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 12.142.23

उवाच च स्वागतं ते ब्रूहि किं करवाण्यहम् ।
संतापश्च न कर्तव्यः स्वगृहे वर्तते भवान् ॥ २३ ॥

uvāca ca svāgataṃ te brūhi kiṃ karavāṇyaham |
saṃtāpaśca na kartavyaḥ svagṛhe vartate bhavān || 23 ||

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

...black and the other tawny, shone very brightly. The divine Mahadeva, the bearer of the Sula, the tearer of Bhaga’s eyes, taking up the sword whose splendour resembled that of the all-destructive Yuga fire, and...

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

Svagata, Tad, Yushmad, Kim, Karava, Aha, Asmad, Santapa, Kartavya, Svagriha, Vartat, Bhava, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.142.23). 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: “uvāca ca svāgataṃ te brūhi kiṃ karavāṇyaham
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svāgatam -
  • svāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karavāṇya -
  • karava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃtāpaśca na kartavyaḥ svagṛhe vartate bhavān
  • santāpaś -
  • santāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartavyaḥ -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • svagṛhe -
  • svagṛha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svagṛha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.142.23

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 12.142.23 in Kannada sript:
ಉವಾಚ ಚ ಸ್ವಾಗತಂ ತೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಕಿಂ ಕರವಾಣ್ಯಹಮ್ ।
ಸಂತಾಪಶ್ಚ ನ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಃ ಸ್ವಗೃಹೇ ವರ್ತತೇ ಭವಾನ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 12.142.23 in Bengali sript:
উবাচ চ স্বাগতং তে ব্রূহি কিং করবাণ্যহম্ ।
সংতাপশ্চ ন কর্তব্যঃ স্বগৃহে বর্ততে ভবান্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 12.142.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઉવાચ ચ સ્વાગતં તે બ્રૂહિ કિં કરવાણ્યહમ્ ।
સંતાપશ્ચ ન કર્તવ્યઃ સ્વગૃહે વર્તતે ભવાન્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 12.142.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഉവാച ച സ്വാഗതം തേ ബ്രൂഹി കിം കരവാണ്യഹമ് ।
സംതാപശ്ച ന കര്തവ്യഃ സ്വഗൃഹേ വര്തതേ ഭവാന് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.142.23 in Telugu sript:
ఉవాచ చ స్వాగతం తే బ్రూహి కిం కరవాణ్యహమ్ ।
సంతాపశ్చ న కర్తవ్యః స్వగృహే వర్తతే భవాన్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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