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 11.12.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तत एनमुपातिष्ठञ्शौचार्थं परिचारकाः ।
कृतशौचं पुनश्चैनं प्रोवाच मधुसूदनः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tata enamupātiṣṭhañśaucārthaṃ paricārakāḥ |
kṛtaśaucaṃ punaścainaṃ provāca madhusūdanaḥ || 1 ||

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

...from king Dhritarashtra possessed of great wisdom, urged their steeds towards the banks of the Ganga. Moving away from that spot, O king, those great car-warriors, with hearts...

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

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Atishthat, Shauca, Artha, Paricaraka, Kritashauca, Puna, Aina, Pra, Madhusudana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.12.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “tata enamupātiṣṭhañśaucārthaṃ paricārakāḥ
  • tata* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mu -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • atiṣṭhañś -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • śaucā -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paricārakāḥ -
  • paricāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “kṛtaśaucaṃ punaścainaṃ provāca madhusūdanaḥ
  • kṛtaśaucam -
  • kṛtaśauca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtaśauca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtaśaucā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • punaś -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • madhusūdanaḥ -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.12.1

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 11.12.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತ ಏನಮುಪಾತಿಷ್ಠಞ್ಶೌಚಾರ್ಥಂ ಪರಿಚಾರಕಾಃ ।
ಕೃತಶೌಚಂ ಪುನಶ್ಚೈನಂ ಪ್ರೋವಾಚ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ॥ 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 11.12.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
তত এনমুপাতিষ্ঠঞ্শৌচার্থং পরিচারকাঃ ।
কৃতশৌচং পুনশ্চৈনং প্রোবাচ মধুসূদনঃ ॥ 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 11.12.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તત એનમુપાતિષ્ઠઞ્શૌચાર્થં પરિચારકાઃ ।
કૃતશૌચં પુનશ્ચૈનં પ્રોવાચ મધુસૂદનઃ ॥ 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 11.12.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തത ഏനമുപാതിഷ്ഠഞ്ശൌചാര്ഥം പരിചാരകാഃ ।
കൃതശൌചം പുനശ്ചൈനം പ്രോവാച മധുസൂദനഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.12.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తత ఏనముపాతిష్ఠఞ్శౌచార్థం పరిచారకాః ।
కృతశౌచం పునశ్చైనం ప్రోవాచ మధుసూదనః ॥ ౧ ॥

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