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 12.29.124

एकच्छत्रा मही यस्य प्रणता ह्यभवत्पुरा ।
योऽश्वमेधसहस्रेण तर्पयामास देवताः ॥ १२४ ॥

ekacchatrā mahī yasya praṇatā hyabhavatpurā |
yo'śvamedhasahasreṇa tarpayāmāsa devatāḥ || 124 ||

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

...brothers. Covetous of prosperity, fierce was the battle fought between them. The fight lasted for two and thirty thousand years. Making the earth one vast expanse of blood, the gods slew the Daityas and gained...

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

Ccha, Tra, Mahi, Mahin, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Pranata, Pura, Pur, Ashvamedha, Sahasra, Devata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.29.124). 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: “ekacchatrā mahī yasya praṇatā hyabhavatpurā
  • eka -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trā* -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • praṇatā* -
  • praṇata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yo'śvamedhasahasreṇa tarpayāmāsa devatāḥ
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvamedha -
  • aśvamedha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasreṇa -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tarpayāmā -
  • tṛp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.29.124

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 12.29.124 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಚ್ಛತ್ರಾ ಮಹೀ ಯಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಣತಾ ಹ್ಯಭವತ್ಪುರಾ ।
ಯೋಽಶ್ವಮೇಧಸಹಸ್ರೇಣ ತರ್ಪಯಾಮಾಸ ದೇವತಾಃ ॥ ೧೨೪ ॥

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 12.29.124 in Bengali sript:
একচ্ছত্রা মহী যস্য প্রণতা হ্যভবত্পুরা ।
যোঽশ্বমেধসহস্রেণ তর্পযামাস দেবতাঃ ॥ ১২৪ ॥

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 12.29.124 in Gujarati sript:
એકચ્છત્રા મહી યસ્ય પ્રણતા હ્યભવત્પુરા ।
યોઽશ્વમેધસહસ્રેણ તર્પયામાસ દેવતાઃ ॥ ૧૨૪ ॥

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 12.29.124 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകച്ഛത്രാ മഹീ യസ്യ പ്രണതാ ഹ്യഭവത്പുരാ ।
യോഽശ്വമേധസഹസ്രേണ തര്പയാമാസ ദേവതാഃ ॥ ൧൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.29.124 in Telugu sript:
ఏకచ్ఛత్రా మహీ యస్య ప్రణతా హ్యభవత్పురా ।
యోఽశ్వమేధసహస్రేణ తర్పయామాస దేవతాః ॥ ౧౨౪ ॥

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