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 13.51.12

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नहुष उवाच ।
अर्धराज्यं समग्रं वा निषादेभ्यः प्रदीयताम् ।
एतन्मूल्यमहं मन्ये किं वान्यन्मन्यसे द्विज ॥ १२ ॥

nahuṣa uvāca |
ardharājyaṃ samagraṃ vā niṣādebhyaḥ pradīyatām |
etanmūlyamahaṃ manye kiṃ vānyanmanyase dvija || 12 ||

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

...of them were bent upon catching fish. Well-formed and broad-chested, endued with great strength and courage and never returning in fear from water, those men who lived upon the earnings by their nets, came to that spot, resolved to catch fish...
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 (13.51.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nahusha, Nahus, Ardha, Rajya, Samagra, Var, Nishada, Pradi, Iyat, Iyata, Etad, Mulya, Aha, Asmad, Manya, Mani, Kim, Vani, Vanya, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.51.12). 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: “nahuṣa uvāca ”
nahuṣa* -
nahuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nahus (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
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]
Line 2: “ardharājyaṃ samagraṃ vā niṣādebhyaḥ pradīyatām ”
ardha -
ardha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ardha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]
samagram -
samagra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samagra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

samagrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
niṣādebhyaḥ -
niṣāda (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
pradī -
pradi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyatām -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “etanmūlyamahaṃ manye kiṃ vānyanmanyase dvija ”
etan -
etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mūlyam -
mūlya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūlya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

mūlyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mūl -> mūlya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]

√mūl -> mūlya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
manye -
manya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

manyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

manī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive first single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vānya -
vānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vānya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vānya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vam -> vānya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vam]

va (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√van -> vānya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]

√van -> vānya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
an -
ad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
manyase -
√man (verb class 4)

[present middle second single], [present passive second single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive second single]
dvija -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.51.12

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;

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Preview of verse 13.51.12 in Kannada sript:
ನಹುಷ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅರ್ಧರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಸಮಗ್ರಂ ವಾ ನಿಷಾದೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರದೀಯತಾಮ್ ।
ಏತನ್ಮೂಲ್ಯಮಹಂ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಕಿಂ ವಾನ್ಯನ್ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ದ್ವಿಜ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 13.51.12 in Bengali sript:
নহুষ উবাচ ।
অর্ধরাজ্যং সমগ্রং বা নিষাদেভ্যঃ প্রদীযতাম্ ।
এতন্মূল্যমহং মন্যে কিং বান্যন্মন্যসে দ্বিজ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 13.51.12 in Gujarati sript:
નહુષ ઉવાચ ।
અર્ધરાજ્યં સમગ્રં વા નિષાદેભ્યઃ પ્રદીયતામ્ ।
એતન્મૂલ્યમહં મન્યે કિં વાન્યન્મન્યસે દ્વિજ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.51.12 in Malayalam sript:
നഹുഷ ഉവാച ।
അര്ധരാജ്യം സമഗ്രം വാ നിഷാദേഭ്യഃ പ്രദീയതാമ് ।
ഏതന്മൂല്യമഹം മന്യേ കിം വാന്യന്മന്യസേ ദ്വിജ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.51.12 in Telugu sript:
నహుష ఉవాచ ।
అర్ధరాజ్యం సమగ్రం వా నిషాదేభ్యః ప్రదీయతామ్ ।
ఏతన్మూల్యమహం మన్యే కిం వాన్యన్మన్యసే ద్విజ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021