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 12.136.84

अथ बन्धपरिक्लिष्टो मार्जारो वीक्ष्य मूषकम् ।
छिन्दन्तं वै तदा पाशानत्वरन्तं त्वरान्वितः ॥ ८४ ॥

atha bandhaparikliṣṭo mārjāro vīkṣya mūṣakam |
chindantaṃ vai tadā pāśānatvarantaṃ tvarānvitaḥ || 84 ||

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

...in the midst of Yakshas and Gandharvas and persons crowned with ascetic success. Thus, indeed, the pigeon and his devoted spouse, with the fowler, ascended to heaven for their meritorious acts, The woman who...

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

Atha, Bandha, Pariklishta, Marjara, Vikshya, Mushaka, Tada, Pasha, Tva, Ranta, Tvaranvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.84). 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: “atha bandhaparikliṣṭo mārjāro vīkṣya mūṣakam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bandha -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • parikliṣṭo* -
  • parikliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mārjāro* -
  • mārjāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūṣakam -
  • mūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “chindantaṃ vai tadā pāśānatvarantaṃ tvarānvitaḥ
  • Cannot analyse chindantam*va
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāśān -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rantam -
  • ran -> ranta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 4 verb]
    ran -> ranta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ran class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 4 verb]
  • tvarānvitaḥ -
  • tvarānvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.84

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 12.136.84 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಬನ್ಧಪರಿಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟೋ ಮಾರ್ಜಾರೋ ವೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಮೂಷಕಮ್ ।
ಛಿನ್ದನ್ತಂ ವೈ ತದಾ ಪಾಶಾನತ್ವರನ್ತಂ ತ್ವರಾನ್ವಿತಃ ॥ ೮೪ ॥

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 12.136.84 in Bengali sript:
অথ বন্ধপরিক্লিষ্টো মার্জারো বীক্ষ্য মূষকম্ ।
ছিন্দন্তং বৈ তদা পাশানত্বরন্তং ত্বরান্বিতঃ ॥ ৮৪ ॥

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 12.136.84 in Gujarati sript:
અથ બન્ધપરિક્લિષ્ટો માર્જારો વીક્ષ્ય મૂષકમ્ ।
છિન્દન્તં વૈ તદા પાશાનત્વરન્તં ત્વરાન્વિતઃ ॥ ૮૪ ॥

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 12.136.84 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ ബന്ധപരിക്ലിഷ്ടോ മാര്ജാരോ വീക്ഷ്യ മൂഷകമ് ।
ഛിന്ദന്തം വൈ തദാ പാശാനത്വരന്തം ത്വരാന്വിതഃ ॥ ൮൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.84 in Telugu sript:
అథ బన్ధపరిక్లిష్టో మార్జారో వీక్ష్య మూషకమ్ ।
ఛిన్దన్తం వై తదా పాశానత్వరన్తం త్వరాన్వితః ॥ ౮౪ ॥

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