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 12.52.32

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ययौ रथानां पुरतो हि सा चमूस्तथैव पश्चादतिमात्रसारिणी ।
पुरश्च पश्चाच्च यथा महानदी पुरर्क्षवन्तं गिरिमेत्य नर्मदा ॥ ३२ ॥

yayau rathānāṃ purato hi sā camūstathaiva paścādatimātrasāriṇī |
puraśca paścācca yathā mahānadī purarkṣavantaṃ girimetya narmadā || 32 ||

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

...army with joy and confidence, diseases, times of distress and danger, knowledge of guiding foot-soldiers in battle, the methods of sounding alarms and notifying orders, inspiring the enemy with fear by display...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.52.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yayi, Yayu, Ratha, Puratah, Purat, Camu, Tatha, Pashcat, Pashca, Atimatra, Sarini, Sarin, Purah, Pur, Pura, Yatha, Mahanadi, Rikshavanta, Rikshavat, Giri, Etya, Narmada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.52.32). 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: “yayau rathānāṃ purato hi sā camūstathaiva paścādatimātrasāriṇī ”
yayau -
yayi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
rathānām -
ratha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
purato* -
purataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
camūs -
camū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
paścād -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
atimātra -
atimātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atimātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sāriṇī -
sāriṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sārin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “puraśca paścācca yathā mahānadī purarkṣavantaṃ girimetya narmadā ”
puraś -
puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

puraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paścāc -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahānadī -
mahānadī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
purar -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ṛkṣavantam -
ṛkṣavanta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ṛkṣavat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
girim -
giri (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

giri (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
etya -
etya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
narmadā -
narmadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.52.32

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.52.32 in Kannada sript:
ಯಯೌ ರಥಾನಾಂ ಪುರತೋ ಹಿ ಸಾ ಚಮೂಸ್ತಥೈವ ಪಶ್ಚಾದತಿಮಾತ್ರಸಾರಿಣೀ ।
ಪುರಶ್ಚ ಪಶ್ಚಾಚ್ಚ ಯಥಾ ಮಹಾನದೀ ಪುರರ್ಕ್ಷವನ್ತಂ ಗಿರಿಮೇತ್ಯ ನರ್ಮದಾ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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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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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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 12.52.32 in Bengali sript:
যযৌ রথানাং পুরতো হি সা চমূস্তথৈব পশ্চাদতিমাত্রসারিণী ।
পুরশ্চ পশ্চাচ্চ যথা মহানদী পুরর্ক্ষবন্তং গিরিমেত্য নর্মদা ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 12.52.32 in Gujarati sript:
યયૌ રથાનાં પુરતો હિ સા ચમૂસ્તથૈવ પશ્ચાદતિમાત્રસારિણી ।
પુરશ્ચ પશ્ચાચ્ચ યથા મહાનદી પુરર્ક્ષવન્તં ગિરિમેત્ય નર્મદા ॥ ૩૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.52.32 in Malayalam sript:
യയൌ രഥാനാം പുരതോ ഹി സാ ചമൂസ്തഥൈവ പശ്ചാദതിമാത്രസാരിണീ ।
പുരശ്ച പശ്ചാച്ച യഥാ മഹാനദീ പുരര്ക്ഷവന്തം ഗിരിമേത്യ നര്മദാ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.52.32 in Telugu sript:
యయౌ రథానాం పురతో హి సా చమూస్తథైవ పశ్చాదతిమాత్రసారిణీ ।
పురశ్చ పశ్చాచ్చ యథా మహానదీ పురర్క్షవన్తం గిరిమేత్య నర్మదా ॥ ౩౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021