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 2.71.12

यथा च भीमो व्रजति तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ।
बाह्वोर्बले नास्ति समो ममेति भरतर्षभ ॥ १२ ॥

yathā ca bhīmo vrajati tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu |
bāhvorbale nāsti samo mameti bharatarṣabha || 12 ||

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

...In energy and prowess and strength and firmness and might, you are not wanting. How shall you now, losing your wealth and possessions, live poor in the pathless woods? If I had known...

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

Yatha, Bhima, Vrajat, Nigada, Tas, Bahu, Bala, Bali, Nasti, Sama, Asmad, Mama, Iti, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.71.12). 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: “yathā ca bhīmo vrajati tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrajati -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tanme -
  • nigada -
  • nigada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “bāhvorbale nāsti samo mameti bharatarṣabha
  • bāhvor -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • bale -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mame -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.71.12

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 2.71.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ಚ ಭೀಮೋ ವ್ರಜತಿ ತನ್ಮೇ ನಿಗದತಃ ಶೃಣು ।
ಬಾಹ್ವೋರ್ಬಲೇ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಸಮೋ ಮಮೇತಿ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ 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 2.71.12 in Bengali sript:
যথা চ ভীমো ব্রজতি তন্মে নিগদতঃ শৃণু ।
বাহ্বোর্বলে নাস্তি সমো মমেতি ভরতর্ষভ ॥ 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 2.71.12 in Gujarati sript:
યથા ચ ભીમો વ્રજતિ તન્મે નિગદતઃ શૃણુ ।
બાહ્વોર્બલે નાસ્તિ સમો મમેતિ ભરતર્ષભ ॥ 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 2.71.12 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ ച ഭീമോ വ്രജതി തന്മേ നിഗദതഃ ശൃണു ।
ബാഹ്വോര്ബലേ നാസ്തി സമോ മമേതി ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.71.12 in Telugu sript:
యథా చ భీమో వ్రజతి తన్మే నిగదతః శృణు ।
బాహ్వోర్బలే నాస్తి సమో మమేతి భరతర్షభ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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