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 13.12.20

उवाच पुत्रांश्च ततः स्त्रीभूतः पार्थिवोत्तमः ।
संप्रीत्या भुज्यतां राज्यं वनं यास्यामि पुत्रकाः ।
अभिषिच्य स पुत्राणां शतं राजा वनं गतः ॥ २० ॥

uvāca putrāṃśca tataḥ strībhūtaḥ pārthivottamaḥ |
saṃprītyā bhujyatāṃ rājyaṃ vanaṃ yāsyāmi putrakāḥ |
abhiṣicya sa putrāṇāṃ śataṃ rājā vanaṃ gataḥ || 20 ||

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

...administer to the indulgence of all your wishes,—Hearing these words of my mother, O slayer of foes, that day, I joined my hands in reverence and bowing unto her, said,—O mother, who this Mahadeva? In what manner can one gratify him? Where does...

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

Putra, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Stri, Bhuta, Bhutas, Parthiva, Uttama, Sampriti, Rajya, Vana, Putraka, Abhishicya, Shata, Raja, Gat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.12.20). 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: “uvāca putrāṃśca tataḥ strībhūtaḥ pārthivottamaḥ
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • putrāṃś -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • bhūtaḥ -
  • bhūtas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthivo -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttamaḥ -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃprītyā bhujyatāṃ rājyaṃ vanaṃ yāsyāmi putrakāḥ
  • samprītyā* -
  • samprīti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhujyatām -
  • bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative passive third single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative passive third single]
    bhuj (verb class 7)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāsyāmi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
  • putrakāḥ -
  • putraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “abhiṣicya sa putrāṇāṃ śataṃ rājā vanaṃ gataḥ
  • abhiṣicya -
  • abhiṣicya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhiṣicya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putrāṇām -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.12.20

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 13.12.20 in Kannada sript:
ಉವಾಚ ಪುತ್ರಾಂಶ್ಚ ತತಃ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭೂತಃ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವೋತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಸಂಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾ ಭುಜ್ಯತಾಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ವನಂ ಯಾಸ್ಯಾಮಿ ಪುತ್ರಕಾಃ ।
ಅಭಿಷಿಚ್ಯ ಸ ಪುತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಶತಂ ರಾಜಾ ವನಂ ಗತಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 13.12.20 in Bengali sript:
উবাচ পুত্রাংশ্চ ততঃ স্ত্রীভূতঃ পার্থিবোত্তমঃ ।
সংপ্রীত্যা ভুজ্যতাং রাজ্যং বনং যাস্যামি পুত্রকাঃ ।
অভিষিচ্য স পুত্রাণাং শতং রাজা বনং গতঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 13.12.20 in Gujarati sript:
ઉવાચ પુત્રાંશ્ચ તતઃ સ્ત્રીભૂતઃ પાર્થિવોત્તમઃ ।
સંપ્રીત્યા ભુજ્યતાં રાજ્યં વનં યાસ્યામિ પુત્રકાઃ ।
અભિષિચ્ય સ પુત્રાણાં શતં રાજા વનં ગતઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 13.12.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഉവാച പുത്രാംശ്ച തതഃ സ്ത്രീഭൂതഃ പാര്ഥിവോത്തമഃ ।
സംപ്രീത്യാ ഭുജ്യതാം രാജ്യം വനം യാസ്യാമി പുത്രകാഃ ।
അഭിഷിച്യ സ പുത്രാണാം ശതം രാജാ വനം ഗതഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.12.20 in Telugu sript:
ఉవాచ పుత్రాంశ్చ తతః స్త్రీభూతః పార్థివోత్తమః ।
సంప్రీత్యా భుజ్యతాం రాజ్యం వనం యాస్యామి పుత్రకాః ।
అభిషిచ్య స పుత్రాణాం శతం రాజా వనం గతః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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