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 12.129.8

अवरोधाज्जुगुप्सेत का सपत्नधने दया ।
न त्वेवात्मा प्रदातव्यः शक्ये सति कथंचन ॥ ८ ॥

avarodhājjugupseta kā sapatnadhane dayā |
na tvevātmā pradātavyaḥ śakye sati kathaṃcana || 8 ||

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

...the Rishi wandered, fireless{GL_NOTE:174584:} and homeless, and regardless of food clean and unclean. One day he came upon a hamlet, in the midst of a forest, inhabited by cruel hunters addicted to the slaughter...

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

Avarodha, Ajju, Gup, Ita, Sapatna, Dhana, Daya, Tva, Eva, Asmad, Pradatavya, Shakya, Sat, Sati, Katham, Katha, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.129.8). 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: “avarodhājjugupseta sapatnadhane dayā
  • avarodhā -
  • avarodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajju -
  • ajjū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • gup -
  • gup (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gup (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • se -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sapatna -
  • sapatna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhane -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dayā -
  • dayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “na tvevātmā pradātavyaḥ śakye sati kathaṃcana
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pradātavyaḥ -
  • pradātavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakye -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [locative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.129.8

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 12.129.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅವರೋಧಾಜ್ಜುಗುಪ್ಸೇತ ಕಾ ಸಪತ್ನಧನೇ ದಯಾ ।
ನ ತ್ವೇವಾತ್ಮಾ ಪ್ರದಾತವ್ಯಃ ಶಕ್ಯೇ ಸತಿ ಕಥಂಚನ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.129.8 in Bengali sript:
অবরোধাজ্জুগুপ্সেত কা সপত্নধনে দযা ।
ন ত্বেবাত্মা প্রদাতব্যঃ শক্যে সতি কথংচন ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.129.8 in Gujarati sript:
અવરોધાજ્જુગુપ્સેત કા સપત્નધને દયા ।
ન ત્વેવાત્મા પ્રદાતવ્યઃ શક્યે સતિ કથંચન ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.129.8 in Malayalam sript:
അവരോധാജ്ജുഗുപ്സേത കാ സപത്നധനേ ദയാ ।
ന ത്വേവാത്മാ പ്രദാതവ്യഃ ശക്യേ സതി കഥംചന ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.129.8 in Telugu sript:
అవరోధాజ్జుగుప్సేత కా సపత్నధనే దయా ।
న త్వేవాత్మా ప్రదాతవ్యః శక్యే సతి కథంచన ॥ ౮ ॥

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