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 13.77.12

कपिलां ये प्रयच्छन्ति सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् ।
सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतामुभौ लोकौ जयन्ति ते ॥ १२ ॥

kapilāṃ ye prayacchanti savatsāṃ kāṃsyadohanām |
suvratāṃ vastrasaṃvītāmubhau lokau jayanti te || 12 ||

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

...kine that you do not welcome me? I am difficult of being attained. Why then do you not accept me? It seems, you creatures of excellent vows, that the popular proverb is true, viz., that it is certain that when one come to another of one’s own...

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

Kapila, Yah, Yat, Prayat, Shanti, Savatsa, Kamsyadohana, Suvrata, Vastra, Samvita, Ubha, Loka, Jayanti, Jayat, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.77.12). 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: “kapilāṃ ye prayacchanti savatsāṃ kāṃsyadohanām
  • kapilām -
  • kapilā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śanti -
  • śanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • savatsām -
  • savatsā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kāṃsyadohanām -
  • kāṃsyadohanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “suvratāṃ vastrasaṃvītāmubhau lokau jayanti te
  • suvratām -
  • suvratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vastra -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvītām -
  • saṃvītā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lokau -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jayanti -
  • jayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.77.12

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 13.77.12 in Kannada sript:
ಕಪಿಲಾಂ ಯೇ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಸವತ್ಸಾಂ ಕಾಂಸ್ಯದೋಹನಾಮ್ ।
ಸುವ್ರತಾಂ ವಸ್ತ್ರಸಂವೀತಾಮುಭೌ ಲೋಕೌ ಜಯನ್ತಿ ತೇ ॥ 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 13.77.12 in Bengali sript:
কপিলাং যে প্রযচ্ছন্তি সবত্সাং কাংস্যদোহনাম্ ।
সুব্রতাং বস্ত্রসংবীতামুভৌ লোকৌ জযন্তি তে ॥ 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 13.77.12 in Gujarati sript:
કપિલાં યે પ્રયચ્છન્તિ સવત્સાં કાંસ્યદોહનામ્ ।
સુવ્રતાં વસ્ત્રસંવીતામુભૌ લોકૌ જયન્તિ તે ॥ 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 13.77.12 in Malayalam sript:
കപിലാം യേ പ്രയച്ഛന്തി സവത്സാം കാംസ്യദോഹനാമ് ।
സുവ്രതാം വസ്ത്രസംവീതാമുഭൌ ലോകൌ ജയന്തി തേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.77.12 in Telugu sript:
కపిలాం యే ప్రయచ్ఛన్తి సవత్సాం కాంస్యదోహనామ్ ।
సువ్రతాం వస్త్రసంవీతాముభౌ లోకౌ జయన్తి తే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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