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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 12.262.13
यत एवंविधा विप्राः पुराणा यज्ञवाहनाः ।
त्रैविद्यवृद्धाः शुचयो वृत्तवन्तो यशस्विनः ।
यजन्तोऽहरहर्यज्ञैर्निराशीर्बन्धना बुधाः ॥ १३ ॥
yata evaṃvidhā viprāḥ purāṇā yajñavāhanāḥ |
traividyavṛddhāḥ śucayo vṛttavanto yaśasvinaḥ |
yajanto'haraharyajñairnirāśīrbandhanā budhāḥ || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...either the Yellow or the Red hue, is seen sometimes to be overwhelmed by Tamas and fall among the order of Intermediate creatures. As regards ourselves, we are exceedingly afflicted and attached to objects that...
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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 (12.262.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatah, Yat, Yata, Evamvidha, Vipra, Purana, Yajnavahana, Traividya, Vriddha, Shuci, Vrittavat, Yashasvin, Yashasvi, Yajanta, Yajat, Aharahar, Yajna, Nirashis, Nirashi, Bandhana, Budha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.262.13). 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: “yata evaṃvidhā viprāḥ purāṇā yajñavāhanāḥ ”
- yata* -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- evaṃvidhā* -
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evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]evaṃvidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viprāḥ -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viprā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- purāṇā* -
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purāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yajñavāhanāḥ -
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yajñavāhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yajñavāhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “traividyavṛddhāḥ śucayo vṛttavanto yaśasvinaḥ ”
- traividya -
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traividya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]traividya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛddhāḥ -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- śucayo* -
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śuci (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śuci (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vṛttavanto* -
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vṛttavat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√vṛt -> vṛttavat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- yaśasvinaḥ -
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yaśasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yaśasvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yaśasvī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 3: “yajanto'haraharyajñairnirāśīrbandhanā budhāḥ ”
- yajanto' -
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yajanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yaj -> yajat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
- aharahar -
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aharahar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yajñair -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- nirāśīr -
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nirāśis (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]nirāśī (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nirāśī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- bandhanā* -
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bandhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- budhāḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.262.13
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 12.262.13 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ ಏವಂವಿಧಾ ವಿಪ್ರಾಃ ಪುರಾಣಾ ಯಜ್ಞವಾಹನಾಃ ।
ತ್ರೈವಿದ್ಯವೃದ್ಧಾಃ ಶುಚಯೋ ವೃತ್ತವನ್ತೋ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನಃ ।
ಯಜನ್ತೋಽಹರಹರ್ಯಜ್ಞೈರ್ನಿರಾಶೀರ್ಬನ್ಧನಾ ಬುಧಾಃ ॥ 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 12.262.13 in Bengali sript:
যত এবংবিধা বিপ্রাঃ পুরাণা যজ্ঞবাহনাঃ ।
ত্রৈবিদ্যবৃদ্ধাঃ শুচযো বৃত্তবন্তো যশস্বিনঃ ।
যজন্তোঽহরহর্যজ্ঞৈর্নিরাশীর্বন্ধনা বুধাঃ ॥ 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 12.262.13 in Gujarati sript:
યત એવંવિધા વિપ્રાઃ પુરાણા યજ્ઞવાહનાઃ ।
ત્રૈવિદ્યવૃદ્ધાઃ શુચયો વૃત્તવન્તો યશસ્વિનઃ ।
યજન્તોઽહરહર્યજ્ઞૈર્નિરાશીર્બન્ધના બુધાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.262.13 in Malayalam sript:
യത ഏവംവിധാ വിപ്രാഃ പുരാണാ യജ്ഞവാഹനാഃ ।
ത്രൈവിദ്യവൃദ്ധാഃ ശുചയോ വൃത്തവന്തോ യശസ്വിനഃ ।
യജന്തോഽഹരഹര്യജ്ഞൈര്നിരാശീര്ബന്ധനാ ബുധാഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.262.13 in Telugu sript:
యత ఏవంవిధా విప్రాః పురాణా యజ్ఞవాహనాః ।
త్రైవిద్యవృద్ధాః శుచయో వృత్తవన్తో యశస్వినః ।
యజన్తోఽహరహర్యజ్ఞైర్నిరాశీర్బన్ధనా బుధాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥