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 12.1.40

यदा ह्यस्य गिरो रूक्षाः शृणोमि कटुकोदयाः ।
सभायां गदतो द्यूते दुर्योधनहितैषिणः ॥ ४० ॥

yadā hyasya giro rūkṣāḥ śṛṇomi kaṭukodayāḥ |
sabhāyāṃ gadato dyūte duryodhanahitaiṣiṇaḥ || 40 ||

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

...Thinking of the might of Bhimasena, the quickness of Arjuna in the use of weapons, the intelligence of thyself, O king, the humility of the twins, the friendship, from earliest years, between Vasudeva and the...

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

Yada, Yad, Idam, Gir, Gira, Ruksha, Katukodaya, Sabha, Dyuta, Duryodhana, Hitaishin, Hitaishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.1.40). 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: “yadā hyasya giro rūkṣāḥ śṛṇomi kaṭukodayāḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • giro* -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rūkṣāḥ -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śṛṇomi -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active first single]
  • kaṭukodayāḥ -
  • kaṭukodaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kaṭukodayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sabhāyāṃ gadato dyūte duryodhanahitaiṣiṇaḥ
  • sabhāyām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • gadato* -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • dyūte -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • duryodhana -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hitaiṣiṇaḥ -
  • hitaiṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hitaiṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hitaiṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.1.40

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 12.1.40 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ಹ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಗಿರೋ ರೂಕ್ಷಾಃ ಶೃಣೋಮಿ ಕಟುಕೋದಯಾಃ ।
ಸಭಾಯಾಂ ಗದತೋ ದ್ಯೂತೇ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಹಿತೈಷಿಣಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 12.1.40 in Bengali sript:
যদা হ্যস্য গিরো রূক্ষাঃ শৃণোমি কটুকোদযাঃ ।
সভাযাং গদতো দ্যূতে দুর্যোধনহিতৈষিণঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 12.1.40 in Gujarati sript:
યદા હ્યસ્ય ગિરો રૂક્ષાઃ શૃણોમિ કટુકોદયાઃ ।
સભાયાં ગદતો દ્યૂતે દુર્યોધનહિતૈષિણઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 12.1.40 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ ഹ്യസ്യ ഗിരോ രൂക്ഷാഃ ശൃണോമി കടുകോദയാഃ ।
സഭായാം ഗദതോ ദ്യൂതേ ദുര്യോധനഹിതൈഷിണഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.1.40 in Telugu sript:
యదా హ్యస్య గిరో రూక్షాః శృణోమి కటుకోదయాః ।
సభాయాం గదతో ద్యూతే దుర్యోధనహితైషిణః ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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