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 12.89.12

उपायान्प्रब्रवीम्येतान्न मे माया विवक्षिता ।
अनुपायेन दमयन्प्रकोपयति वाजिनः ॥ १२ ॥

upāyānprabravīmyetānna me māyā vivakṣitā |
anupāyena damayanprakopayati vājinaḥ || 12 ||

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

...and faces fat and full of flesh, that have elevated shoulders and broad necks, that have fearful visages and fat calves, that are fiery like (Vasudeva’s horse) Sugriva or like the offspring of Garuda, the son...

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

Upaya, Pra, Eta, Esha, Asmad, Maya, Vivakshita, Anupaya, Damayat, Prakopa, Yat, Yati, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.89.12). 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: “upāyānprabravīmyetānna me māyā vivakṣitā
  • upāyān -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bravīmye -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • etānn -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • māyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • vivakṣitā -
  • vivakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> vivakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vac]
    vac (verb class 0)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • Line 2: “anupāyena damayanprakopayati vājinaḥ
  • anupāyena -
  • anupāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anupāya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • damayan -
  • dam -> damayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dam], [vocative single from √dam]
  • prakopa -
  • prakopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • vājinaḥ -
  • vājin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vājin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vājina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vājī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.89.12

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 12.89.12 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾಯಾನ್ಪ್ರಬ್ರವೀಮ್ಯೇತಾನ್ನ ಮೇ ಮಾಯಾ ವಿವಕ್ಷಿತಾ ।
ಅನುಪಾಯೇನ ದಮಯನ್ಪ್ರಕೋಪಯತಿ ವಾಜಿನಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.89.12 in Bengali sript:
উপাযান্প্রব্রবীম্যেতান্ন মে মাযা বিবক্ষিতা ।
অনুপাযেন দমযন্প্রকোপযতি বাজিনঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.89.12 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાયાન્પ્રબ્રવીમ્યેતાન્ન મે માયા વિવક્ષિતા ।
અનુપાયેન દમયન્પ્રકોપયતિ વાજિનઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.89.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപായാന്പ്രബ്രവീമ്യേതാന്ന മേ മായാ വിവക്ഷിതാ ।
അനുപായേന ദമയന്പ്രകോപയതി വാജിനഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.89.12 in Telugu sript:
ఉపాయాన్ప్రబ్రవీమ్యేతాన్న మే మాయా వివక్షితా ।
అనుపాయేన దమయన్ప్రకోపయతి వాజినః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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