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 12.224.13

त्रिंशन्मुहूर्तश्च भवेदहश्च रात्रिश्च संख्या मुनिभिः प्रणीता ।
मासः स्मृतो रात्र्यहनी च त्रिंशत्संवत्सरो द्वादशमास उक्तः ।
संवत्सरं द्वे अयने वदन्ति संख्याविदो दक्षिणमुत्तरं च ॥ १३ ॥

triṃśanmuhūrtaśca bhavedahaśca rātriśca saṃkhyā munibhiḥ praṇītā |
māsaḥ smṛto rātryahanī ca triṃśatsaṃvatsaro dvādaśamāsa uktaḥ |
saṃvatsaraṃ dve ayane vadanti saṃkhyāvido dakṣiṇamuttaraṃ ca || 13 ||

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

...the Understanding (which is one and the same) present different aspect in consequence of its different modifications. When it hears, it becomes the organ of hearing, and when it touches, it becomes the organ...

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

Trimshat, Muhurta, Ahan, Rat, Sankhya, Muni, Pranita, Mas, Masa, Smrita, Samvatsara, Dvadashama, Asi, Uksh, Ukta, Dva, Ayana, Vadat, Vadanti, Sankhyavida, Dakshina, Uttaram, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.224.13). 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: “triṃśanmuhūrtaśca bhavedahaśca rātriśca saṃkhyā munibhiḥ praṇītā
  • triṃśan -
  • triṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • muhūrtaś -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ahaś -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāt -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> rāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyā* -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • munibhiḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • praṇītā -
  • praṇītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “māsaḥ smṛto rātryahanī ca triṃśatsaṃvatsaro dvādaśamāsa uktaḥ
  • māsaḥ -
  • mās (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛto* -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • rātryahanī -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • triṃśat -
  • triṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • saṃvatsaro* -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvādaśamā -
  • dvādaśama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asa*u -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uktaḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • Line 3: “saṃvatsaraṃ dve ayane vadanti saṃkhyāvido dakṣiṇamuttaraṃ ca
  • saṃvatsaram -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ayane -
  • ayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • saṅkhyāvido* -
  • saṅkhyāvida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative 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 12.224.13

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 12.224.13 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ರಿಂಶನ್ಮುಹೂರ್ತಶ್ಚ ಭವೇದಹಶ್ಚ ರಾತ್ರಿಶ್ಚ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾ ಮುನಿಭಿಃ ಪ್ರಣೀತಾ ।
ಮಾಸಃ ಸ್ಮೃತೋ ರಾತ್ರ್ಯಹನೀ ಚ ತ್ರಿಂಶತ್ಸಂವತ್ಸರೋ ದ್ವಾದಶಮಾಸ ಉಕ್ತಃ ।
ಸಂವತ್ಸರಂ ದ್ವೇ ಅಯನೇ ವದನ್ತಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯಾವಿದೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಮುತ್ತರಂ ಚ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 12.224.13 in Bengali sript:
ত্রিংশন্মুহূর্তশ্চ ভবেদহশ্চ রাত্রিশ্চ সংখ্যা মুনিভিঃ প্রণীতা ।
মাসঃ স্মৃতো রাত্র্যহনী চ ত্রিংশত্সংবত্সরো দ্বাদশমাস উক্তঃ ।
সংবত্সরং দ্বে অযনে বদন্তি সংখ্যাবিদো দক্ষিণমুত্তরং চ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 12.224.13 in Gujarati sript:
ત્રિંશન્મુહૂર્તશ્ચ ભવેદહશ્ચ રાત્રિશ્ચ સંખ્યા મુનિભિઃ પ્રણીતા ।
માસઃ સ્મૃતો રાત્ર્યહની ચ ત્રિંશત્સંવત્સરો દ્વાદશમાસ ઉક્તઃ ।
સંવત્સરં દ્વે અયને વદન્તિ સંખ્યાવિદો દક્ષિણમુત્તરં ચ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 12.224.13 in Malayalam sript:
ത്രിംശന്മുഹൂര്തശ്ച ഭവേദഹശ്ച രാത്രിശ്ച സംഖ്യാ മുനിഭിഃ പ്രണീതാ ।
മാസഃ സ്മൃതോ രാത്ര്യഹനീ ച ത്രിംശത്സംവത്സരോ ദ്വാദശമാസ ഉക്തഃ ।
സംവത്സരം ദ്വേ അയനേ വദന്തി സംഖ്യാവിദോ ദക്ഷിണമുത്തരം ച ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.224.13 in Telugu sript:
త్రింశన్ముహూర్తశ్చ భవేదహశ్చ రాత్రిశ్చ సంఖ్యా మునిభిః ప్రణీతా ।
మాసః స్మృతో రాత్ర్యహనీ చ త్రింశత్సంవత్సరో ద్వాదశమాస ఉక్తః ।
సంవత్సరం ద్వే అయనే వదన్తి సంఖ్యావిదో దక్షిణముత్తరం చ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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