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 12.139.13

त्रेताद्वापरयोः संधौ पुरा दैवविधिक्रमात् ।
अनावृष्टिरभूद्घोरा राजन्द्वादशवार्षिकी ॥ १३ ॥

tretādvāparayoḥ saṃdhau purā daivavidhikramāt |
anāvṛṣṭirabhūdghorā rājandvādaśavārṣikī || 13 ||

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

...and how? Tell me all this.' "Bhishma said, 'A confusion of the duties of the four orders is never applauded. That which is called Truth always exists in a pure and unmingled state in every one of those four...

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

Treta, Dvapara, Sandha, Sandhi, Pura, Kramat, Krama, Anavrishti, Ghora, Rajan, Rajat, Dvadashavarshiki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.139.13). 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: “tretādvāparayoḥ saṃdhau purā daivavidhikramāt
  • tretā -
  • tretā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvāparayoḥ -
  • dvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • sandhau -
  • sandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daivavidhi -
  • daivavidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “anāvṛṣṭirabhūdghorā rājandvādaśavārṣikī
  • anāvṛṣṭir -
  • anāvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • ghorā* -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • dvādaśavārṣikī -
  • dvādaśavārṣikī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.139.13

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 12.139.13 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ರೇತಾದ್ವಾಪರಯೋಃ ಸಂಧೌ ಪುರಾ ದೈವವಿಧಿಕ್ರಮಾತ್ ।
ಅನಾವೃಷ್ಟಿರಭೂದ್ಘೋರಾ ರಾಜನ್ದ್ವಾದಶವಾರ್ಷಿಕೀ ॥ 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 12.139.13 in Bengali sript:
ত্রেতাদ্বাপরযোঃ সংধৌ পুরা দৈববিধিক্রমাত্ ।
অনাবৃষ্টিরভূদ্ঘোরা রাজন্দ্বাদশবার্ষিকী ॥ 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 12.139.13 in Gujarati sript:
ત્રેતાદ્વાપરયોઃ સંધૌ પુરા દૈવવિધિક્રમાત્ ।
અનાવૃષ્ટિરભૂદ્ઘોરા રાજન્દ્વાદશવાર્ષિકી ॥ 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 12.139.13 in Malayalam sript:
ത്രേതാദ്വാപരയോഃ സംധൌ പുരാ ദൈവവിധിക്രമാത് ।
അനാവൃഷ്ടിരഭൂദ്ഘോരാ രാജന്ദ്വാദശവാര്ഷികീ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.139.13 in Telugu sript:
త్రేతాద్వాపరయోః సంధౌ పురా దైవవిధిక్రమాత్ ।
అనావృష్టిరభూద్ఘోరా రాజన్ద్వాదశవార్షికీ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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