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 12.29.17
यः स्पर्धामनयच्छक्रं देवराजं शतक्रतुम् ।
शक्रप्रियैषी यं विद्वान्प्रत्याचष्ट बृहस्पतिः ।
संवर्तो याजयामास यं पीडार्थं बृहस्पतेः ॥ १७ ॥
yaḥ spardhāmanayacchakraṃ devarājaṃ śatakratum |
śakrapriyaiṣī yaṃ vidvānpratyācaṣṭa bṛhaspatiḥ |
saṃvarto yājayāmāsa yaṃ pīḍārthaṃ bṛhaspateḥ || 17 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...great sage, has not been a fruitless rhapsody. I have been freed from grief at your very sight. Like one never satiated with drinking nectar, I am not satiated with your words. O you of true sight, if you, O...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.29.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Nayat, Shakra, Devaraj, Devaraja, Shatakratu, Priyaishin, Vidvas, Prati, Brihaspati, Samvarta, Pida, Artha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “yaḥ spardhāmanayacchakraṃ devarājaṃ śatakratum”
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- spardhāma -
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√spṛdh (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- nayacch -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[compound]nayat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- śakram -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- devarājam -
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devarāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]devarājan (noun, masculine)[adverb]devarāj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śatakratum -
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śatakratu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]śatakratu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śakrapriyaiṣī yaṃ vidvānpratyācaṣṭa bṛhaspatiḥ”
- śakra -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyaiṣī -
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priyaiṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- pratyā -
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pratī (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]pratī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]pratyā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- acaṣṭa -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- bṛhaspatiḥ -
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bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “saṃvarto yājayāmāsa yaṃ pīḍārthaṃ bṛhaspateḥ”
- saṃvarto* -
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saṃvarta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yājayāmā -
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√yaj (verb class 0)[imperative active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pīḍā -
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pīḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bṛhaspateḥ -
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bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.29.17
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.29.17 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾಮನಯಚ್ಛಕ್ರಂ ದೇವರಾಜಂ ಶತಕ್ರತುಮ್ ।
ಶಕ್ರಪ್ರಿಯೈಷೀ ಯಂ ವಿದ್ವಾನ್ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಚಷ್ಟ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಃ ।
ಸಂವರ್ತೋ ಯಾಜಯಾಮಾಸ ಯಂ ಪೀಡಾರ್ಥಂ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತೇಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.29.17 in Bengali sript:
যঃ স্পর্ধামনযচ্ছক্রং দেবরাজং শতক্রতুম্ ।
শক্রপ্রিযৈষী যং বিদ্বান্প্রত্যাচষ্ট বৃহস্পতিঃ ।
সংবর্তো যাজযামাস যং পীডার্থং বৃহস্পতেঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.29.17 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ સ્પર્ધામનયચ્છક્રં દેવરાજં શતક્રતુમ્ ।
શક્રપ્રિયૈષી યં વિદ્વાન્પ્રત્યાચષ્ટ બૃહસ્પતિઃ ।
સંવર્તો યાજયામાસ યં પીડાર્થં બૃહસ્પતેઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.29.17 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ സ്പര്ധാമനയച്ഛക്രം ദേവരാജം ശതക്രതുമ് ।
ശക്രപ്രിയൈഷീ യം വിദ്വാന്പ്രത്യാചഷ്ട ബൃഹസ്പതിഃ ।
സംവര്തോ യാജയാമാസ യം പീഡാര്ഥം ബൃഹസ്പതേഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.29.17 in Telugu sript:
యః స్పర్ధామనయచ్ఛక్రం దేవరాజం శతక్రతుమ్ ।
శక్రప్రియైషీ యం విద్వాన్ప్రత్యాచష్ట బృహస్పతిః ।
సంవర్తో యాజయామాస యం పీడార్థం బృహస్పతేః ॥ ౧౭ ॥