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 12.49.9

आहूय चाह तां भार्यामृचीको भार्गवस्तदा ।
उपयोज्यश्चरुरयं त्वया मात्राप्ययं तव ॥ ९ ॥

āhūya cāha tāṃ bhāryāmṛcīko bhārgavastadā |
upayojyaścarurayaṃ tvayā mātrāpyayaṃ tava || 9 ||

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

...is their declared duty. That Kshatriya, O Kesava, is said to be acquainted with his duty who slays in battle his very preceptors if they happen to be sinful and covetous and disregardful of restraints and vows...

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

Ahuya, Aha, Bharya, Ricika, Bhargava, Tada, Upayojya, Caru, Aya, Idam, Tva, Yushmad, Matri, Matra, Apyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.49.9). 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: “āhūya cāha tāṃ bhāryāmṛcīko bhārgavastadā
  • āhūya -
  • āhūya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aha -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • ṛcīko* -
  • ṛcīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhārgavas -
  • bhārgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upayojyaścarurayaṃ tvayā mātrāpyayaṃ tava
  • upayojyaś -
  • upayojya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • carur -
  • caru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • mātrā -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • apyayam -
  • apyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.49.9

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 12.49.9 in Kannada sript:
ಆಹೂಯ ಚಾಹ ತಾಂ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಮೃಚೀಕೋ ಭಾರ್ಗವಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಉಪಯೋಜ್ಯಶ್ಚರುರಯಂ ತ್ವಯಾ ಮಾತ್ರಾಪ್ಯಯಂ ತವ ॥ 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 12.49.9 in Bengali sript:
আহূয চাহ তাং ভার্যামৃচীকো ভার্গবস্তদা ।
উপযোজ্যশ্চরুরযং ত্বযা মাত্রাপ্যযং তব ॥ 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 12.49.9 in Gujarati sript:
આહૂય ચાહ તાં ભાર્યામૃચીકો ભાર્ગવસ્તદા ।
ઉપયોજ્યશ્ચરુરયં ત્વયા માત્રાપ્યયં તવ ॥ 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 12.49.9 in Malayalam sript:
ആഹൂയ ചാഹ താം ഭാര്യാമൃചീകോ ഭാര്ഗവസ്തദാ ।
ഉപയോജ്യശ്ചരുരയം ത്വയാ മാത്രാപ്യയം തവ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.49.9 in Telugu sript:
ఆహూయ చాహ తాం భార్యామృచీకో భార్గవస్తదా ।
ఉపయోజ్యశ్చరురయం త్వయా మాత్రాప్యయం తవ ॥ ౯ ॥

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