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 12.157.1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यतः प्रभवति क्रोधः कामश्च भरतर्षभ ।
शोकमोहौ विवित्सा च परासुत्वं तथा मदः ॥ १ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yataḥ prabhavati krodhaḥ kāmaśca bharatarṣabha |
śokamohau vivitsā ca parāsutvaṃ tathā madaḥ || 1 ||

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

...respect of bed and food, endued by my nature with self-restraint, abstemiousness, pure vow, truth, and purity of conduct, and without any desire to store (for future use) the rewards of action, I follow, with...

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

Yudhishthira, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Prabhavat, Krodha, Kama, Bharatarshabha, Shoka, Oha, Vivitsa, Parasutva, Tatha, Mada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.157.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “yataḥ prabhavati krodhaḥ kāmaśca bharatarṣabha
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • prabhavati -
  • prabhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • krodhaḥ -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmaś -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “śokamohau vivitsā ca parāsutvaṃ tathā madaḥ
  • śokam -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ohau -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vivitsā -
  • vivitsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāsutvam -
  • parāsutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • madaḥ -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.157.1

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 12.157.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯತಃ ಪ್ರಭವತಿ ಕ್ರೋಧಃ ಕಾಮಶ್ಚ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ಶೋಕಮೋಹೌ ವಿವಿತ್ಸಾ ಚ ಪರಾಸುತ್ವಂ ತಥಾ ಮದಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.157.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
যতঃ প্রভবতি ক্রোধঃ কামশ্চ ভরতর্ষভ ।
শোকমোহৌ বিবিত্সা চ পরাসুত্বং তথা মদঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.157.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
યતઃ પ્રભવતિ ક્રોધઃ કામશ્ચ ભરતર્ષભ ।
શોકમોહૌ વિવિત્સા ચ પરાસુત્વં તથા મદઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.157.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
യതഃ പ്രഭവതി ക്രോധഃ കാമശ്ച ഭരതര്ഷഭ ।
ശോകമോഹൌ വിവിത്സാ ച പരാസുത്വം തഥാ മദഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.157.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
యతః ప్రభవతి క్రోధః కామశ్చ భరతర్షభ ।
శోకమోహౌ వివిత్సా చ పరాసుత్వం తథా మదః ॥ ౧ ॥

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