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 12.104.10

यथा वैतंसिको युक्तो द्विजानां सदृशस्वनः ।
तान्द्विजान्कुरुते वश्यांस्तथा युक्तो महीपतिः ।
वशं चोपनयेच्छत्रून्निहन्याच्च पुरंदर ॥ १० ॥

yathā vaitaṃsiko yukto dvijānāṃ sadṛśasvanaḥ |
tāndvijānkurute vaśyāṃstathā yukto mahīpatiḥ |
vaśaṃ copanayecchatrūnnihanyācca puraṃdara || 10 ||

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

...fear of death from leopards any longer. Let your natural form disappear and be you a leopard, O son!' At these words, the dog was transformed into a leopard with skin bright as gold. With stripes on his body...

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

Yatha, Vaitamsika, Yukta, Dvija, Sadrisha, Svana, Svan, Kuruta, Vashya, Tatha, Mahipati, Vasha, Copana, Icchat, Iha, Purandara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.104.10). 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: “yathā vaitaṃsiko yukto dvijānāṃ sadṛśasvanaḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaitaṃsiko* -
  • vaitaṃsika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yukto* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • dvijānām -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sadṛśa -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svanaḥ -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tāndvijānkurute vaśyāṃstathā yukto mahīpatiḥ
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dvijān -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • vaśyāṃs -
  • vaśya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yukto* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • mahīpatiḥ -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “vaśaṃ copanayecchatrūnnihanyācca puraṃdara
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • copanaye -
  • copanā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • icchat -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • rūnn -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nyā -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • āc -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purandara -
  • purandara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purandara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.104.10

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 12.104.10 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ವೈತಂಸಿಕೋ ಯುಕ್ತೋ ದ್ವಿಜಾನಾಂ ಸದೃಶಸ್ವನಃ ।
ತಾನ್ದ್ವಿಜಾನ್ಕುರುತೇ ವಶ್ಯಾಂಸ್ತಥಾ ಯುಕ್ತೋ ಮಹೀಪತಿಃ ।
ವಶಂ ಚೋಪನಯೇಚ್ಛತ್ರೂನ್ನಿಹನ್ಯಾಚ್ಚ ಪುರಂದರ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 12.104.10 in Bengali sript:
যথা বৈতংসিকো যুক্তো দ্বিজানাং সদৃশস্বনঃ ।
তান্দ্বিজান্কুরুতে বশ্যাংস্তথা যুক্তো মহীপতিঃ ।
বশং চোপনযেচ্ছত্রূন্নিহন্যাচ্চ পুরংদর ॥ ১০ ॥

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 12.104.10 in Gujarati sript:
યથા વૈતંસિકો યુક્તો દ્વિજાનાં સદૃશસ્વનઃ ।
તાન્દ્વિજાન્કુરુતે વશ્યાંસ્તથા યુક્તો મહીપતિઃ ।
વશં ચોપનયેચ્છત્રૂન્નિહન્યાચ્ચ પુરંદર ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 12.104.10 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ വൈതംസികോ യുക്തോ ദ്വിജാനാം സദൃശസ്വനഃ ।
താന്ദ്വിജാന്കുരുതേ വശ്യാംസ്തഥാ യുക്തോ മഹീപതിഃ ।
വശം ചോപനയേച്ഛത്രൂന്നിഹന്യാച്ച പുരംദര ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.104.10 in Telugu sript:
యథా వైతంసికో యుక్తో ద్విజానాం సదృశస్వనః ।
తాన్ద్విజాన్కురుతే వశ్యాంస్తథా యుక్తో మహీపతిః ।
వశం చోపనయేచ్ఛత్రూన్నిహన్యాచ్చ పురందర ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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