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 12.9.12

अथ वैकोऽहमेकाहमेकैकस्मिन्वनस्पतौ ।
चरन्भैक्ष्यं मुनिर्मुण्डः क्षपयिष्ये कलेवरम् ॥ १२ ॥

atha vaiko'hamekāhamekaikasminvanaspatau |
caranbhaikṣyaṃ munirmuṇḍaḥ kṣapayiṣye kalevaram || 12 ||

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

...arraying yourselves against your better selves, then I shall tell you words that are true and beneficial.' "The Rishis said, 'We shall listen to your words, O sire, for the different paths are all known to...

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

Atha, Aika, Aha, Asmad, Ekaha, Eka, Vanaspati, Muni, Munda, Kalevara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.9.12). 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: “atha vaiko'hamekāhamekaikasminvanaspatau
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiko' -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ekāham -
  • ekāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekāhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ekai -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekasmin -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vanaspatau -
  • vanaspati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vanaspati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “caranbhaikṣyaṃ munirmuṇḍaḥ kṣapayiṣye kalevaram
  • Cannot analyse caranbhaikṣyam*mu
  • munir -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muṇḍaḥ -
  • muṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣapayiṣye -
  • kṣap (verb class 10)
    [future middle first single]
    kṣī (verb class 0)
    [future middle first single]
  • kalevaram -
  • kalevara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalevara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.9.12

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 12.9.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವೈಕೋಽಹಮೇಕಾಹಮೇಕೈಕಸ್ಮಿನ್ವನಸ್ಪತೌ ।
ಚರನ್ಭೈಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ಮುನಿರ್ಮುಣ್ಡಃ ಕ್ಷಪಯಿಷ್ಯೇ ಕಲೇವರಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.9.12 in Bengali sript:
অথ বৈকোঽহমেকাহমেকৈকস্মিন্বনস্পতৌ ।
চরন্ভৈক্ষ্যং মুনির্মুণ্ডঃ ক্ষপযিষ্যে কলেবরম্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.9.12 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વૈકોઽહમેકાહમેકૈકસ્મિન્વનસ્પતૌ ।
ચરન્ભૈક્ષ્યં મુનિર્મુણ્ડઃ ક્ષપયિષ્યે કલેવરમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.9.12 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ വൈകോഽഹമേകാഹമേകൈകസ്മിന്വനസ്പതൌ ।
ചരന്ഭൈക്ഷ്യം മുനിര്മുണ്ഡഃ ക്ഷപയിഷ്യേ കലേവരമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.9.12 in Telugu sript:
అథ వైకోఽహమేకాహమేకైకస్మిన్వనస్పతౌ ।
చరన్భైక్ష్యం మునిర్ముణ్డః క్షపయిష్యే కలేవరమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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