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 12.101.40

अग्रतः पुरुषानीकमसिचर्मवतां भवेत् ।
पृष्ठतः शकटानीकं कलत्रं मध्यतस्तथा ॥ ४० ॥

agrataḥ puruṣānīkamasicarmavatāṃ bhavet |
pṛṣṭhataḥ śakaṭānīkaṃ kalatraṃ madhyatastathā || 40 ||

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

...earth. A jackal, with his wife, drenched by the rain and shivering with cold, dragged himself with difficulty towards that very cave and entered it quickly for shelter. Living as he did upon meat, and exceedingly...

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

Agratah, Agratas, Purusha, Kama, Carmavat, Carmavata, Prishthatah, Shakata, Anika, Kalatra, Madhyatah, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.101.40). 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: “agrataḥ puruṣānīkamasicarmavatāṃ bhavet
  • agrataḥ -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puruṣān -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kama -
  • kama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • carmavatām -
  • carmavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    carmavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    carmavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “pṛṣṭhataḥ śakaṭānīkaṃ kalatraṃ madhyatastathā
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śakaṭā -
  • śakaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anīkam -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anīka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kalatram -
  • kalatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • madhyatas -
  • madhyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.101.40

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 12.101.40 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ರತಃ ಪುರುಷಾನೀಕಮಸಿಚರ್ಮವತಾಂ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ ಶಕಟಾನೀಕಂ ಕಲತ್ರಂ ಮಧ್ಯತಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 12.101.40 in Bengali sript:
অগ্রতঃ পুরুষানীকমসিচর্মবতাং ভবেত্ ।
পৃষ্ঠতঃ শকটানীকং কলত্রং মধ্যতস্তথা ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 12.101.40 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્રતઃ પુરુષાનીકમસિચર્મવતાં ભવેત્ ।
પૃષ્ઠતઃ શકટાનીકં કલત્રં મધ્યતસ્તથા ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 12.101.40 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്രതഃ പുരുഷാനീകമസിചര്മവതാം ഭവേത് ।
പൃഷ്ഠതഃ ശകടാനീകം കലത്രം മധ്യതസ്തഥാ ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.101.40 in Telugu sript:
అగ్రతః పురుషానీకమసిచర్మవతాం భవేత్ ।
పృష్ఠతః శకటానీకం కలత్రం మధ్యతస్తథా ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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