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 13.125.17

नूनं मित्रमुखः शत्रुः कश्चिदार्यवदाचरन् ।
वञ्चयित्वा गतस्त्वां वै तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १७ ॥

nūnaṃ mitramukhaḥ śatruḥ kaścidāryavadācaran |
vañcayitvā gatastvāṃ vai tenāsi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ || 17 ||

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

...to piety and duty should observe and practise.' "Uma said, 'O holy one, my doubts have not been dispelled. It behoves you to explain in detail what the duties are of the four respective orders of men.' "Mahesvara said, 'Listening to the mysteries...

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

Nunam, Mitramukha, Shatru, Kah, Cit, Aryava, Acarat, Gat, Gata, Tva, Yushmad, Tad, Tena, Asi, Harina, Hari, Harin, Krisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.125.17). 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: “nūnaṃ mitramukhaḥ śatruḥ kaścidāryavadācaran
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mitramukhaḥ -
  • mitramukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatruḥ -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āryava -
  • āryava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • acaran -
  • acarat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “vañcayitvā gatastvāṃ vai tenāsi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ
  • vañcayitvā -
  • vañc -> vañcayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vañc]
  • gatas -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • hariṇaḥ -
  • hariṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    harin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛśaḥ -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.125.17

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 13.125.17 in Kannada sript:
ನೂನಂ ಮಿತ್ರಮುಖಃ ಶತ್ರುಃ ಕಶ್ಚಿದಾರ್ಯವದಾಚರನ್ ।
ವಞ್ಚಯಿತ್ವಾ ಗತಸ್ತ್ವಾಂ ವೈ ತೇನಾಸಿ ಹರಿಣಃ ಕೃಶಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 13.125.17 in Bengali sript:
নূনং মিত্রমুখঃ শত্রুঃ কশ্চিদার্যবদাচরন্ ।
বঞ্চযিত্বা গতস্ত্বাং বৈ তেনাসি হরিণঃ কৃশঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 13.125.17 in Gujarati sript:
નૂનં મિત્રમુખઃ શત્રુઃ કશ્ચિદાર્યવદાચરન્ ।
વઞ્ચયિત્વા ગતસ્ત્વાં વૈ તેનાસિ હરિણઃ કૃશઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 13.125.17 in Malayalam sript:
നൂനം മിത്രമുഖഃ ശത്രുഃ കശ്ചിദാര്യവദാചരന് ।
വഞ്ചയിത്വാ ഗതസ്ത്വാം വൈ തേനാസി ഹരിണഃ കൃശഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.125.17 in Telugu sript:
నూనం మిత్రముఖః శత్రుః కశ్చిదార్యవదాచరన్ ।
వఞ్చయిత్వా గతస్త్వాం వై తేనాసి హరిణః కృశః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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