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 12.101.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यथा जयार्थिनः सेनां नयन्ति भरतर्षभ ।
ईषद्धर्मं प्रपीड्यापि तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yathā jayārthinaḥ senāṃ nayanti bharatarṣabha |
īṣaddharmaṃ prapīḍyāpi tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 1 ||

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

...venerable dame said, 'O son, you should not accept this accusation fraught with deceit. Wicked individuals impute faults to even an honest person, moved by envy and rivalry. Enemies desirous of a quarrel cannot...

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

Yudhishthira, Yatha, Jaya, Arthin, Arthi, Sena, Nayanti, Nayat, Bharatarshabha, Ishat, Prapi, Idya, Api, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.101.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yathā jayārthinaḥ senāṃ nayanti bharatarṣabha
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jayā -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthinaḥ -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • senām -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nayanti -
  • nayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “īṣaddharmaṃ prapīḍyāpi tanme brūhi pitāmaha
  • īṣaddh -
  • īṣat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    īṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    īṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • harmam -
  • harman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • prapī -
  • prapī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prapī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prapī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īḍyā -
  • īḍya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īḍya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īḍ -> īḍya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √īḍ]
    īḍyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    īḍ -> īḍya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īḍ class 2 verb]
    īḍ -> īḍya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īḍ class 2 verb]
    īḍ -> īḍyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īḍ class 2 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tanme -
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pitāmaha -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.101.1

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 12.101.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯಥಾ ಜಯಾರ್ಥಿನಃ ಸೇನಾಂ ನಯನ್ತಿ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಈಷದ್ಧರ್ಮಂ ಪ್ರಪೀಡ್ಯಾಪಿ ತನ್ಮೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.101.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
যথা জযার্থিনঃ সেনাং নযন্তি ভরতর্ষভ ।
ঈষদ্ধর্মং প্রপীড্যাপি তন্মে ব্রূহি পিতামহ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.101.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
યથા જયાર્થિનઃ સેનાં નયન્તિ ભરતર્ષભ ।
ઈષદ્ધર્મં પ્રપીડ્યાપિ તન્મે બ્રૂહિ પિતામહ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.101.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
യഥാ ജയാര്ഥിനഃ സേനാം നയന്തി ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
ഈഷദ്ധര്മം പ്രപീഡ്യാപി തന്മേ ബ്രൂഹി പിതാമഹ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.101.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
యథా జయార్థినః సేనాం నయన్తి భరతర్షభ ।
ఈషద్ధర్మం ప్రపీడ్యాపి తన్మే బ్రూహి పితామహ ॥ ౧ ॥

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