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 1.152.12

ततः प्रगणयामासुः कस्य वारोऽद्य भोजने ।
ज्ञात्वा चागम्य तं विप्रं पप्रच्छुः सर्व एव तत् ॥ १२ ॥

tataḥ pragaṇayāmāsuḥ kasya vāro'dya bhojane |
jñātvā cāgamya taṃ vipraṃ papracchuḥ sarva eva tat || 12 ||

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

...and at last taking up a blade of grass said in glee, 'With this will I slay the Rakshasa who eats human beings!' Although all of them had been plunged in woe, yet hearing what the...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Praga, Naya, Ama, Asu, Kah, Kim, Var, Vara, Varu, Adya, Bhojana, Agamya, Vipra, Sarva, Eva, Tat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.152.12). 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: “tataḥ pragaṇayāmāsuḥ kasya vāro'dya bhojane
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • praga -
  • praga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇayā -
  • ṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṇaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āmā -
  • āma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asuḥ -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vāro' -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojane -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhojana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “jñātvā cāgamya taṃ vipraṃ papracchuḥ sarva eva tat
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agamya -
  • agamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vipram -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • papracchuḥ -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.152.12

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 1.152.12 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಗಣಯಾಮಾಸುಃ ಕಸ್ಯ ವಾರೋಽದ್ಯ ಭೋಜನೇ ।
ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ಚಾಗಮ್ಯ ತಂ ವಿಪ್ರಂ ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛುಃ ಸರ್ವ ಏವ ತತ್ ॥ 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 1.152.12 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রগণযামাসুঃ কস্য বারোঽদ্য ভোজনে ।
জ্ঞাত্বা চাগম্য তং বিপ্রং পপ্রচ্ছুঃ সর্ব এব তত্ ॥ 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 1.152.12 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રગણયામાસુઃ કસ્ય વારોઽદ્ય ભોજને ।
જ્ઞાત્વા ચાગમ્ય તં વિપ્રં પપ્રચ્છુઃ સર્વ એવ તત્ ॥ 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 1.152.12 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രഗണയാമാസുഃ കസ്യ വാരോഽദ്യ ഭോജനേ ।
ജ്ഞാത്വാ ചാഗമ്യ തം വിപ്രം പപ്രച്ഛുഃ സര്വ ഏവ തത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.152.12 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రగణయామాసుః కస్య వారోఽద్య భోజనే ।
జ్ఞాత్వా చాగమ్య తం విప్రం పప్రచ్ఛుః సర్వ ఏవ తత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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