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 12.6.8

ततः कालपरीतः स वैरस्योद्धुक्षणे रतः ।
प्रतीपकारी युष्माकमिति चोपेक्षितो मया ॥ ८ ॥

tataḥ kālaparītaḥ sa vairasyoddhukṣaṇe rataḥ |
pratīpakārī yuṣmākamiti copekṣito mayā || 8 ||

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

...its thorns. O best of Kuru’s race, I have no need for kingdom or for pleasure.' Having said these words, king Yudhishthira the just stopped. His younger brother Arjuna then addressed him in the following words...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kala, Parita, Rata, Pratipaka, Ari, Yushmaka, Yushmad, Iti, Ikshitri, Ikshita, Maya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.6.8). 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: “tataḥ kālaparītaḥ sa vairasyoddhukṣaṇe rataḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parītaḥ -
  • parīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse vairasyoddhukṣaṇe*ra
  • rataḥ -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “pratīpakārī yuṣmākamiti copekṣito mayā
  • pratīpakā -
  • pratīpaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratīpaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratīpakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arī -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yuṣmākam -
  • yuṣmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuṣmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuṣmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cope -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • īkṣito* -
  • īkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    īkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.6.8

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 12.6.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಕಾಲಪರೀತಃ ಸ ವೈರಸ್ಯೋದ್ಧುಕ್ಷಣೇ ರತಃ ।
ಪ್ರತೀಪಕಾರೀ ಯುಷ್ಮಾಕಮಿತಿ ಚೋಪೇಕ್ಷಿತೋ ಮಯಾ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.6.8 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কালপরীতঃ স বৈরস্যোদ্ধুক্ষণে রতঃ ।
প্রতীপকারী যুষ্মাকমিতি চোপেক্ষিতো মযা ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.6.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ કાલપરીતઃ સ વૈરસ્યોદ્ધુક્ષણે રતઃ ।
પ્રતીપકારી યુષ્માકમિતિ ચોપેક્ષિતો મયા ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.6.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ കാലപരീതഃ സ വൈരസ്യോദ്ധുക്ഷണേ രതഃ ।
പ്രതീപകാരീ യുഷ്മാകമിതി ചോപേക്ഷിതോ മയാ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.6.8 in Telugu sript:
తతః కాలపరీతః స వైరస్యోద్ధుక్షణే రతః ।
ప్రతీపకారీ యుష్మాకమితి చోపేక్షితో మయా ॥ ౮ ॥

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