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 1.3.173

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यदपि तच्चक्रं द्वादशारं षट्कुमाराः परिवर्तयन्ति ते ऋतवः षट्संवत्सरश्चक्रम् ।
यः पुरुषः स पर्जन्यः ।
योऽश्वः सोऽग्निः ॥ १७३ ॥

yadapi taccakraṃ dvādaśāraṃ ṣaṭkumārāḥ parivartayanti te ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭsaṃvatsaraścakram |
yaḥ puruṣaḥ sa parjanyaḥ |
yo'śvaḥ so'gniḥ || 173 ||

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

...preceptress replied, 'Go unto King Paushya and beg of him the pair of ear-rings worn by his Queen, and bring them hither. The fourth day hence is a sacred day when I wish to appear...
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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 (1.3.173). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Api, Tat, Tad, Cakra, Dvadashara, Shat, Shash, Kumara, Parivartayat, Yushmad, Ritu, Shatsamvatsara, Yah, Purusha, Parjani, Parjanya, Ashva, Sah, Agni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.173). 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: “yadapi taccakraṃ dvādaśāraṃ ṣaṭkumārāḥ parivartayanti te ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭsaṃvatsaraścakram ”
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tac -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cakram -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dvādaśāram -
dvādaśāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvādaśāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ṣaṭ -
ṣaṭ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kumārāḥ -
kumāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kumārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
parivartayanti -
parivartayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
ṛtavaḥ -
ṛtu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ṣaṭsaṃvatsaraś -
ṣaṭsaṃvatsara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cakram -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yaḥ puruṣaḥ sa parjanyaḥ ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puruṣaḥ -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
parjanyaḥ -
parjanī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parjanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “yo'śvaḥ so'gniḥ ”
yo' -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aśvaḥ -
aśva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śū (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
agniḥ -
agni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.173

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.3.173 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಪಿ ತಚ್ಚಕ್ರಂ ದ್ವಾದಶಾರಂ ಷಟ್ಕುಮಾರಾಃ ಪರಿವರ್ತಯನ್ತಿ ತೇ ಋತವಃ ಷಟ್ಸಂವತ್ಸರಶ್ಚಕ್ರಮ್ ।
ಯಃ ಪುರುಷಃ ಸ ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯಃ ।
ಯೋಽಶ್ವಃ ಸೋಽಗ್ನಿಃ ॥ ೧೭೩ ॥

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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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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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 1.3.173 in Bengali sript:
যদপি তচ্চক্রং দ্বাদশারং ষট্কুমারাঃ পরিবর্তযন্তি তে ঋতবঃ ষট্সংবত্সরশ্চক্রম্ ।
যঃ পুরুষঃ স পর্জন্যঃ ।
যোঽশ্বঃ সোঽগ্নিঃ ॥ ১৭৩ ॥

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 1.3.173 in Gujarati sript:
યદપિ તચ્ચક્રં દ્વાદશારં ષટ્કુમારાઃ પરિવર્તયન્તિ તે ઋતવઃ ષટ્સંવત્સરશ્ચક્રમ્ ।
યઃ પુરુષઃ સ પર્જન્યઃ ।
યોઽશ્વઃ સોઽગ્નિઃ ॥ ૧૭૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.3.173 in Malayalam sript:
യദപി തച്ചക്രം ദ്വാദശാരം ഷട്കുമാരാഃ പരിവര്തയന്തി തേ ഋതവഃ ഷട്സംവത്സരശ്ചക്രമ് ।
യഃ പുരുഷഃ സ പര്ജന്യഃ ।
യോഽശ്വഃ സോഽഗ്നിഃ ॥ ൧൭൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.173 in Telugu sript:
యదపి తచ్చక్రం ద్వాదశారం షట్కుమారాః పరివర్తయన్తి తే ఋతవః షట్సంవత్సరశ్చక్రమ్ ।
యః పురుషః స పర్జన్యః ।
యోఽశ్వః సోఽగ్నిః ॥ ౧౭౩ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021