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 12.122.16

स गर्भं शिरसा देवो वर्षपूगानधारयत् ।
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु स गर्भः क्षुवतोऽपतत् ॥ १६ ॥

sa garbhaṃ śirasā devo varṣapūgānadhārayat |
pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu sa garbhaḥ kṣuvato'patat || 16 ||

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

...addressed by the mouse in words that were beneficial to him, the cat, possessed of intelligence and eloquence, and impatient of saving his life, replied unto the mouse in the following words. Indeed, the cat...

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

Garbha, Shiras, Deva, Devri, Varshapuga, Purna, Purni, Varshasahasra, Kshuvat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.122.16). 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: “sa garbhaṃ śirasā devo varṣapūgānadhārayat
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • garbham -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • devo* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • varṣapūgān -
  • varṣapūga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • adhārayat -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu sa garbhaḥ kṣuvato'patat
  • pūrṇe -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūrṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • varṣasahasre -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • garbhaḥ -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣuvato' -
  • kṣuvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣuvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣu -> kṣuvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṣu class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṣu class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṣu class 2 verb]
    kṣu -> kṣuvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṣu class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṣu class 2 verb]
  • apatat -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.122.16

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 12.122.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಗರ್ಭಂ ಶಿರಸಾ ದೇವೋ ವರ್ಷಪೂಗಾನಧಾರಯತ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ಣೇ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರೇ ತು ಸ ಗರ್ಭಃ ಕ್ಷುವತೋಽಪತತ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 12.122.16 in Bengali sript:
স গর্ভং শিরসা দেবো বর্ষপূগানধারযত্ ।
পূর্ণে বর্ষসহস্রে তু স গর্ভঃ ক্ষুবতোঽপতত্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 12.122.16 in Gujarati sript:
સ ગર્ભં શિરસા દેવો વર્ષપૂગાનધારયત્ ।
પૂર્ણે વર્ષસહસ્રે તુ સ ગર્ભઃ ક્ષુવતોઽપતત્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 12.122.16 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഗര്ഭം ശിരസാ ദേവോ വര്ഷപൂഗാനധാരയത് ।
പൂര്ണേ വര്ഷസഹസ്രേ തു സ ഗര്ഭഃ ക്ഷുവതോഽപതത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.122.16 in Telugu sript:
స గర్భం శిరసా దేవో వర్షపూగానధారయత్ ।
పూర్ణే వర్షసహస్రే తు స గర్భః క్షువతోఽపతత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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