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 12.6.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एतावदुक्त्वा देवर्षिर्विरराम स नारदः ।
युधिष्ठिरस्तु राजर्षिर्दध्यौ शोकपरिप्लुतः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etāvaduktvā devarṣirvirarāma sa nāradaḥ |
yudhiṣṭhirastu rājarṣirdadhyau śokapariplutaḥ || 1 ||

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

...have committed sin. His possessions and kingdom are gone. Having slain them, our wrath has been pacified. But grief is stupefying me. O Dhananjaya, a perpetrated sin is expiated by auspicious acts, by publishing...

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

Vaishampayana, Etavat, Uktva, Devarshi, Vira, Rama, Narada, Yudhishthira, Rajarshi, Shokaparipluta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.6.1). 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: “etāvaduktvā devarṣirvirarāma sa nāradaḥ
  • etāvad -
  • etāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    etāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • devarṣir -
  • devarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vira -
  • vira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāradaḥ -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yudhiṣṭhirastu rājarṣirdadhyau śokapariplutaḥ
  • yudhiṣṭhiras -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājarṣir -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadhyau -
  • dhyā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śokapariplutaḥ -
  • śokaparipluta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.6.1

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 12.6.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತಾವದುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ದೇವರ್ಷಿರ್ವಿರರಾಮ ಸ ನಾರದಃ ।
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಸ್ತು ರಾಜರ್ಷಿರ್ದಧ್ಯೌ ಶೋಕಪರಿಪ್ಲುತಃ ॥ 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 12.6.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এতাবদুক্ত্বা দেবর্ষির্বিররাম স নারদঃ ।
যুধিষ্ঠিরস্তু রাজর্ষির্দধ্যৌ শোকপরিপ্লুতঃ ॥ 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 12.6.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એતાવદુક્ત્વા દેવર્ષિર્વિરરામ સ નારદઃ ।
યુધિષ્ઠિરસ્તુ રાજર્ષિર્દધ્યૌ શોકપરિપ્લુતઃ ॥ 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 12.6.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏതാവദുക്ത്വാ ദേവര്ഷിര്വിരരാമ സ നാരദഃ ।
യുധിഷ്ഠിരസ്തു രാജര്ഷിര്ദധ്യൌ ശോകപരിപ്ലുതഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.6.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏతావదుక్త్వా దేవర్షిర్విరరామ స నారదః ।
యుధిష్ఠిరస్తు రాజర్షిర్దధ్యౌ శోకపరిప్లుతః ॥ ౧ ॥

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