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 12.38.13

मार्कण्डेयमुखात्कृत्स्नं यतिधर्ममवाप्तवान् ।
रामादस्त्राणि शक्राच्च प्राप्तवान्भरतर्षभ ॥ १३ ॥

mārkaṇḍeyamukhātkṛtsnaṃ yatidharmamavāptavān |
rāmādastrāṇi śakrācca prāptavānbharatarṣabha || 13 ||

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

...hero of mighty energy and great intelligence who possesses a knowledge of all the celestial weapons as also of the four Vedas with all their branches. I was thinking of him, O son of Pandu, who is the favourite...

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

Markandeya, Ukha, Kritsna, Yatidharma, Avaptavat, Rama, Astra, Shakra, Praptavat, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.38.13). 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: “mārkaṇḍeyamukhātkṛtsnaṃ yatidharmamavāptavān
  • mārkaṇḍeyam -
  • mārkaṇḍeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārkaṇḍeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ukhāt -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yatidharmam -
  • yatidharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yatidharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • avāptavān -
  • avāptavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rāmādastrāṇi śakrācca prāptavānbharatarṣabha
  • rāmād -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • astrāṇi -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śakrāc -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāptavān -
  • prāptavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.38.13

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 12.38.13 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯಮುಖಾತ್ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ಯತಿಧರ್ಮಮವಾಪ್ತವಾನ್ ।
ರಾಮಾದಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಶಕ್ರಾಚ್ಚ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತವಾನ್ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 12.38.13 in Bengali sript:
মার্কণ্ডেযমুখাত্কৃত্স্নং যতিধর্মমবাপ্তবান্ ।
রামাদস্ত্রাণি শক্রাচ্চ প্রাপ্তবান্ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 12.38.13 in Gujarati sript:
માર્કણ્ડેયમુખાત્કૃત્સ્નં યતિધર્મમવાપ્તવાન્ ।
રામાદસ્ત્રાણિ શક્રાચ્ચ પ્રાપ્તવાન્ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 12.38.13 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്കണ്ഡേയമുഖാത്കൃത്സ്നം യതിധര്മമവാപ്തവാന് ।
രാമാദസ്ത്രാണി ശക്രാച്ച പ്രാപ്തവാന്ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.38.13 in Telugu sript:
మార్కణ్డేయముఖాత్కృత్స్నం యతిధర్మమవాప్తవాన్ ।
రామాదస్త్రాణి శక్రాచ్చ ప్రాప్తవాన్భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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