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 13.12.9

अथ पीतोदकं सोऽश्वं वृक्षे बद्ध्वा नृपोत्तमः ।
अवगाह्य ततः स्नातो राजा स्त्रीत्वमवाप ह ॥ ९ ॥

atha pītodakaṃ so'śvaṃ vṛkṣe baddhvā nṛpottamaḥ |
avagāhya tataḥ snāto rājā strītvamavāpa ha || 9 ||

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

...asylum of certain Rishis of cleansed souls. There I beheld a cow that was being milked. I saw the milk and it appeared to me to resemble Amrita itself in taste. I then came home, and impelled by childishness, I addressed my mother and said,—Give...

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

Atha, Pitodaka, Sah, Ashva, Vriksha, Baddhva, Nripa, Uttama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Snata, Snat, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Stritva, Avapa, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.12.9). 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: “atha pītodakaṃ so'śvaṃ vṛkṣe baddhvā nṛpottamaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pītodakam -
  • pītodaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pītodaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pītodakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvam -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • vṛkṣe -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • baddhvā* -
  • baddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpo -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttamaḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “avagāhya tataḥ snāto rājā strītvamavāpa ha
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahya -
  • ah -> ahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ah]
  • 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]
  • snāto* -
  • snāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √snā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √snā class 4 verb]
    snā -> snāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √snā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √snā class 2 verb]
    snā (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • strītvam -
  • strītva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avāpa -
  • avāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.12.9

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 13.12.9 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಪೀತೋದಕಂ ಸೋಽಶ್ವಂ ವೃಕ್ಷೇ ಬದ್ಧ್ವಾ ನೃಪೋತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಅವಗಾಹ್ಯ ತತಃ ಸ್ನಾತೋ ರಾಜಾ ಸ್ತ್ರೀತ್ವಮವಾಪ ಹ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 13.12.9 in Bengali sript:
অথ পীতোদকং সোঽশ্বং বৃক্ষে বদ্ধ্বা নৃপোত্তমঃ ।
অবগাহ্য ততঃ স্নাতো রাজা স্ত্রীত্বমবাপ হ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 13.12.9 in Gujarati sript:
અથ પીતોદકં સોઽશ્વં વૃક્ષે બદ્ધ્વા નૃપોત્તમઃ ।
અવગાહ્ય તતઃ સ્નાતો રાજા સ્ત્રીત્વમવાપ હ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 13.12.9 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ പീതോദകം സോഽശ്വം വൃക്ഷേ ബദ്ധ്വാ നൃപോത്തമഃ ।
അവഗാഹ്യ തതഃ സ്നാതോ രാജാ സ്ത്രീത്വമവാപ ഹ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.12.9 in Telugu sript:
అథ పీతోదకం సోఽశ్వం వృక్షే బద్ధ్వా నృపోత్తమః ।
అవగాహ్య తతః స్నాతో రాజా స్త్రీత్వమవాప హ ॥ ౯ ॥

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