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 12.109.19

य आवृणोत्यवितथेन कर्णावृतं ब्रुवन्नमृतं संप्रयच्छन् ।
तं वै मन्ये पितरं मातरं च तस्मै न द्रुह्येत्कृतमस्य जानन् ॥ १९ ॥

ya āvṛṇotyavitathena karṇāvṛtaṃ bruvannamṛtaṃ saṃprayacchan |
taṃ vai manye pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca tasmai na druhyetkṛtamasya jānan || 19 ||

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

...sacrifice, of Brahman, O best of kings. Chastisement disappeared in consequence of the visible form that the Grandsire was then obliged to assume.{GL_NOTE:174524:} Chastisement having disappeared, a great confusion...

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

Yah, Avitathena, Avitatha, Karna, Karni, Ritam, Rita, Manya, Mani, Pitri, Matri, Matara, Tad, Krit, Krita, Idam, Janat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.109.19). 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: “ya āvṛṇotyavitathena karṇāvṛtaṃ bruvannamṛtaṃ saṃprayacchan
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vṛṇotya -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • avitathena -
  • avitathena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avitatha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    avitatha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karṇāvṛ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse bruvannamṛtam*sa
  • Cannot analyse samprayacchan
  • Line 2: “taṃ vai manye pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca tasmai na druhyetkṛtamasya jānan
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mātaram -
  • mātara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • druhyet -
  • druh (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jānan -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.109.19

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 12.109.19 in Kannada sript:
ಯ ಆವೃಣೋತ್ಯವಿತಥೇನ ಕರ್ಣಾವೃತಂ ಬ್ರುವನ್ನಮೃತಂ ಸಂಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛನ್ ।
ತಂ ವೈ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಪಿತರಂ ಮಾತರಂ ಚ ತಸ್ಮೈ ನ ದ್ರುಹ್ಯೇತ್ಕೃತಮಸ್ಯ ಜಾನನ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 12.109.19 in Bengali sript:
য আবৃণোত্যবিতথেন কর্ণাবৃতং ব্রুবন্নমৃতং সংপ্রযচ্ছন্ ।
তং বৈ মন্যে পিতরং মাতরং চ তস্মৈ ন দ্রুহ্যেত্কৃতমস্য জানন্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 12.109.19 in Gujarati sript:
ય આવૃણોત્યવિતથેન કર્ણાવૃતં બ્રુવન્નમૃતં સંપ્રયચ્છન્ ।
તં વૈ મન્યે પિતરં માતરં ચ તસ્મૈ ન દ્રુહ્યેત્કૃતમસ્ય જાનન્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 12.109.19 in Malayalam sript:
യ ആവൃണോത്യവിതഥേന കര്ണാവൃതം ബ്രുവന്നമൃതം സംപ്രയച്ഛന് ।
തം വൈ മന്യേ പിതരം മാതരം ച തസ്മൈ ന ദ്രുഹ്യേത്കൃതമസ്യ ജാനന് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.109.19 in Telugu sript:
య ఆవృణోత్యవితథేన కర్ణావృతం బ్రువన్నమృతం సంప్రయచ్ఛన్ ।
తం వై మన్యే పితరం మాతరం చ తస్మై న ద్రుహ్యేత్కృతమస్య జానన్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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