasti, Priya, Asmad, Kanana, Taya, Virahita, Idam, Shunya, Adya, Grih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.142.4). 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: “api svasti bhavettasyāḥ priyāyā mama kānane
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svasti -
  • svasti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svasti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    svasti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svastī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    svastī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • priyāyā* -
  • priyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive 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]
  • kānane -
  • kānana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “tayā virahitaṃ hīdaṃ śūnyamadya gṛhaṃ mama
  • tayā* -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • virahitam -
  • virahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    virahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    virahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śūnyam -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūnya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūnyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.142.4

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 12.142.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಿ ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿ ಭವೇತ್ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಾಯಾ ಮಮ ಕಾನನೇ ।
ತಯಾ ವಿರಹಿತಂ ಹೀದಂ ಶೂನ್ಯಮದ್ಯ ಗೃಹಂ ಮಮ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.142.4 in Bengali sript:
অপি স্বস্তি ভবেত্তস্যাঃ প্রিযাযা মম কাননে ।
তযা বিরহিতং হীদং শূন্যমদ্য গৃহং মম ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.142.4 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ સ્વસ્તિ ભવેત્તસ્યાઃ પ્રિયાયા મમ કાનને ।
તયા વિરહિતં હીદં શૂન્યમદ્ય ગૃહં મમ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.142.4 in Malayalam sript:
അപി സ്വസ്തി ഭവേത്തസ്യാഃ പ്രിയായാ മമ കാനനേ ।
തയാ വിരഹിതം ഹീദം ശൂന്യമദ്യ ഗൃഹം മമ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.142.4 in Telugu sript:
అపి స్వస్తి భవేత్తస్యాః ప్రియాయా మమ కాననే ।
తయా విరహితం హీదం శూన్యమద్య గృహం మమ ॥ ౪ ॥

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