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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 13.56.12
क्षत्रियं विप्रकर्माणं बृहस्पतिमिवौजसा ।
विश्वामित्रं तव कुले गाधेः पुत्रं सुधार्मिकम् ।
तपसा महता युक्तं प्रदास्यति महाद्युते ॥ १२ ॥
kṣatriyaṃ viprakarmāṇaṃ bṛhaspatimivaujasā |
viśvāmitraṃ tava kule gādheḥ putraṃ sudhārmikam |
tapasā mahatā yuktaṃ pradāsyati mahādyute || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...this. Even this is what the great Rishis have declared.' "Vaisampayana continued, 'Hearing these words of his grandfather, Yudhishthira, the delighter of the Kurus, became desirous of the end that is reserved for heroes and no longer expressed...
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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 (13.56.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshatriya, Vipra, Karman, Brihaspati, Iva, Ojas, Vishvamitra, Yushmad, Kula, Kuli, Gadhi, Putra, Dharmika, Tapasa, Mahata, Yuktam, Yukta, Prada, Mahadyuti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.56.12). 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: “kṣatriyaṃ viprakarmāṇaṃ bṛhaspatimivaujasā ”
- kṣatriyam -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vipra -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āṇam -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- bṛhaspatim -
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bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ivau -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ojasā -
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ojas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ojas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “viśvāmitraṃ tava kule gādheḥ putraṃ sudhārmikam ”
- viśvāmitram -
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viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśvāmitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- kule -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative single]kula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kuli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gādheḥ -
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gādhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√gādh (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhārmikam -
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dhārmika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhārmika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “tapasā mahatā yuktaṃ pradāsyati mahādyute ”
- tapasā* -
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tapasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mahatā* -
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mahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mahata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- pradā -
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prada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pradā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyati -
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√as (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- mahādyute -
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mahādyuti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]mahādyuti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.56.12
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.56.12 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಂ ವಿಪ್ರಕರ್ಮಾಣಂ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಮಿವೌಜಸಾ ।
ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರಂ ತವ ಕುಲೇ ಗಾಧೇಃ ಪುತ್ರಂ ಸುಧಾರ್ಮಿಕಮ್ ।
ತಪಸಾ ಮಹತಾ ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಪ್ರದಾಸ್ಯತಿ ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತೇ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.56.12 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষত্রিযং বিপ্রকর্মাণং বৃহস্পতিমিবৌজসা ।
বিশ্বামিত্রং তব কুলে গাধেঃ পুত্রং সুধার্মিকম্ ।
তপসা মহতা যুক্তং প্রদাস্যতি মহাদ্যুতে ॥ ১২ ॥
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 13.56.12 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષત્રિયં વિપ્રકર્માણં બૃહસ્પતિમિવૌજસા ।
વિશ્વામિત્રં તવ કુલે ગાધેઃ પુત્રં સુધાર્મિકમ્ ।
તપસા મહતા યુક્તં પ્રદાસ્યતિ મહાદ્યુતે ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.56.12 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷത്രിയം വിപ്രകര്മാണം ബൃഹസ്പതിമിവൌജസാ ।
വിശ്വാമിത്രം തവ കുലേ ഗാധേഃ പുത്രം സുധാര്മികമ് ।
തപസാ മഹതാ യുക്തം പ്രദാസ്യതി മഹാദ്യുതേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.56.12 in Telugu sript:
క్షత్రియం విప్రకర్మాణం బృహస్పతిమివౌజసా ।
విశ్వామిత్రం తవ కులే గాధేః పుత్రం సుధార్మికమ్ ।
తపసా మహతా యుక్తం ప్రదాస్యతి మహాద్యుతే ॥ ౧౨ ॥