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 13.12.17

अथोवाच स राजर्षिः स्त्रीभूतो वदतां वरः ।
मृगयामस्मि निर्यातो बलैः परिवृतो दृढम् ।
उद्भ्रान्तः प्राविशं घोरामटवीं दैवमोहितः ॥ १७ ॥

athovāca sa rājarṣiḥ strībhūto vadatāṃ varaḥ |
mṛgayāmasmi niryāto balaiḥ parivṛto dṛḍham |
udbhrāntaḥ prāviśaṃ ghorāmaṭavīṃ daivamohitaḥ || 17 ||

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

...by the produce of the wilderness. There cannot be any milk, O child, in the wilderness where there are no offspring of Surabhi.{GL_NOTE:176140:} Dwelling on the banks of rivers or in caves or on mountain-breasts, or in tirthas and other places...

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

Athova, Rajarshi, Stri, Bhuta, Bhutas, Vadat, Vara, Varas, Mrigaya, Niryatri, Niryata, Bala, Parivrita, Dridha, Udbhranta, Pravi, Sha, Ghora, Atavi, Daiva, Mohita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.12.17). 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: “athovāca sa rājarṣiḥ strībhūto vadatāṃ varaḥ
  • athovā -
  • athovā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aca -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājarṣiḥ -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • bhūto* -
  • bhūtas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadatām -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛgayāmasmi niryāto balaiḥ parivṛto dṛḍham
  • mṛgayām -
  • mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • niryāto* -
  • niryātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    niryāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balaiḥ -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parivṛto* -
  • parivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛḍham -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “udbhrāntaḥ prāviśaṃ ghorāmaṭavīṃ daivamohitaḥ
  • udbhrāntaḥ -
  • udbhrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāvi -
  • prāvī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    prāvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śam -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ghorām -
  • ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṭavīm -
  • aṭavī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • daiva -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mohitaḥ -
  • mohita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.12.17

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 13.12.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥೋವಾಚ ಸ ರಾಜರ್ಷಿಃ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭೂತೋ ವದತಾಂ ವರಃ ।
ಮೃಗಯಾಮಸ್ಮಿ ನಿರ್ಯಾತೋ ಬಲೈಃ ಪರಿವೃತೋ ದೃಢಮ್ ।
ಉದ್ಭ್ರಾನ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಾವಿಶಂ ಘೋರಾಮಟವೀಂ ದೈವಮೋಹಿತಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 13.12.17 in Bengali sript:
অথোবাচ স রাজর্ষিঃ স্ত্রীভূতো বদতাং বরঃ ।
মৃগযামস্মি নির্যাতো বলৈঃ পরিবৃতো দৃঢম্ ।
উদ্ভ্রান্তঃ প্রাবিশং ঘোরামটবীং দৈবমোহিতঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 13.12.17 in Gujarati sript:
અથોવાચ સ રાજર્ષિઃ સ્ત્રીભૂતો વદતાં વરઃ ।
મૃગયામસ્મિ નિર્યાતો બલૈઃ પરિવૃતો દૃઢમ્ ।
ઉદ્ભ્રાન્તઃ પ્રાવિશં ઘોરામટવીં દૈવમોહિતઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 13.12.17 in Malayalam sript:
അഥോവാച സ രാജര്ഷിഃ സ്ത്രീഭൂതോ വദതാം വരഃ ।
മൃഗയാമസ്മി നിര്യാതോ ബലൈഃ പരിവൃതോ ദൃഢമ് ।
ഉദ്ഭ്രാന്തഃ പ്രാവിശം ഘോരാമടവീം ദൈവമോഹിതഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.12.17 in Telugu sript:
అథోవాచ స రాజర్షిః స్త్రీభూతో వదతాం వరః ।
మృగయామస్మి నిర్యాతో బలైః పరివృతో దృఢమ్ ।
ఉద్భ్రాన్తః ప్రావిశం ఘోరామటవీం దైవమోహితః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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