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 12.100.14

न हि प्रहर्तुमिच्छन्ति शूराः प्राद्रवतां भयात् ।
तस्मात्पलायमानानां कुर्यान्नात्यनुसारणम् ॥ १४ ॥

na hi prahartumicchanti śūrāḥ prādravatāṃ bhayāt |
tasmātpalāyamānānāṃ kuryānnātyanusāraṇam || 14 ||

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

...king, saying, 'The jackal is ever ready to take away from all of us the means of sustenance.' Having represented this they once more spoke of the jackal’s act of robbing the king of his food. And they said,...

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

Praha, Ritu, Icchat, Icchanti, Shura, Pra, Prat, Ravat, Bhayat, Bhaya, Tasmat, Tad, Pala, Mana, Nati, Anusara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.100.14). 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: “na hi prahartumicchanti śūrāḥ prādravatāṃ bhayāt
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prahar -
  • prahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtum -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • śūrāḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • ravatām -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ru class 1 verb]
    ru -> ravat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ru class 1 verb]
    ru (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • bhayāt -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmātpalāyamānānāṃ kuryānnātyanusāraṇam
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • palāya -
  • pala (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pala (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mānānām -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √man class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √man class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √man class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • nātya -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anusāra -
  • anusāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇam -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.100.14

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 12.100.14 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹಿ ಪ್ರಹರ್ತುಮಿಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಶೂರಾಃ ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವತಾಂ ಭಯಾತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಪಲಾಯಮಾನಾನಾಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾನ್ನಾತ್ಯನುಸಾರಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 12.100.14 in Bengali sript:
ন হি প্রহর্তুমিচ্ছন্তি শূরাঃ প্রাদ্রবতাং ভযাত্ ।
তস্মাত্পলাযমানানাং কুর্যান্নাত্যনুসারণম্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.100.14 in Gujarati sript:
ન હિ પ્રહર્તુમિચ્છન્તિ શૂરાઃ પ્રાદ્રવતાં ભયાત્ ।
તસ્માત્પલાયમાનાનાં કુર્યાન્નાત્યનુસારણમ્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 12.100.14 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹി പ്രഹര്തുമിച്ഛന്തി ശൂരാഃ പ്രാദ്രവതാം ഭയാത് ।
തസ്മാത്പലായമാനാനാം കുര്യാന്നാത്യനുസാരണമ് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.100.14 in Telugu sript:
న హి ప్రహర్తుమిచ్ఛన్తి శూరాః ప్రాద్రవతాం భయాత్ ।
తస్మాత్పలాయమానానాం కుర్యాన్నాత్యనుసారణమ్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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