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 13.96.12

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पुरावरान्प्रत्यवरान्गरीयसो यावन्नरा नावमंस्यन्ति सर्वे ।
तमोत्तरं यावदिदं न वर्तते तावद्व्रजामि परलोकं चिराय ॥ १२ ॥

purāvarānpratyavarāngarīyaso yāvannarā nāvamaṃsyanti sarve |
tamottaraṃ yāvadidaṃ na vartate tāvadvrajāmi paralokaṃ cirāya || 12 ||

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

...the lights given by him burn or blaze.'"{GL_NOTE:176546:} "Yudhishthira said, 'Where do those foolish, wretched, and sinful men go, O chief of men, that steal or misappropriate such articles as belong to Brahmanas?' "Bhishma said, 'I shall...
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 (13.96.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pur, Pura, Puri, Puru, Ara, Pratyavara, Gariyas, Gariyasa, Yavan, Yavat, Nava, Nau, Syat, Syanti, Sarva, Tama, Uttaram, Uttara, Idam, Vartat, Tavat, Paraloka, Cira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.96.12). 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: “purāvarānpratyavarāngarīyaso yāvannarā nāvamaṃsyanti sarve ”
purāva -
pur (noun, feminine)

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

pura (noun, masculine)

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

puri (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

puru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

[imperative active first dual]
arān -
ara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural]
pratyavarān -
pratyavara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
garīyaso* -
garīyas (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

garīyas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

garīyasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yāvann -
yāvan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
arā* -
ara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

arā (noun, feminine)

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

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]

√rās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
nāvam -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nāvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
aṃ -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
syanti -
√sā -> syat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √sā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> syantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

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

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “tamottaraṃ yāvadidaṃ na vartate tāvadvrajāmi paralokaṃ cirāya ”
tamo -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttaram -
uttaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vartate -
√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vrajāmi -
√vraj (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
paralokam -
paraloka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
cirāya -
cira (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.96.12

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 13.96.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾವರಾನ್ಪ್ರತ್ಯವರಾನ್ಗರೀಯಸೋ ಯಾವನ್ನರಾ ನಾವಮಂಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸರ್ವೇ ।
ತಮೋತ್ತರಂ ಯಾವದಿದಂ ನ ವರ್ತತೇ ತಾವದ್ವ್ರಜಾಮಿ ಪರಲೋಕಂ ಚಿರಾಯ ॥ 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 13.96.12 in Bengali sript:
পুরাবরান্প্রত্যবরান্গরীযসো যাবন্নরা নাবমংস্যন্তি সর্বে ।
তমোত্তরং যাবদিদং ন বর্ততে তাবদ্ব্রজামি পরলোকং চিরায ॥ 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 13.96.12 in Gujarati sript:
પુરાવરાન્પ્રત્યવરાન્ગરીયસો યાવન્નરા નાવમંસ્યન્તિ સર્વે ।
તમોત્તરં યાવદિદં ન વર્તતે તાવદ્વ્રજામિ પરલોકં ચિરાય ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.96.12 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാവരാന്പ്രത്യവരാന്ഗരീയസോ യാവന്നരാ നാവമംസ്യന്തി സര്വേ ।
തമോത്തരം യാവദിദം ന വര്തതേ താവദ്വ്രജാമി പരലോകം ചിരായ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.96.12 in Telugu sript:
పురావరాన్ప్రత్యవరాన్గరీయసో యావన్నరా నావమంస్యన్తి సర్వే ।
తమోత్తరం యావదిదం న వర్తతే తావద్వ్రజామి పరలోకం చిరాయ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021