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 13.12.8

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इतश्चेतश्च वै धावञ्श्रमतृष्णार्दितो नृपः ।
सरोऽपश्यत्सुरुचिरं पूर्णं परमवारिणा ।
सोऽवगाह्य सरस्तात पाययामास वाजिनम् ॥ ८ ॥

itaścetaśca vai dhāvañśramatṛṣṇārdito nṛpaḥ |
saro'paśyatsuruciraṃ pūrṇaṃ paramavāriṇā |
so'vagāhya sarastāta pāyayāmāsa vājinam || 8 ||

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

...Vyaghrapada. He was celebrated for his knowledge and mastery over the Vedas and their branches. I was born as the son of that Rishi and Dhaumya took birth as my younger brother. On a certain occasion, Madhava, accompanied by Dhaumya, I came upon...
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 (13.12.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Itah, Ita, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Dhavat, Shrama, Trishna, Ardita, Nripa, Sara, Saras, Saru, Apashyat, Rucira, Purna, Parama, Vari, Sah, Tata, Vajin, Vajina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.12.8). 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: “itaścetaśca vai dhāvañśramatṛṣṇārdito nṛpaḥ ”
itaś -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
cetaś -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
dhāvañś -
dhāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
śrama -
śrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ardito* -
ardita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nṛpaḥ -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saro'paśyatsuruciraṃ pūrṇaṃ paramavāriṇā ”
saro' -
saras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

saru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

saru (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
apaśyatsu -
apaśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

apaśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ruciram -
rucira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rucira (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rucirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pūrṇam -
pūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

pūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
parama -
parama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāriṇā -
vāri (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 3: “so'vagāhya sarastāta pāyayāmāsa vājinam ”
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
avag -
√vac (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ahya -
√ah -> ahya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ah]
saras -
saras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāyayāmā -
√pā (verb class 0)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vājinam -
vājina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vājina (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vājinā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vājin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.12.8

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;

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Preview of verse 13.12.8 in Kannada sript:
ಇತಶ್ಚೇತಶ್ಚ ವೈ ಧಾವಞ್ಶ್ರಮತೃಷ್ಣಾರ್ದಿತೋ ನೃಪಃ ।
ಸರೋಽಪಶ್ಯತ್ಸುರುಚಿರಂ ಪೂರ್ಣಂ ಪರಮವಾರಿಣಾ ।
ಸೋಽವಗಾಹ್ಯ ಸರಸ್ತಾತ ಪಾಯಯಾಮಾಸ ವಾಜಿನಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.12.8 in Bengali sript:
ইতশ্চেতশ্চ বৈ ধাবঞ্শ্রমতৃষ্ণার্দিতো নৃপঃ ।
সরোঽপশ্যত্সুরুচিরং পূর্ণং পরমবারিণা ।
সোঽবগাহ্য সরস্তাত পাযযামাস বাজিনম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 13.12.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઇતશ્ચેતશ્ચ વૈ ધાવઞ્શ્રમતૃષ્ણાર્દિતો નૃપઃ ।
સરોઽપશ્યત્સુરુચિરં પૂર્ણં પરમવારિણા ।
સોઽવગાહ્ય સરસ્તાત પાયયામાસ વાજિનમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.12.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഇതശ്ചേതശ്ച വൈ ധാവഞ്ശ്രമതൃഷ്ണാര്ദിതോ നൃപഃ ।
സരോഽപശ്യത്സുരുചിരം പൂര്ണം പരമവാരിണാ ।
സോഽവഗാഹ്യ സരസ്താത പായയാമാസ വാജിനമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.12.8 in Telugu sript:
ఇతశ్చేతశ్చ వై ధావఞ్శ్రమతృష్ణార్దితో నృపః ।
సరోఽపశ్యత్సురుచిరం పూర్ణం పరమవారిణా ।
సోఽవగాహ్య సరస్తాత పాయయామాస వాజినమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021