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 12.151.23

अहमप्येवमेव त्वां कुर्वाणः शल्मले रुषा ।
आत्मना यत्कृतं कृत्स्नं शाखानामपकर्षणम् ॥ २३ ॥

ahamapyevameva tvāṃ kurvāṇaḥ śalmale ruṣā |
ātmanā yatkṛtaṃ kṛtsnaṃ śākhānāmapakarṣaṇam || 23 ||

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

...happy? Death comes to a man before his desires have been gratified. Death snatches away a person when he is engaged in plucking flowers and when his heart is otherwise set, like a tigress bearing away a ram...

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

Aha, Asmad, Apya, Tva, Yushmad, Kurvana, Shalmali, Shalmala, Rush, Rusha, Atman, Yat, Yad, Krit, Krita, Kritsna, Shakha, Apakarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.151.23). 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: “ahamapyevameva tvāṃ kurvāṇaḥ śalmale ruṣā
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • apye -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vameva -
  • vam (verb class 1)
    [optative active first dual]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvāṇaḥ -
  • kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • śalmale -
  • śalmali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śalmala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śalmala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ruṣā -
  • ruṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ātmanā yatkṛtaṃ kṛtsnaṃ śākhānāmapakarṣaṇam
  • ātmanā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śākhānām -
  • śākha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śākha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śākhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • apakarṣaṇam -
  • apakarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apakarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apakarṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.151.23

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 12.151.23 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಮಪ್ಯೇವಮೇವ ತ್ವಾಂ ಕುರ್ವಾಣಃ ಶಲ್ಮಲೇ ರುಷಾ ।
ಆತ್ಮನಾ ಯತ್ಕೃತಂ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ಶಾಖಾನಾಮಪಕರ್ಷಣಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 12.151.23 in Bengali sript:
অহমপ্যেবমেব ত্বাং কুর্বাণঃ শল্মলে রুষা ।
আত্মনা যত্কৃতং কৃত্স্নং শাখানামপকর্ষণম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 12.151.23 in Gujarati sript:
અહમપ્યેવમેવ ત્વાં કુર્વાણઃ શલ્મલે રુષા ।
આત્મના યત્કૃતં કૃત્સ્નં શાખાનામપકર્ષણમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 12.151.23 in Malayalam sript:
അഹമപ്യേവമേവ ത്വാം കുര്വാണഃ ശല്മലേ രുഷാ ।
ആത്മനാ യത്കൃതം കൃത്സ്നം ശാഖാനാമപകര്ഷണമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.151.23 in Telugu sript:
అహమప్యేవమేవ త్వాం కుర్వాణః శల్మలే రుషా ।
ఆత్మనా యత్కృతం కృత్స్నం శాఖానామపకర్షణమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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