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 12.36.9

कपिलानां सहस्राणि यो दद्यात्पञ्चविंशतिम् ।
दोग्ध्रीणां स च पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यो विप्रमुच्यते ॥ ९ ॥

kapilānāṃ sahasrāṇi yo dadyātpañcaviṃśatim |
dogdhrīṇāṃ sa ca pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyo vipramucyate || 9 ||

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

...before him). Then all the subjects, headed by the priest, came to see king Yudhishthira, bringing with them diverse kinds of auspicious articles. Then earth, and gold, and many kinds of gems, and all the things...

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

Kapila, Sahasra, Yah, Pancavimshati, Dogdhri, Papa, Sarva, Vipra, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.36.9). 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: “kapilānāṃ sahasrāṇi yo dadyātpañcaviṃśatim
  • kapilānām -
  • kapila (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kapila (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kapilā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • pañcaviṃśatim -
  • pañcaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dogdhrīṇāṃ sa ca pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyo vipramucyate
  • dogdhrīṇām -
  • dogdhrī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpebhyaḥ -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • sarvebhyo* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • vipram -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.36.9

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 12.36.9 in Kannada sript:
ಕಪಿಲಾನಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಯೋ ದದ್ಯಾತ್ಪಞ್ಚವಿಂಶತಿಮ್ ।
ದೋಗ್ಧ್ರೀಣಾಂ ಸ ಚ ಪಾಪೇಭ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವೇಭ್ಯೋ ವಿಪ್ರಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 12.36.9 in Bengali sript:
কপিলানাং সহস্রাণি যো দদ্যাত্পঞ্চবিংশতিম্ ।
দোগ্ধ্রীণাং স চ পাপেভ্যঃ সর্বেভ্যো বিপ্রমুচ্যতে ॥ ৯ ॥

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 12.36.9 in Gujarati sript:
કપિલાનાં સહસ્રાણિ યો દદ્યાત્પઞ્ચવિંશતિમ્ ।
દોગ્ધ્રીણાં સ ચ પાપેભ્યઃ સર્વેભ્યો વિપ્રમુચ્યતે ॥ ૯ ॥

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 12.36.9 in Malayalam sript:
കപിലാനാം സഹസ്രാണി യോ ദദ്യാത്പഞ്ചവിംശതിമ് ।
ദോഗ്ധ്രീണാം സ ച പാപേഭ്യഃ സര്വേഭ്യോ വിപ്രമുച്യതേ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.36.9 in Telugu sript:
కపిలానాం సహస్రాణి యో దద్యాత్పఞ్చవింశతిమ్ ।
దోగ్ధ్రీణాం స చ పాపేభ్యః సర్వేభ్యో విప్రముచ్యతే ॥ ౯ ॥

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