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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 12.208.13
प्रकीर्णमेषभारो हि यद्वद्धार्येत दस्युभिः ।
प्रतिलोमां दिशं बुद्ध्वा संसारमबुधास्तथा ॥ १३ ॥
prakīrṇameṣabhāro hi yadvaddhāryeta dasyubhiḥ |
pratilomāṃ diśaṃ buddhvā saṃsāramabudhāstathā || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...they appropriated them to their own use shamelessly. Their cooks no longer professed any consideration for purity of mind, deed, and word. They ate what had been left uncovered. Their corn lay scattered in yards...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.208.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prakirna, Esha, Bhara, Yadvat, Dasyu, Pratiloma, Disham, Dish, Disha, Buddhva, Samsara, Abudha, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.208.13). 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: “prakīrṇameṣabhāro hi yadvaddhāryeta dasyubhiḥ ”
- prakīrṇam -
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prakīrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakīrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prakīrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhāro* -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yadvaddh -
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yadvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hāryeta -
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√hṛ (verb class 0)[optative passive third single]
- dasyubhiḥ -
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dasyu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “pratilomāṃ diśaṃ buddhvā saṃsāramabudhāstathā ”
- pratilomām -
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pratilomā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- diśam -
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diśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]diśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]diśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- buddhvā -
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√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]buddhvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṃsāram -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- abudhās -
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abudha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.208.13
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.208.13 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣಮೇಷಭಾರೋ ಹಿ ಯದ್ವದ್ಧಾರ್ಯೇತ ದಸ್ಯುಭಿಃ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಲೋಮಾಂ ದಿಶಂ ಬುದ್ಧ್ವಾ ಸಂಸಾರಮಬುಧಾಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.208.13 in Bengali sript:
প্রকীর্ণমেষভারো হি যদ্বদ্ধার্যেত দস্যুভিঃ ।
প্রতিলোমাং দিশং বুদ্ধ্বা সংসারমবুধাস্তথা ॥ ১৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.208.13 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રકીર્ણમેષભારો હિ યદ્વદ્ધાર્યેત દસ્યુભિઃ ।
પ્રતિલોમાં દિશં બુદ્ધ્વા સંસારમબુધાસ્તથા ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.208.13 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രകീര്ണമേഷഭാരോ ഹി യദ്വദ്ധാര്യേത ദസ്യുഭിഃ ।
പ്രതിലോമാം ദിശം ബുദ്ധ്വാ സംസാരമബുധാസ്തഥാ ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.208.13 in Telugu sript:
ప్రకీర్ణమేషభారో హి యద్వద్ధార్యేత దస్యుభిః ।
ప్రతిలోమాం దిశం బుద్ధ్వా సంసారమబుధాస్తథా ॥ ౧౩ ॥