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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 7.140.12
भैमसेनिमथायान्तं मायाशतविशारदम् ।
अश्वत्थामा पितुर्मानं कुर्वाणः प्रत्यषेधयत् ॥ १२ ॥
bhaimasenimathāyāntaṃ māyāśataviśāradam |
aśvatthāmā piturmānaṃ kurvāṇaḥ pratyaṣedhayat || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...resplendent, O monarch, like a couple of tall trees covered with fire-flies. Their bodies looking bright with the blazing arrows sticking to them, those two mighty car-warriors looked...
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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 (7.140.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhaimaseni, Atha, Ayat, Maya, Ashata, Visharada, Ashvatthama, Ashvatthaman, Pitri, Pitu, Mana, Kurvana, Prati, Dha, Yat, Yad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.140.12). 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: “bhaimasenimathāyāntaṃ māyāśataviśāradam ”
- bhaimasenim -
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bhaimaseni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āyāntam -
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āyāt (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- māyā -
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māya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]ma (noun, masculine)[dative single]ma (noun, neuter)[dative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aśata -
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aśata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśāradam -
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viśārada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśārada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśāradā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “aśvatthāmā piturmānaṃ kurvāṇaḥ pratyaṣedhayat ”
- aśvatthāmā -
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aśvatthāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]aśvatthāman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- kurvāṇaḥ -
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kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- pratya -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pratī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aṣe -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yat -
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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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.140.12
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.140.12 in Kannada sript:
ಭೈಮಸೇನಿಮಥಾಯಾನ್ತಂ ಮಾಯಾಶತವಿಶಾರದಮ್ ।
ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮಾ ಪಿತುರ್ಮಾನಂ ಕುರ್ವಾಣಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಷೇಧಯತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.140.12 in Bengali sript:
ভৈমসেনিমথাযান্তং মাযাশতবিশারদম্ ।
অশ্বত্থামা পিতুর্মানং কুর্বাণঃ প্রত্যষেধযত্ ॥ ১২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.140.12 in Gujarati sript:
ભૈમસેનિમથાયાન્તં માયાશતવિશારદમ્ ।
અશ્વત્થામા પિતુર્માનં કુર્વાણઃ પ્રત્યષેધયત્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.140.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൈമസേനിമഥായാന്തം മായാശതവിശാരദമ് ।
അശ്വത്ഥാമാ പിതുര്മാനം കുര്വാണഃ പ്രത്യഷേധയത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 7.140.12 in Telugu sript:
భైమసేనిమథాయాన్తం మాయాశతవిశారదమ్ ।
అశ్వత్థామా పితుర్మానం కుర్వాణః ప్రత్యషేధయత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥