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 12.14.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
अव्याहरति कौन्तेये धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे ।
भ्रातॄणां ब्रुवतां तांस्तान्विविधान्वेदनिश्चयान् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
avyāharati kaunteye dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire |
bhrātṝṇāṃ bruvatāṃ tāṃstānvividhānvedaniścayān || 1 ||

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

...If the rod of 'chastisement be not uplifted, the dog will lick the sacrificial butter. The crow also would take away the first (sacrificial) offering, if that rod were not kept uplifted. Righteously or unrighteously...

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

Vaishampayana, Avi, Avya, Harat, Kaunteya, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Yudhishthira, Bhratri, Vividha, Veda, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.14.1). 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: “avyāharati kaunteye dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire
  • avyā -
  • avi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    avyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    u -> avyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • harati -
  • hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kaunteye -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dharmarāje -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhire -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “bhrātṝṇāṃ bruvatāṃ tāṃstānvividhānvedaniścayān
  • bhrātṝṇām -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bruvatām -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vividhān -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • niścayān -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.14.1

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 12.14.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅವ್ಯಾಹರತಿ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯೇ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೇ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರೇ ।
ಭ್ರಾತೄಣಾಂ ಬ್ರುವತಾಂ ತಾಂಸ್ತಾನ್ವಿವಿಧಾನ್ವೇದನಿಶ್ಚಯಾನ್ ॥ 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 12.14.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
অব্যাহরতি কৌন্তেযে ধর্মরাজে যুধিষ্ঠিরে ।
ভ্রাতৄণাং ব্রুবতাং তাংস্তান্বিবিধান্বেদনিশ্চযান্ ॥ 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 12.14.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
અવ્યાહરતિ કૌન્તેયે ધર્મરાજે યુધિષ્ઠિરે ।
ભ્રાતૄણાં બ્રુવતાં તાંસ્તાન્વિવિધાન્વેદનિશ્ચયાન્ ॥ 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 12.14.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
അവ്യാഹരതി കൌന്തേയേ ധര്മരാജേ യുധിഷ്ഠിരേ ।
ഭ്രാതൄണാം ബ്രുവതാം താംസ്താന്വിവിധാന്വേദനിശ്ചയാന് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.14.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
అవ్యాహరతి కౌన్తేయే ధర్మరాజే యుధిష్ఠిరే ।
భ్రాతౄణాం బ్రువతాం తాంస్తాన్వివిధాన్వేదనిశ్చయాన్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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