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 12.124.42

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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
ततः प्रीतश्च दैत्येन्द्रो भयं चास्याभवन्महत् ।
वरे प्रदिष्टे विप्रेण नाल्पतेजायमित्युत ॥ ४२ ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
tataḥ prītaśca daityendro bhayaṃ cāsyābhavanmahat |
vare pradiṣṭe vipreṇa nālpatejāyamityuta || 42 ||

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

...used every day to go to the shores of the ocean and bring a couple of fruits for the nourishment of her own young one and the infant prince. One of those fruits she gave to her own child and the other she gave...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.124.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhritarashtra, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prita, Daityendra, Bhaya, Asi, Idam, Mahat, Vara, Pradishta, Vipra, Nri, Alpata, Iti, Uta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.124.42). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ”
dhṛtarāṣṭra* -
dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “tataḥ prītaśca daityendro bhayaṃ cāsyābhavanmahat ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
prītaś -
prīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]

√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
daityendro* -
daityendra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhayam -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asyā -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

asi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
abhavan -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “vare pradiṣṭe vipreṇa nālpatejāyamityuta ”
vare -
vara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

varā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pradiṣṭe -
pradiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pradiṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pradiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vipreṇa -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
alpate -
alpatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jāyam -
jāyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uta -
uta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.124.42

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.124.42 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತಃ ಪ್ರೀತಶ್ಚ ದೈತ್ಯೇನ್ದ್ರೋ ಭಯಂ ಚಾಸ್ಯಾಭವನ್ಮಹತ್ ।
ವರೇ ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟೇ ವಿಪ್ರೇಣ ನಾಲ್ಪತೇಜಾಯಮಿತ್ಯುತ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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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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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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 12.124.42 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
ততঃ প্রীতশ্চ দৈত্যেন্দ্রো ভযং চাস্যাভবন্মহত্ ।
বরে প্রদিষ্টে বিপ্রেণ নাল্পতেজাযমিত্যুত ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 12.124.42 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
તતઃ પ્રીતશ્ચ દૈત્યેન્દ્રો ભયં ચાસ્યાભવન્મહત્ ।
વરે પ્રદિષ્ટે વિપ્રેણ નાલ્પતેજાયમિત્યુત ॥ ૪૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.124.42 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
തതഃ പ്രീതശ്ച ദൈത്യേന്ദ്രോ ഭയം ചാസ്യാഭവന്മഹത് ।
വരേ പ്രദിഷ്ടേ വിപ്രേണ നാല്പതേജായമിത്യുത ॥ ൪൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.124.42 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
తతః ప్రీతశ్చ దైత్యేన్ద్రో భయం చాస్యాభవన్మహత్ ।
వరే ప్రదిష్టే విప్రేణ నాల్పతేజాయమిత్యుత ॥ ౪౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021