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 13.50.12

निषादा बहवस्तत्र मत्स्योद्धरणनिश्चिताः ।
व्यायता बलिनः शूराः सलिलेष्वनिवर्तिनः ।
अभ्याययुश्च तं देशं निश्चिता जालकर्मणि ॥ १२ ॥

niṣādā bahavastatra matsyoddharaṇaniścitāḥ |
vyāyatā balinaḥ śūrāḥ salileṣvanivartinaḥ |
abhyāyayuśca taṃ deśaṃ niścitā jālakarmaṇi || 12 ||

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

...law declares.' "Yudhishthira said, 'We know that the son becomes his from whose seed he has taken birth. Whence does the husband of the woman that brings forth the son derive his right to the latter? Similarly, the son called Adhyudha should...

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

Nishada, Bahu, Bahava, Tatra, Matsya, Uddharana, Nishcita, Vyayata, Balin, Bali, Shura, Salila, Anivartin, Abhi, Yayu, Desha, Jalakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.50.12). 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: “niṣādā bahavastatra matsyoddharaṇaniścitāḥ
  • niṣādā* -
  • niṣāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bahavas -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • matsyo -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    matsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uddharaṇa -
  • uddharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niścitāḥ -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niścitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vyāyatā balinaḥ śūrāḥ salileṣvanivartinaḥ
  • vyāyatā* -
  • vyāyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyāyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balinaḥ -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śūrāḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • salileṣva -
  • salila (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    salila (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • anivartinaḥ -
  • anivartin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anivartin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “abhyāyayuśca taṃ deśaṃ niścitā jālakarmaṇi
  • abhyā -
  • abhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    abhyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yayuś -
  • yayu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • deśam -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niścitā* -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niścitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jālakarmaṇi -
  • jālakarman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.50.12

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 13.50.12 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಷಾದಾ ಬಹವಸ್ತತ್ರ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯೋದ್ಧರಣನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾಃ ।
ವ್ಯಾಯತಾ ಬಲಿನಃ ಶೂರಾಃ ಸಲಿಲೇಷ್ವನಿವರ್ತಿನಃ ।
ಅಭ್ಯಾಯಯುಶ್ಚ ತಂ ದೇಶಂ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಾ ಜಾಲಕರ್ಮಣಿ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 13.50.12 in Bengali sript:
নিষাদা বহবস্তত্র মত্স্যোদ্ধরণনিশ্চিতাঃ ।
ব্যাযতা বলিনঃ শূরাঃ সলিলেষ্বনিবর্তিনঃ ।
অভ্যাযযুশ্চ তং দেশং নিশ্চিতা জালকর্মণি ॥ ১২ ॥

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 13.50.12 in Gujarati sript:
નિષાદા બહવસ્તત્ર મત્સ્યોદ્ધરણનિશ્ચિતાઃ ।
વ્યાયતા બલિનઃ શૂરાઃ સલિલેષ્વનિવર્તિનઃ ।
અભ્યાયયુશ્ચ તં દેશં નિશ્ચિતા જાલકર્મણિ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 13.50.12 in Malayalam sript:
നിഷാദാ ബഹവസ്തത്ര മത്സ്യോദ്ധരണനിശ്ചിതാഃ ।
വ്യായതാ ബലിനഃ ശൂരാഃ സലിലേഷ്വനിവര്തിനഃ ।
അഭ്യായയുശ്ച തം ദേശം നിശ്ചിതാ ജാലകര്മണി ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.50.12 in Telugu sript:
నిషాదా బహవస్తత్ర మత్స్యోద్ధరణనిశ్చితాః ।
వ్యాయతా బలినః శూరాః సలిలేష్వనివర్తినః ।
అభ్యాయయుశ్చ తం దేశం నిశ్చితా జాలకర్మణి ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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