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 12.218.15

अपाकृता ततः शक्र त्वयि वत्स्यामि वासव ।
अप्रमत्तेन धार्यास्मि तपसा विक्रमेण च ॥ १५ ॥

apākṛtā tataḥ śakra tvayi vatsyāmi vāsava |
apramattena dhāryāsmi tapasā vikrameṇa ca || 15 ||

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

...entertained by men). They, however, that are Yogins, behold Brahma to be the universal cause. The men of the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali Yugas are inspired with doubts. The men, however, of the Krita Yuga...

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

Apakrita, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shakra, Yushmad, Vasava, Apramatta, Dhari, Dharya, Tapasa, Vikrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.218.15). 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: “apākṛtā tataḥ śakra tvayi vatsyāmi vāsava
  • apākṛtā -
  • apākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • śakra -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • vatsyāmi -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • vāsava -
  • vāsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “apramattena dhāryāsmi tapasā vikrameṇa ca
  • apramattena -
  • apramatta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    apramatta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhāryā -
  • dhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dhṛ]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dhṛ]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • tapasā* -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vikrameṇa -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.218.15

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 12.218.15 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಾಕೃತಾ ತತಃ ಶಕ್ರ ತ್ವಯಿ ವತ್ಸ್ಯಾಮಿ ವಾಸವ ।
ಅಪ್ರಮತ್ತೇನ ಧಾರ್ಯಾಸ್ಮಿ ತಪಸಾ ವಿಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಚ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 12.218.15 in Bengali sript:
অপাকৃতা ততঃ শক্র ত্বযি বত্স্যামি বাসব ।
অপ্রমত্তেন ধার্যাস্মি তপসা বিক্রমেণ চ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.218.15 in Gujarati sript:
અપાકૃતા તતઃ શક્ર ત્વયિ વત્સ્યામિ વાસવ ।
અપ્રમત્તેન ધાર્યાસ્મિ તપસા વિક્રમેણ ચ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 12.218.15 in Malayalam sript:
അപാകൃതാ തതഃ ശക്ര ത്വയി വത്സ്യാമി വാസവ ।
അപ്രമത്തേന ധാര്യാസ്മി തപസാ വിക്രമേണ ച ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.218.15 in Telugu sript:
అపాకృతా తతః శక్ర త్వయి వత్స్యామి వాసవ ।
అప్రమత్తేన ధార్యాస్మి తపసా విక్రమేణ చ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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