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 13.52.12

यत्तु तावदतिक्रान्तं धर्मद्वारं तपोधन ।
तत्कार्यं प्रकरिष्यामि तदनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥ १२ ॥

yattu tāvadatikrāntaṃ dharmadvāraṃ tapodhana |
tatkāryaṃ prakariṣyāmi tadanujñātumarhasi || 12 ||

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

...birth. How also did a son of the race of Kusika who was Kshatriya become a Brahmana? Great, without doubt, was the puissance of the high-souled Rama, O chief of men, as also of Visvamitra. Why did the grandson of Ricika instead of his son become...

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

Yat, Yad, Tavat, Atikranta, Dharmadvara, Tapodhana, Tatkarin, Pra, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.52.12). 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: “yattu tāvadatikrāntaṃ dharmadvāraṃ tapodhana
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • atikrāntam -
  • atikrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atikrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atikrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmadvāram -
  • dharmadvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapodhana -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapodhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tatkāryaṃ prakariṣyāmi tadanujñātumarhasi
  • tatkārya -
  • tatkārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    tatkārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kariṣyāmi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active first single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active first single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñātum -
  • jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.52.12

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 13.52.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ತು ತಾವದತಿಕ್ರಾನ್ತಂ ಧರ್ಮದ್ವಾರಂ ತಪೋಧನ ।
ತತ್ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಕರಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತದನುಜ್ಞಾತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ 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 13.52.12 in Bengali sript:
যত্তু তাবদতিক্রান্তং ধর্মদ্বারং তপোধন ।
তত্কার্যং প্রকরিষ্যামি তদনুজ্ঞাতুমর্হসি ॥ 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 13.52.12 in Gujarati sript:
યત્તુ તાવદતિક્રાન્તં ધર્મદ્વારં તપોધન ।
તત્કાર્યં પ્રકરિષ્યામિ તદનુજ્ઞાતુમર્હસિ ॥ 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 13.52.12 in Malayalam sript:
യത്തു താവദതിക്രാന്തം ധര്മദ്വാരം തപോധന ।
തത്കാര്യം പ്രകരിഷ്യാമി തദനുജ്ഞാതുമര്ഹസി ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.52.12 in Telugu sript:
యత్తు తావదతిక్రాన్తం ధర్మద్వారం తపోధన ।
తత్కార్యం ప్రకరిష్యామి తదనుజ్ఞాతుమర్హసి ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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