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 1.41.12

पितर ऊचुः ।
ऋद्धो भवान्ब्रह्मचारी यो नस्त्रातुमिहेच्छति ।
न तु विप्राग्र्य तपसा शक्यमेतद्व्यपोहितुम् ॥ १२ ॥

pitara ūcuḥ |
ṛddho bhavānbrahmacārī yo nastrātumihecchati |
na tu viprāgrya tapasā śakyametadvyapohitum || 12 ||

The English translation of Mahabharata Verse 1.41.12 is contained in the book The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes) by Kisari Mohan Ganguly. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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

Pitri, Riddha, Bhava, Bhavant, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Yah, Asmad, Iha, Icchat, Vipragrya, Tapas, Shakyama, Tad, Tat, Vya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.41.12). 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: “pitara ūcuḥ
  • pitara* -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ūcuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “ṛddho bhavānbrahmacārī yo nastrātumihecchati
  • ṛddho* -
  • ṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmacārī -
  • brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nas -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • trātum -
  • trai -> trātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √trai]
  • ihe -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 3: “na tu viprāgrya tapasā śakyametadvyapohitum
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • viprāgrya -
  • viprāgrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viprāgrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śakyame -
  • śakyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śakyama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ohitum -
  • uh -> ohitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √uh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.41.12

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 1.41.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತರ ಊಚುಃ ।
ಋದ್ಧೋ ಭವಾನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರೀ ಯೋ ನಸ್ತ್ರಾತುಮಿಹೇಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ನ ತು ವಿಪ್ರಾಗ್ರ್ಯ ತಪಸಾ ಶಕ್ಯಮೇತದ್ವ್ಯಪೋಹಿತುಮ್ ॥ 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 1.41.12 in Bengali sript:
পিতর ঊচুঃ ।
ঋদ্ধো ভবান্ব্রহ্মচারী যো নস্ত্রাতুমিহেচ্ছতি ।
ন তু বিপ্রাগ্র্য তপসা শক্যমেতদ্ব্যপোহিতুম্ ॥ 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 1.41.12 in Gujarati sript:
પિતર ઊચુઃ ।
ઋદ્ધો ભવાન્બ્રહ્મચારી યો નસ્ત્રાતુમિહેચ્છતિ ।
ન તુ વિપ્રાગ્ર્ય તપસા શક્યમેતદ્વ્યપોહિતુમ્ ॥ 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 1.41.12 in Malayalam sript:
പിതര ഊചുഃ ।
ഋദ്ധോ ഭവാന്ബ്രഹ്മചാരീ യോ നസ്ത്രാതുമിഹേച്ഛതി ।
ന തു വിപ്രാഗ്ര്യ തപസാ ശക്യമേതദ്വ്യപോഹിതുമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.41.12 in Telugu sript:
పితర ఊచుః ।
ఋద్ధో భవాన్బ్రహ్మచారీ యో నస్త్రాతుమిహేచ్ఛతి ।
న తు విప్రాగ్ర్య తపసా శక్యమేతద్వ్యపోహితుమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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