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 12.43.6

अदित्याः सप्तरात्रं तु पुराणे गर्भतां गतः ।
पृश्निगर्भस्त्वमेवैकस्त्रियुगं त्वां वदन्त्यपि ॥ ६ ॥

adityāḥ saptarātraṃ tu purāṇe garbhatāṃ gataḥ |
pṛśnigarbhastvamevaikastriyugaṃ tvāṃ vadantyapi || 6 ||

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

...replied saying, 'If you wishest, O sage, you canst create other worlds, what need then be said of a child? It behoves you, O puissant one, to give me a son that shall be righteous and devoted to peace.' "Ricika...

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

Aditi, Saptaratra, Purana, Garbhata, Gat, Gata, Prishnigarbha, Tva, Yushmad, Eva, Aika, Triyuga, Vadat, Vadanti, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.43.6). 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: “adityāḥ saptarātraṃ tu purāṇe garbhatāṃ gataḥ
  • adityāḥ -
  • aditi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • saptarātram -
  • saptarātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saptarātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • purāṇe -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • garbhatām -
  • garbhatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pṛśnigarbhastvamevaikastriyugaṃ tvāṃ vadantyapi
  • pṛśnigarbhas -
  • pṛśnigarbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • evai -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikas -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • triyugam -
  • triyuga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    triyuga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    triyugā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • vadantya -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.43.6

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 12.43.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅದಿತ್ಯಾಃ ಸಪ್ತರಾತ್ರಂ ತು ಪುರಾಣೇ ಗರ್ಭತಾಂ ಗತಃ ।
ಪೃಶ್ನಿಗರ್ಭಸ್ತ್ವಮೇವೈಕಸ್ತ್ರಿಯುಗಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ವದನ್ತ್ಯಪಿ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.43.6 in Bengali sript:
অদিত্যাঃ সপ্তরাত্রং তু পুরাণে গর্ভতাং গতঃ ।
পৃশ্নিগর্ভস্ত্বমেবৈকস্ত্রিযুগং ত্বাং বদন্ত্যপি ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.43.6 in Gujarati sript:
અદિત્યાઃ સપ્તરાત્રં તુ પુરાણે ગર્ભતાં ગતઃ ।
પૃશ્નિગર્ભસ્ત્વમેવૈકસ્ત્રિયુગં ત્વાં વદન્ત્યપિ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 12.43.6 in Malayalam sript:
അദിത്യാഃ സപ്തരാത്രം തു പുരാണേ ഗര്ഭതാം ഗതഃ ।
പൃശ്നിഗര്ഭസ്ത്വമേവൈകസ്ത്രിയുഗം ത്വാം വദന്ത്യപി ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.43.6 in Telugu sript:
అదిత్యాః సప్తరాత్రం తు పురాణే గర్భతాం గతః ।
పృశ్నిగర్భస్త్వమేవైకస్త్రియుగం త్వాం వదన్త్యపి ॥ ౬ ॥

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