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 12.259.13

उद्वेजनेन बन्धेन विरूपकरणेन च ।
वधदण्डेन ते क्लेश्या न पुरोऽहितसंपदा ॥ १३ ॥

udvejanena bandhena virūpakaraṇena ca |
vadhadaṇḍena te kleśyā na puro'hitasaṃpadā || 13 ||

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

...practices to be known by others, or concealing their real nature by appearing to adopt others (that are hateful or repulsive), he should enter his own Self.{GL_NOTE:175493:} By association with Yoga and dissociation...

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

Udvejana, Bandha, Virupakarana, Vadhadanda, Tad, Yushmad, Kleshya, Purah, Pur, Pura, Puru, Ahita, Sampad, Sampada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.259.13). 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: “udvejanena bandhena virūpakaraṇena ca
  • udvejanena -
  • udvejana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    udvejana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bandhena -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • virūpakaraṇena -
  • virūpakaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    virūpakaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vadhadaṇḍena te kleśyā na puro'hitasaṃpadā
  • vadhadaṇḍena -
  • vadhadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kleśyā* -
  • kleś -> kleśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kleś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kleś class 1 verb]
    kleś -> kleśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kleś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kleś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kleś class 1 verb]
    kliś -> kleśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kliś class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √kliś], [vocative plural from √kliś]
    kliś -> kleśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kliś class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kliś class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √kliś], [vocative plural from √kliś], [accusative plural from √kliś]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puro' -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    puru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ahita -
  • ahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampadā -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sampadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.259.13

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 12.259.13 in Kannada sript:
ಉದ್ವೇಜನೇನ ಬನ್ಧೇನ ವಿರೂಪಕರಣೇನ ಚ ।
ವಧದಣ್ಡೇನ ತೇ ಕ್ಲೇಶ್ಯಾ ನ ಪುರೋಽಹಿತಸಂಪದಾ ॥ 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 12.259.13 in Bengali sript:
উদ্বেজনেন বন্ধেন বিরূপকরণেন চ ।
বধদণ্ডেন তে ক্লেশ্যা ন পুরোঽহিতসংপদা ॥ 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 12.259.13 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદ્વેજનેન બન્ધેન વિરૂપકરણેન ચ ।
વધદણ્ડેન તે ક્લેશ્યા ન પુરોઽહિતસંપદા ॥ 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 12.259.13 in Malayalam sript:
ഉദ്വേജനേന ബന്ധേന വിരൂപകരണേന ച ।
വധദണ്ഡേന തേ ക്ലേശ്യാ ന പുരോഽഹിതസംപദാ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.259.13 in Telugu sript:
ఉద్వేజనేన బన్ధేన విరూపకరణేన చ ।
వధదణ్డేన తే క్లేశ్యా న పురోఽహితసంపదా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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