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 12.200.20

तस्य पूर्वमजायन्त दश तिस्रश्च भारत ।
प्रजापतेर्दुहितरस्तासां ज्येष्ठाभवद्दितिः ॥ २० ॥

tasya pūrvamajāyanta daśa tisraśca bhārata |
prajāpaterduhitarastāsāṃ jyeṣṭhābhavadditiḥ || 20 ||

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

...person is that which is already arrived and intended for his acquisition. This Time is like an ocean. There is no island in it. Where, indeed, is its other shore? Its boundary cannot be seen. Reflecting even...

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

Tad, Purvam, Purva, Dasha, Dashan, Tisri, Bharata, Prajapati, Duhitri, Jyeshtha, Diti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.200.20). 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: “tasya pūrvamajāyanta daśa tisraśca bhārata
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ajāyanta -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tisra -
  • tisṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tisṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tisṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “prajāpaterduhitarastāsāṃ jyeṣṭhābhavadditiḥ
  • prajāpater -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • duhitaras -
  • duhitṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • jyeṣṭhā -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ditiḥ -
  • diti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    diti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.200.20

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 12.200.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಪೂರ್ವಮಜಾಯನ್ತ ದಶ ತಿಸ್ರಶ್ಚ ಭಾರತ ।
ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೇರ್ದುಹಿತರಸ್ತಾಸಾಂ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾಭವದ್ದಿತಿಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 12.200.20 in Bengali sript:
তস্য পূর্বমজাযন্ত দশ তিস্রশ্চ ভারত ।
প্রজাপতের্দুহিতরস্তাসাং জ্যেষ্ঠাভবদ্দিতিঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 12.200.20 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય પૂર્વમજાયન્ત દશ તિસ્રશ્ચ ભારત ।
પ્રજાપતેર્દુહિતરસ્તાસાં જ્યેષ્ઠાભવદ્દિતિઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 12.200.20 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ പൂര്വമജായന്ത ദശ തിസ്രശ്ച ഭാരത ।
പ്രജാപതേര്ദുഹിതരസ്താസാം ജ്യേഷ്ഠാഭവദ്ദിതിഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.200.20 in Telugu sript:
తస్య పూర్వమజాయన్త దశ తిస్రశ్చ భారత ।
ప్రజాపతేర్దుహితరస్తాసాం జ్యేష్ఠాభవద్దితిః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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