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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 13.12.40
इन्द्रस्तु विस्मितो हृष्टः स्त्रियं पप्रच्छ तां पुनः ।
पुरुषोत्पादिता ये ते कथं द्वेष्याः सुतास्तव ॥ ४० ॥
indrastu vismito hṛṣṭaḥ striyaṃ papraccha tāṃ punaḥ |
puruṣotpāditā ye te kathaṃ dveṣyāḥ sutāstava || 40 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...himself with the discus, sometimes with the trident, sometimes with the mace, sometimes with the heavy mullets, sometimes with the scimitar, and sometimes with the battle axe. He it is that assumes the form of Sesha who sustains the world on...
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 (13.12.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Indra, Vismita, Hrishta, Stri, Puna, Purusha, Utpadita, Yah, Yat, Tad, Yushmad, Katham, Katha, Dveshya, Dveshi, Suta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.12.40). 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: “indrastu vismito hṛṣṭaḥ striyaṃ papraccha tāṃ punaḥ ”
- indras -
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indra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vismito* -
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vismita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hṛṣṭaḥ -
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hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
- striyam -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- papraccha -
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√praś (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “puruṣotpāditā ye te kathaṃ dveṣyāḥ sutāstava ”
- puruṣo -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utpāditā* -
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utpādita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]utpāditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dveṣyāḥ -
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dveṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dveṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dviṣ], [vocative plural from √dviṣ]√dviṣ -> dveṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dviṣ], [vocative plural from √dviṣ], [accusative plural from √dviṣ]dveṣī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sutās -
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suta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.12.40
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 13.12.40 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರಸ್ತು ವಿಸ್ಮಿತೋ ಹೃಷ್ಟಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಂ ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛ ತಾಂ ಪುನಃ ।
ಪುರುಷೋತ್ಪಾದಿತಾ ಯೇ ತೇ ಕಥಂ ದ್ವೇಷ್ಯಾಃ ಸುತಾಸ್ತವ ॥ ೪೦ ॥
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 13.12.40 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্রস্তু বিস্মিতো হৃষ্টঃ স্ত্রিযং পপ্রচ্ছ তাং পুনঃ ।
পুরুষোত্পাদিতা যে তে কথং দ্বেষ্যাঃ সুতাস্তব ॥ ৪০ ॥
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 13.12.40 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્રસ્તુ વિસ્મિતો હૃષ્ટઃ સ્ત્રિયં પપ્રચ્છ તાં પુનઃ ।
પુરુષોત્પાદિતા યે તે કથં દ્વેષ્યાઃ સુતાસ્તવ ॥ ૪૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.12.40 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്രസ്തു വിസ്മിതോ ഹൃഷ്ടഃ സ്ത്രിയം പപ്രച്ഛ താം പുനഃ ।
പുരുഷോത്പാദിതാ യേ തേ കഥം ദ്വേഷ്യാഃ സുതാസ്തവ ॥ ൪൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.12.40 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్రస్తు విస్మితో హృష్టః స్త్రియం పప్రచ్ఛ తాం పునః ।
పురుషోత్పాదితా యే తే కథం ద్వేష్యాః సుతాస్తవ ॥ ౪౦ ॥