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 12.102.13

गम्भीराक्षा निःसृताक्षाः पिङ्गला भ्रुकुटीमुखाः ।
नकुलाक्षास्तथा चैव सर्वे शूरास्तनुत्यजः ॥ १३ ॥

gambhīrākṣā niḥsṛtākṣāḥ piṅgalā bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ |
nakulākṣāstathā caiva sarve śūrāstanutyajaḥ || 13 ||

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

...that is competent to imprison or kill, soon meets with destruction.{GL_NOTE:174500:} That man of wisdom who acts after ascertaining fully the strength and weakness, the might and energy, of himself and his foe...

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

Gambhira, Aksha, Nihsrita, Pingala, Bhrukutimukha, Nakula, Tatha, Sarva, Shura, Tanutyaj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.102.13). 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: “gambhīrākṣā niḥsṛtākṣāḥ piṅgalā bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ
  • gambhīrā -
  • gambhīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gambhīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gambhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣā* -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • niḥsṛtā -
  • niḥsṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niḥsṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niḥsṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣāḥ -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • piṅgalā* -
  • piṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ -
  • bhrukuṭīmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “nakulākṣāstathā caiva sarve śūrāstanutyajaḥ
  • nakulā -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nakula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nakulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣās -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śūrās -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tanutyajaḥ -
  • tanutyaj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tanutyaj (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 12.102.13

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 12.102.13 in Kannada sript:
ಗಮ್ಭೀರಾಕ್ಷಾ ನಿಃಸೃತಾಕ್ಷಾಃ ಪಿಙ್ಗಲಾ ಭ್ರುಕುಟೀಮುಖಾಃ ।
ನಕುಲಾಕ್ಷಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಚೈವ ಸರ್ವೇ ಶೂರಾಸ್ತನುತ್ಯಜಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 12.102.13 in Bengali sript:
গম্ভীরাক্ষা নিঃসৃতাক্ষাঃ পিঙ্গলা ভ্রুকুটীমুখাঃ ।
নকুলাক্ষাস্তথা চৈব সর্বে শূরাস্তনুত্যজঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 12.102.13 in Gujarati sript:
ગમ્ભીરાક્ષા નિઃસૃતાક્ષાઃ પિઙ્ગલા ભ્રુકુટીમુખાઃ ।
નકુલાક્ષાસ્તથા ચૈવ સર્વે શૂરાસ્તનુત્યજઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 12.102.13 in Malayalam sript:
ഗമ്ഭീരാക്ഷാ നിഃസൃതാക്ഷാഃ പിങ്ഗലാ ഭ്രുകുടീമുഖാഃ ।
നകുലാക്ഷാസ്തഥാ ചൈവ സര്വേ ശൂരാസ്തനുത്യജഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.102.13 in Telugu sript:
గమ్భీరాక్షా నిఃసృతాక్షాః పిఙ్గలా భ్రుకుటీముఖాః ।
నకులాక్షాస్తథా చైవ సర్వే శూరాస్తనుత్యజః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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