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 12.142.24

तद्ब्रवीतु भवान्क्षिप्रं किं करोमि किमिच्छसि ।
प्रणयेन ब्रवीमि त्वां त्वं हि नः शरणागतः ॥ २४ ॥

tadbravītu bhavānkṣipraṃ kiṃ karomi kimicchasi |
praṇayena bravīmi tvāṃ tvaṃ hi naḥ śaraṇāgataḥ || 24 ||

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

...and wielding a large shield with three high bosses which looked like a mass of dark clouds adorned with flashes of lightning, began to perform diverse kinds of evolutions. Possessed of great prowess, he began...

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

Tad, Tat, Bhava, Bhavant, Kshipram, Kshipra, Kim, Kimi, Ccha, Pranayena, Pranaya, Tva, Yushmad, Asmad, Sharanagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.142.24). 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: “tadbravītu bhavānkṣipraṃ kiṃ karomi kimicchasi
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravītu -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karomi -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active first single]
  • kimi -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kimi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “praṇayena bravīmi tvāṃ tvaṃ hi naḥ śaraṇāgataḥ
  • praṇayena -
  • praṇayena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    praṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • śaraṇāgataḥ -
  • śaraṇāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.142.24

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 12.142.24 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ಬ್ರವೀತು ಭವಾನ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಕಿಂ ಕರೋಮಿ ಕಿಮಿಚ್ಛಸಿ ।
ಪ್ರಣಯೇನ ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ತ್ವಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ನಃ ಶರಣಾಗತಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 12.142.24 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ব্রবীতু ভবান্ক্ষিপ্রং কিং করোমি কিমিচ্ছসি ।
প্রণযেন ব্রবীমি ত্বাং ত্বং হি নঃ শরণাগতঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 12.142.24 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્બ્રવીતુ ભવાન્ક્ષિપ્રં કિં કરોમિ કિમિચ્છસિ ।
પ્રણયેન બ્રવીમિ ત્વાં ત્વં હિ નઃ શરણાગતઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 12.142.24 in Malayalam sript:
തദ്ബ്രവീതു ഭവാന്ക്ഷിപ്രം കിം കരോമി കിമിച്ഛസി ।
പ്രണയേന ബ്രവീമി ത്വാം ത്വം ഹി നഃ ശരണാഗതഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.142.24 in Telugu sript:
తద్బ్రవీతు భవాన్క్షిప్రం కిం కరోమి కిమిచ్ఛసి ।
ప్రణయేన బ్రవీమి త్వాం త్వం హి నః శరణాగతః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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