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 15.1.12

व्यासश्च भगवान्नित्यं वासं चक्रे नृपेण ह ।
कथाः कुर्वन्पुराणर्षिर्देवर्षिनृपरक्षसाम् ॥ १२ ॥

vyāsaśca bhagavānnityaṃ vāsaṃ cakre nṛpeṇa ha |
kathāḥ kurvanpurāṇarṣirdevarṣinṛparakṣasām || 12 ||

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

...Superior Brahmana, Kripa, that mighty bowman, also attended upon the king. The holy Vyasa also used to often meet with the old monarch and recite to him the histories...

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

Vyasa, Bhagavat, Itya, Vasa, Cakra, Cakri, Nripa, Han, Katha, Kurvat, Purana, Rishi, Rakshas, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.1.12). 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: “vyāsaśca bhagavānnityaṃ vāsaṃ cakre nṛpeṇa ha
  • vyāsaś -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhagavānn -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ityam -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • vāsam -
  • vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • nṛpeṇa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kathāḥ kurvanpurāṇarṣirdevarṣinṛparakṣasām
  • kathāḥ -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kurvan -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • purāṇar -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṣir -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devarṣi -
  • devarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣasām -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.1.12

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 15.1.12 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಸಶ್ಚ ಭಗವಾನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ವಾಸಂ ಚಕ್ರೇ ನೃಪೇಣ ಹ ।
ಕಥಾಃ ಕುರ್ವನ್ಪುರಾಣರ್ಷಿರ್ದೇವರ್ಷಿನೃಪರಕ್ಷಸಾಮ್ ॥ 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 15.1.12 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাসশ্চ ভগবান্নিত্যং বাসং চক্রে নৃপেণ হ ।
কথাঃ কুর্বন্পুরাণর্ষির্দেবর্ষিনৃপরক্ষসাম্ ॥ 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 15.1.12 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાસશ્ચ ભગવાન્નિત્યં વાસં ચક્રે નૃપેણ હ ।
કથાઃ કુર્વન્પુરાણર્ષિર્દેવર્ષિનૃપરક્ષસામ્ ॥ 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 15.1.12 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാസശ്ച ഭഗവാന്നിത്യം വാസം ചക്രേ നൃപേണ ഹ ।
കഥാഃ കുര്വന്പുരാണര്ഷിര്ദേവര്ഷിനൃപരക്ഷസാമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.1.12 in Telugu sript:
వ్యాసశ్చ భగవాన్నిత్యం వాసం చక్రే నృపేణ హ ।
కథాః కుర్వన్పురాణర్షిర్దేవర్షినృపరక్షసామ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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