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 13.120.12

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भीष्म उवाच ।
भगवद्वचनात्कीटो ब्राह्मण्यं प्राप्य दुर्लभम् ।
अकरोत्पृथिवीं राजन्यज्ञयूपशताङ्किताम् ।
ततः सालोक्यमगमद्ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मवित्तमः ॥ १२ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
bhagavadvacanātkīṭo brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpya durlabham |
akarotpṛthivīṃ rājanyajñayūpaśatāṅkitām |
tataḥ sālokyamagamadbrahmaṇo brahmavittamaḥ || 12 ||

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

...preceptors). Listen to me also as I describe the puissance of that great god who has a bull for his device. Listen to me as I narrate also the doubt that filled the mind of the spouse of Rudra and that of Rudra himself. Once on a time the righteous...
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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 (13.120.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Bhagavat, Vacana, Kita, Brahmanya, Prapya, Durlabha, Prithivi, Rajan, Rajani, Rajanya, Ajna, Yupa, Shata, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Salokya, Brahman, Brahmana, Brahmavid, Tama, Tamas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.120.12). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
bhīṣma* -
bhīṣma (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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: “bhagavadvacanātkīṭo brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpya durlabham ”
bhagavad -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vacanāt -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kīṭo* -
kīṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brāhmaṇyam -
brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)

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

brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāpya -
prāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
durlabham -
durlabha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durlabha (noun, neuter)

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

durlabhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “akarotpṛthivīṃ rājanyajñayūpaśatāṅkitām ”
akarot -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperfect active third single]
pṛthivīm -
pṛthivī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rājanya -
rājanī (noun, feminine)

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

rājanya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājanya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ajña -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yūpa -
yūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatāṅ -
śatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kitā -
kita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 4: “tataḥ sālokyamagamadbrahmaṇo brahmavittamaḥ ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
sālokyam -
sālokya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
agamad -
√gam (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[aorist active third single]
brahmaṇo* -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brahmavit -
brahmavid (noun, masculine)

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

brahmavid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.120.12

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 13.120.12 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭಗವದ್ವಚನಾತ್ಕೀಟೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ದುರ್ಲಭಮ್ ।
ಅಕರೋತ್ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ರಾಜನ್ಯಜ್ಞಯೂಪಶತಾಙ್ಕಿತಾಮ್ ।
ತತಃ ಸಾಲೋಕ್ಯಮಗಮದ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿತ್ತಮಃ ॥ 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 13.120.12 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
ভগবদ্বচনাত্কীটো ব্রাহ্মণ্যং প্রাপ্য দুর্লভম্ ।
অকরোত্পৃথিবীং রাজন্যজ্ঞযূপশতাঙ্কিতাম্ ।
ততঃ সালোক্যমগমদ্ব্রহ্মণো ব্রহ্মবিত্তমঃ ॥ 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 13.120.12 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
ભગવદ્વચનાત્કીટો બ્રાહ્મણ્યં પ્રાપ્ય દુર્લભમ્ ।
અકરોત્પૃથિવીં રાજન્યજ્ઞયૂપશતાઙ્કિતામ્ ।
તતઃ સાલોક્યમગમદ્બ્રહ્મણો બ્રહ્મવિત્તમઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.120.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ഭഗവദ്വചനാത്കീടോ ബ്രാഹ്മണ്യം പ്രാപ്യ ദുര്ലഭമ് ।
അകരോത്പൃഥിവീം രാജന്യജ്ഞയൂപശതാങ്കിതാമ് ।
തതഃ സാലോക്യമഗമദ്ബ്രഹ്മണോ ബ്രഹ്മവിത്തമഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.120.12 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
భగవద్వచనాత్కీటో బ్రాహ్మణ్యం ప్రాప్య దుర్లభమ్ ।
అకరోత్పృథివీం రాజన్యజ్ఞయూపశతాఙ్కితామ్ ।
తతః సాలోక్యమగమద్బ్రహ్మణో బ్రహ్మవిత్తమః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021