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 1.172.12

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प्रजोच्छेदमिमं मह्यं सर्वं सोमपसत्तम ।
अधर्मिष्ठं वरिष्ठः सन्कुरुषे त्वं पराशर ।
राजा कल्माषपादश्च दिवमारोढुमिच्छति ॥ १२ ॥

prajocchedamimaṃ mahyaṃ sarvaṃ somapasattama |
adharmiṣṭhaṃ variṣṭhaḥ sankuruṣe tvaṃ parāśara |
rājā kalmāṣapādaśca divamāroḍhumicchati || 12 ||

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

...his having been born after tearing open his mother’s thigh, came to be known throughout the three worlds by the name of Aurva (thigh-born). And those princes regaining their eye-sight went...
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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 (1.172.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praja, Uccheda, Idam, Mahya, Asmad, Sarvam, Sarva, Somapa, Sattama, Adharmishtha, Varishtha, Sat, Tva, Yushmad, Parashara, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Kalmashapada, Div, Diva, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.172.12). 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: “prajocchedamimaṃ mahyaṃ sarvaṃ somapasattama ”
prajo -
praja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ucchedam -
uccheda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
mahyam -
mahya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahya (noun, neuter)

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

mahyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
somapa -
somapa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

somapa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sattama -
sattama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sattama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “adharmiṣṭhaṃ variṣṭhaḥ sankuruṣe tvaṃ parāśara ”
adharmiṣṭham -
adharmiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adharmiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

adharmiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
variṣṭhaḥ -
variṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
san -
sat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
kuruṣe -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle second single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
parāśara -
parāśara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “rājā kalmāṣapādaśca divamāroḍhumicchati ”
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kalmāṣapādaś -
kalmāṣapāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
divam -
diva (noun, neuter)

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

divan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

divā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

div (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
roḍhum -
√ruh -> roḍhum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √ruh]
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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.172.12

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 1.172.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಜೋಚ್ಛೇದಮಿಮಂ ಮಹ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ಸೋಮಪಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಅಧರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠಂ ವರಿಷ್ಠಃ ಸನ್ಕುರುಷೇ ತ್ವಂ ಪರಾಶರ ।
ರಾಜಾ ಕಲ್ಮಾಷಪಾದಶ್ಚ ದಿವಮಾರೋಢುಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 1.172.12 in Bengali sript:
প্রজোচ্ছেদমিমং মহ্যং সর্বং সোমপসত্তম ।
অধর্মিষ্ঠং বরিষ্ঠঃ সন্কুরুষে ত্বং পরাশর ।
রাজা কল্মাষপাদশ্চ দিবমারোঢুমিচ্ছতি ॥ ১২ ॥

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 1.172.12 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રજોચ્છેદમિમં મહ્યં સર્વં સોમપસત્તમ ।
અધર્મિષ્ઠં વરિષ્ઠઃ સન્કુરુષે ત્વં પરાશર ।
રાજા કલ્માષપાદશ્ચ દિવમારોઢુમિચ્છતિ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.172.12 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രജോച്ഛേദമിമം മഹ്യം സര്വം സോമപസത്തമ ।
അധര്മിഷ്ഠം വരിഷ്ഠഃ സന്കുരുഷേ ത്വം പരാശര ।
രാജാ കല്മാഷപാദശ്ച ദിവമാരോഢുമിച്ഛതി ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.172.12 in Telugu sript:
ప్రజోచ్ఛేదమిమం మహ్యం సర్వం సోమపసత్తమ ।
అధర్మిష్ఠం వరిష్ఠః సన్కురుషే త్వం పరాశర ।
రాజా కల్మాషపాదశ్చ దివమారోఢుమిచ్ఛతి ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021