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 14.56.12

उत्तङ्क उवाच ।
प्रतिग्राह्यो मतो मे त्वं सदैव पुरुषर्षभ ।
सोऽहं त्वामनुसंप्राप्तो भिक्षितुं मणिकुण्डले ॥ १२ ॥

uttaṅka uvāca |
pratigrāhyo mato me tvaṃ sadaiva puruṣarṣabha |
so'haṃ tvāmanusaṃprāpto bhikṣituṃ maṇikuṇḍale || 12 ||

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

...preceptor’s permission to return home (after the completion of their pupilage). In consequence, however, of his great affection for Utanka, Gautama could not permit him to leave...

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

Uttanka, Pratigrahya, Mata, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Sadaiva, Purusharshabha, Sah, Aha, Anusamprapta, Manikundala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.56.12). 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: “uttaṅka uvāca
  • uttaṅka* -
  • uttaṅka (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: “pratigrāhyo mato me tvaṃ sadaiva puruṣarṣabha
  • pratigrāhyo* -
  • pratigrāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sadaiva -
  • sadaiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadaiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puruṣarṣabha -
  • puruṣarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “so'haṃ tvāmanusaṃprāpto bhikṣituṃ maṇikuṇḍale
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • anusamprāpto* -
  • anusamprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhikṣitum -
  • bhikṣ -> bhikṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhikṣ]
    bhaj -> bhikṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhaj]
  • maṇikuṇḍale -
  • maṇikuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.56.12

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 14.56.12 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಙ್ಕ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯೋ ಮತೋ ಮೇ ತ್ವಂ ಸದೈವ ಪುರುಷರ್ಷಭ ।
ಸೋಽಹಂ ತ್ವಾಮನುಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೋ ಭಿಕ್ಷಿತುಂ ಮಣಿಕುಣ್ಡಲೇ ॥ 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 14.56.12 in Bengali sript:
উত্তঙ্ক উবাচ ।
প্রতিগ্রাহ্যো মতো মে ত্বং সদৈব পুরুষর্ষভ ।
সোঽহং ত্বামনুসংপ্রাপ্তো ভিক্ষিতুং মণিকুণ্ডলে ॥ 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 14.56.12 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તઙ્ક ઉવાચ ।
પ્રતિગ્રાહ્યો મતો મે ત્વં સદૈવ પુરુષર્ષભ ।
સોઽહં ત્વામનુસંપ્રાપ્તો ભિક્ષિતું મણિકુણ્ડલે ॥ 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 14.56.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്തങ്ക ഉവാച ।
പ്രതിഗ്രാഹ്യോ മതോ മേ ത്വം സദൈവ പുരുഷര്ഷഭ ।
സോഽഹം ത്വാമനുസംപ്രാപ്തോ ഭിക്ഷിതും മണികുണ്ഡലേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.56.12 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్తఙ్క ఉవాచ ।
ప్రతిగ్రాహ్యో మతో మే త్వం సదైవ పురుషర్షభ ।
సోఽహం త్వామనుసంప్రాప్తో భిక్షితుం మణికుణ్డలే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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