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 15.45.12

आतस्थे स तपस्तीव्रं पिता तव तपोधनः ।
वीटां मुखे समाधाय वायुभक्षोऽभवन्मुनिः ॥ १२ ॥

ātasthe sa tapastīvraṃ pitā tava tapodhanaḥ |
vīṭāṃ mukhe samādhāya vāyubhakṣo'bhavanmuniḥ || 12 ||

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

...tell me. You are the foremost of regenerate ones, and you are our highest refuge.' "Narada said, 'I have not seen you for a long while. Hence it is that I have come to...

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

Tha, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Tivram, Tivra, Pitri, Yushmad, Tapodhana, Vita, Mukha, Samadha, Aya, Vayubhaksha, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.45.12). 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: “ātasthe sa tapastīvraṃ pitā tava tapodhanaḥ
  • ātas -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tīvram -
  • tīvram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tīvra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīvra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīvrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • tapodhanaḥ -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vīṭāṃ mukhe samādhāya vāyubhakṣo'bhavanmuniḥ
  • vīṭām -
  • vīṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mukhe -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • samādhā -
  • samādhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vāyubhakṣo' -
  • vāyubhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.45.12

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 15.45.12 in Kannada sript:
ಆತಸ್ಥೇ ಸ ತಪಸ್ತೀವ್ರಂ ಪಿತಾ ತವ ತಪೋಧನಃ ।
ವೀಟಾಂ ಮುಖೇ ಸಮಾಧಾಯ ವಾಯುಭಕ್ಷೋಽಭವನ್ಮುನಿಃ ॥ 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 15.45.12 in Bengali sript:
আতস্থে স তপস্তীব্রং পিতা তব তপোধনঃ ।
বীটাং মুখে সমাধায বাযুভক্ষোঽভবন্মুনিঃ ॥ 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 15.45.12 in Gujarati sript:
આતસ્થે સ તપસ્તીવ્રં પિતા તવ તપોધનઃ ।
વીટાં મુખે સમાધાય વાયુભક્ષોઽભવન્મુનિઃ ॥ 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 15.45.12 in Malayalam sript:
ആതസ്ഥേ സ തപസ്തീവ്രം പിതാ തവ തപോധനഃ ।
വീടാം മുഖേ സമാധായ വായുഭക്ഷോഽഭവന്മുനിഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.45.12 in Telugu sript:
ఆతస్థే స తపస్తీవ్రం పితా తవ తపోధనః ।
వీటాం ముఖే సమాధాయ వాయుభక్షోఽభవన్మునిః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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