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 12.36.30

तिर्यग्योनिवधं कृत्वा द्रुमांश्छित्त्वेतरान्बहून् ।
त्रिरात्रं वायुभक्षः स्यात्कर्म च प्रथयेन्नरः ॥ ३० ॥

tiryagyonivadhaṃ kṛtvā drumāṃśchittvetarānbahūn |
trirātraṃ vāyubhakṣaḥ syātkarma ca prathayennaraḥ || 30 ||

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

...pay and for supervising other affairs of the army. And king Yudhishthira appointed Phalguna for resisting hostile forces and chastising the wicked. And he appointed Dhaumya, the foremost of priests, to attend...

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

Tiryagyoni, Vadha, Kritva, Kritvan, Druma, Drumat, Itara, Bahu, Triratra, Vayubhaksha, Syat, Sya, Karman, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.36.30). 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: “tiryagyonivadhaṃ kṛtvā drumāṃśchittvetarānbahūn
  • tiryagyoni -
  • tiryagyoni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tiryagyoni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tiryagyoni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • drumāṃś -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    drumat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chittve -
  • chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
    chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
  • itarān -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “trirātraṃ vāyubhakṣaḥ syātkarma ca prathayennaraḥ
  • trirātram -
  • trirātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trirātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trirātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāyubhakṣaḥ -
  • vāyubhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prathayen -
  • prath (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (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 12.36.30

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 12.36.30 in Kannada sript:
ತಿರ್ಯಗ್ಯೋನಿವಧಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ದ್ರುಮಾಂಶ್ಛಿತ್ತ್ವೇತರಾನ್ಬಹೂನ್ ।
ತ್ರಿರಾತ್ರಂ ವಾಯುಭಕ್ಷಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಕರ್ಮ ಚ ಪ್ರಥಯೇನ್ನರಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 12.36.30 in Bengali sript:
তির্যগ্যোনিবধং কৃত্বা দ্রুমাংশ্ছিত্ত্বেতরান্বহূন্ ।
ত্রিরাত্রং বাযুভক্ষঃ স্যাত্কর্ম চ প্রথযেন্নরঃ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 12.36.30 in Gujarati sript:
તિર્યગ્યોનિવધં કૃત્વા દ્રુમાંશ્છિત્ત્વેતરાન્બહૂન્ ।
ત્રિરાત્રં વાયુભક્ષઃ સ્યાત્કર્મ ચ પ્રથયેન્નરઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 12.36.30 in Malayalam sript:
തിര്യഗ്യോനിവധം കൃത്വാ ദ്രുമാംശ്ഛിത്ത്വേതരാന്ബഹൂന് ।
ത്രിരാത്രം വായുഭക്ഷഃ സ്യാത്കര്മ ച പ്രഥയേന്നരഃ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.36.30 in Telugu sript:
తిర్యగ్యోనివధం కృత్వా ద్రుమాంశ్ఛిత్త్వేతరాన్బహూన్ ।
త్రిరాత్రం వాయుభక్షః స్యాత్కర్మ చ ప్రథయేన్నరః ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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