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 1.50.12

शक्रः साक्षाद्वज्रपाणिर्यथेह त्राता लोकेऽस्मिंस्त्वं तथेह प्रजानाम् ।
मतस्त्वं नः पुरुषेन्द्रेह लोके न च त्वदन्यो गृहपतिरस्ति यज्ञे ॥ १२ ॥

śakraḥ sākṣādvajrapāṇiryatheha trātā loke'smiṃstvaṃ tatheha prajānām |
matastvaṃ naḥ puruṣendreha loke na ca tvadanyo gṛhapatirasti yajñe || 12 ||

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

...Vasus. You are also the refuge of the sacrifices. In strength you are equal to Damvodbhava. Like Rama (the son of Jamadagni) you are conversant with the scriptures and arms. In energy...

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

Shakra, Sakshat, Saksha, Vajrapani, Yatha, Iha, Trata, Loka, Idam, Tva, Yushmad, Tatha, Praja, Prajana, Mata, Asmad, Purushendra, Tvadanya, Grihapati, Asti, Yajna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.50.12). 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: “śakraḥ sākṣādvajrapāṇiryatheha trātā loke'smiṃstvaṃ tatheha prajānām
  • śakraḥ -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vajrapāṇir -
  • vajrapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vajrapāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathe -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • trātā* -
  • trāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    trātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    trai -> trāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √trai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √trai class 1 verb]
    trai -> trātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √trai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √trai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √trai class 1 verb]
  • loke' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • asmiṃs -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “matastvaṃ naḥ puruṣendreha loke na ca tvadanyo gṛhapatirasti yajñe
  • matas -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • puruṣendre -
  • puruṣendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvadanyo* -
  • tvadanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhapatir -
  • gṛhapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yajñe -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.50.12

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 1.50.12 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ರಃ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾದ್ವಜ್ರಪಾಣಿರ್ಯಥೇಹ ತ್ರಾತಾ ಲೋಕೇಽಸ್ಮಿಂಸ್ತ್ವಂ ತಥೇಹ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಮತಸ್ತ್ವಂ ನಃ ಪುರುಷೇನ್ದ್ರೇಹ ಲೋಕೇ ನ ಚ ತ್ವದನ್ಯೋ ಗೃಹಪತಿರಸ್ತಿ ಯಜ್ಞೇ ॥ 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 1.50.12 in Bengali sript:
শক্রঃ সাক্ষাদ্বজ্রপাণির্যথেহ ত্রাতা লোকেঽস্মিংস্ত্বং তথেহ প্রজানাম্ ।
মতস্ত্বং নঃ পুরুষেন্দ্রেহ লোকে ন চ ত্বদন্যো গৃহপতিরস্তি যজ্ঞে ॥ 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 1.50.12 in Gujarati sript:
શક્રઃ સાક્ષાદ્વજ્રપાણિર્યથેહ ત્રાતા લોકેઽસ્મિંસ્ત્વં તથેહ પ્રજાનામ્ ।
મતસ્ત્વં નઃ પુરુષેન્દ્રેહ લોકે ન ચ ત્વદન્યો ગૃહપતિરસ્તિ યજ્ઞે ॥ 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 1.50.12 in Malayalam sript:
ശക്രഃ സാക്ഷാദ്വജ്രപാണിര്യഥേഹ ത്രാതാ ലോകേഽസ്മിംസ്ത്വം തഥേഹ പ്രജാനാമ് ।
മതസ്ത്വം നഃ പുരുഷേന്ദ്രേഹ ലോകേ ന ച ത്വദന്യോ ഗൃഹപതിരസ്തി യജ്ഞേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.50.12 in Telugu sript:
శక్రః సాక్షాద్వజ్రపాణిర్యథేహ త్రాతా లోకేఽస్మింస్త్వం తథేహ ప్రజానామ్ ।
మతస్త్వం నః పురుషేన్ద్రేహ లోకే న చ త్వదన్యో గృహపతిరస్తి యజ్ఞే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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