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 13.139.12

तत आहूय सोतथ्यं ददावत्र यशस्विनीम् ।
भार्यार्थे स च जग्राह विधिवद्भूरिदक्षिण ॥ १२ ॥

tata āhūya sotathyaṃ dadāvatra yaśasvinīm |
bhāryārthe sa ca jagrāha vidhivadbhūridakṣiṇa || 12 ||

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

...Savitri Mantras on board a vessel, or in a vehicle, or in the courts of kings, one attains to high success. There where these Mantras are recited, fire does not burn wood. There children do not die, nor snakes dwell. Indeed, at such places, there...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ahuya, Utathya, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Atra, Yashasvini, Bhari, Bharin, Bharya, Artha, Vidhivat, Bhuridakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.139.12). 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: “tata āhūya sotathyaṃ dadāvatra yaśasvinīm
  • tata* -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • āhūya -
  • āhūya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • so -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utathyam -
  • utathya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dadāva -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual], [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first dual], [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaśasvinīm -
  • yaśasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhāryārthe sa ca jagrāha vidhivadbhūridakṣiṇa
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhṛ]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • ārthe -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vidhivad -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūridakṣiṇa -
  • bhūridakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūridakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.139.12

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 13.139.12 in Kannada sript:
ತತ ಆಹೂಯ ಸೋತಥ್ಯಂ ದದಾವತ್ರ ಯಶಸ್ವಿನೀಮ್ ।
ಭಾರ್ಯಾರ್ಥೇ ಸ ಚ ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ವಿಧಿವದ್ಭೂರಿದಕ್ಷಿಣ ॥ 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 13.139.12 in Bengali sript:
তত আহূয সোতথ্যং দদাবত্র যশস্বিনীম্ ।
ভার্যার্থে স চ জগ্রাহ বিধিবদ্ভূরিদক্ষিণ ॥ 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 13.139.12 in Gujarati sript:
તત આહૂય સોતથ્યં દદાવત્ર યશસ્વિનીમ્ ।
ભાર્યાર્થે સ ચ જગ્રાહ વિધિવદ્ભૂરિદક્ષિણ ॥ 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 13.139.12 in Malayalam sript:
തത ആഹൂയ സോതഥ്യം ദദാവത്ര യശസ്വിനീമ് ।
ഭാര്യാര്ഥേ സ ച ജഗ്രാഹ വിധിവദ്ഭൂരിദക്ഷിണ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.139.12 in Telugu sript:
తత ఆహూయ సోతథ్యం దదావత్ర యశస్వినీమ్ ।
భార్యార్థే స చ జగ్రాహ విధివద్భూరిదక్షిణ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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