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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 13.12.47
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच स्त्रीभूतो राजसत्तमः ।
स्त्रियाः पुरुषसंयोगे प्रीतिरभ्यधिका सदा ।
एतस्मात्कारणाच्छक्र स्त्रीत्वमेव वृणोम्यहम् ॥ ४७ ॥
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca strībhūto rājasattamaḥ |
striyāḥ puruṣasaṃyoge prītirabhyadhikā sadā |
etasmātkāraṇācchakra strītvameva vṛṇomyaham || 47 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...or as an old man. He sports with the daughters and the spouses of the Rishis. His hair is long and stands erect. He is perfectly naked, for he has the horizon for his garments. He is endued with terrible eyes. He is fair, he is darkish, he is...
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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 (13.12.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Ukta, Prati, Stri, Bhuta, Bhutas, Rajasa, Tta, Purusha, Samyoga, Priti, Abhyadhika, Sada, Sad, Etad, Esha, Karana, Shakra, Stritva, Aha, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.12.47). 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: “evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca strībhūto rājasattamaḥ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uktaḥ -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- pratyu -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pratī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhūto* -
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bhūtas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājasa -
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rājasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ttam -
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tta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “striyāḥ puruṣasaṃyoge prītirabhyadhikā sadā ”
- striyāḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- puruṣa -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyoge -
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saṃyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prītir -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhyadhikā -
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abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “etasmātkāraṇācchakra strītvameva vṛṇomyaham ”
- etasmāt -
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etad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- kāraṇācch -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- śakra -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- strītvam -
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strītva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛṇomya -
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√vṛ (verb class 5)[present active first single]√vṛ (verb class 5)[present active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.12.47
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 13.12.47 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮುಕ್ತಃ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುವಾಚ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭೂತೋ ರಾಜಸತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾಃ ಪುರುಷಸಂಯೋಗೇ ಪ್ರೀತಿರಭ್ಯಧಿಕಾ ಸದಾ ।
ಏತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಕಾರಣಾಚ್ಛಕ್ರ ಸ್ತ್ರೀತ್ವಮೇವ ವೃಣೋಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೪೭ ॥
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 13.12.47 in Bengali sript:
এবমুক্তঃ প্রত্যুবাচ স্ত্রীভূতো রাজসত্তমঃ ।
স্ত্রিযাঃ পুরুষসংযোগে প্রীতিরভ্যধিকা সদা ।
এতস্মাত্কারণাচ্ছক্র স্ত্রীত্বমেব বৃণোম্যহম্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥
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 13.12.47 in Gujarati sript:
એવમુક્તઃ પ્રત્યુવાચ સ્ત્રીભૂતો રાજસત્તમઃ ।
સ્ત્રિયાઃ પુરુષસંયોગે પ્રીતિરભ્યધિકા સદા ।
એતસ્માત્કારણાચ્છક્ર સ્ત્રીત્વમેવ વૃણોમ્યહમ્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.12.47 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമുക്തഃ പ്രത്യുവാച സ്ത്രീഭൂതോ രാജസത്തമഃ ।
സ്ത്രിയാഃ പുരുഷസംയോഗേ പ്രീതിരഭ്യധികാ സദാ ।
ഏതസ്മാത്കാരണാച്ഛക്ര സ്ത്രീത്വമേവ വൃണോമ്യഹമ് ॥ ൪൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.12.47 in Telugu sript:
ఏవముక్తః ప్రత్యువాచ స్త్రీభూతో రాజసత్తమః ।
స్త్రియాః పురుషసంయోగే ప్రీతిరభ్యధికా సదా ।
ఏతస్మాత్కారణాచ్ఛక్ర స్త్రీత్వమేవ వృణోమ్యహమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥