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 12.120.13

प्रावृषीवासितग्रीवो मज्जेत निशि निर्जने ।
मायूरेण गुणेनैव स्त्रीभिश्चालक्षितश्चरेत् ।
न जह्याच्च तनुत्राणं रक्षेदात्मानमात्मना ॥ १३ ॥

prāvṛṣīvāsitagrīvo majjeta niśi nirjane |
māyūreṇa guṇenaiva strībhiścālakṣitaścaret |
na jahyācca tanutrāṇaṃ rakṣedātmānamātmanā || 13 ||

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

...injury should be inflicted on those houses in which the deities, the Pitris, and guests are worshipped. Amongst creatures, Brahmanas deserve to be exempted by you in your plundering excursions. By giving away...

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

Pravrish, Iva, Asitagriva, Nish, Nishi, Nirjana, Mayura, Guna, Stri, Cala, Kshit, Kshita, Tanutrana, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.120.13). 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: “prāvṛṣīvāsitagrīvo majjeta niśi nirjane
  • prāvṛṣī -
  • prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asitagrīvo* -
  • asitagrīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • majjeta -
  • majj (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural]
  • niśi -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • nirjane -
  • nirjana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirjana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirjanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “māyūreṇa guṇenaiva strībhiścālakṣitaścaret
  • māyūreṇa -
  • māyūra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    māyūra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guṇenai -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • strībhiś -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāla -
  • cāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣitaś -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣi (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “na jahyācca tanutrāṇaṃ rakṣedātmānamātmanā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jahyāc -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanutrāṇam -
  • tanutrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rakṣed -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmanā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.120.13

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 12.120.13 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾವೃಷೀವಾಸಿತಗ್ರೀವೋ ಮಜ್ಜೇತ ನಿಶಿ ನಿರ್ಜನೇ ।
ಮಾಯೂರೇಣ ಗುಣೇನೈವ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭಿಶ್ಚಾಲಕ್ಷಿತಶ್ಚರೇತ್ ।
ನ ಜಹ್ಯಾಚ್ಚ ತನುತ್ರಾಣಂ ರಕ್ಷೇದಾತ್ಮಾನಮಾತ್ಮನಾ ॥ 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 12.120.13 in Bengali sript:
প্রাবৃষীবাসিতগ্রীবো মজ্জেত নিশি নির্জনে ।
মাযূরেণ গুণেনৈব স্ত্রীভিশ্চালক্ষিতশ্চরেত্ ।
ন জহ্যাচ্চ তনুত্রাণং রক্ষেদাত্মানমাত্মনা ॥ 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 12.120.13 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાવૃષીવાસિતગ્રીવો મજ્જેત નિશિ નિર્જને ।
માયૂરેણ ગુણેનૈવ સ્ત્રીભિશ્ચાલક્ષિતશ્ચરેત્ ।
ન જહ્યાચ્ચ તનુત્રાણં રક્ષેદાત્માનમાત્મના ॥ 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 12.120.13 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാവൃഷീവാസിതഗ്രീവോ മജ്ജേത നിശി നിര്ജനേ ।
മായൂരേണ ഗുണേനൈവ സ്ത്രീഭിശ്ചാലക്ഷിതശ്ചരേത് ।
ന ജഹ്യാച്ച തനുത്രാണം രക്ഷേദാത്മാനമാത്മനാ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.120.13 in Telugu sript:
ప్రావృషీవాసితగ్రీవో మజ్జేత నిశి నిర్జనే ।
మాయూరేణ గుణేనైవ స్త్రీభిశ్చాలక్షితశ్చరేత్ ।
న జహ్యాచ్చ తనుత్రాణం రక్షేదాత్మానమాత్మనా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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