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 3.22.12

द्वारकाधिपतिर्वीर आह त्वामाहुको वचः ।
केशवेह विजानीष्व यत्त्वां पितृसखोऽब्रवीत् ॥ १२ ॥

dvārakādhipatirvīra āha tvāmāhuko vacaḥ |
keśaveha vijānīṣva yattvāṃ pitṛsakho'bravīt || 12 ||

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

...returned to the Anarttas and delighted my friends. And, O king, it is for this reason that I could not come to the city named after the elephant (Hastinapura), O destroyer of hostile...

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

Dvaraka, Adhipati, Vira, Ahan, Tva, Yushmad, Ahuka, Vaca, Vacas, Keshava, Iha, Vijani, Vija, Ishva, Sakha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.22.12). 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: “dvārakādhipatirvīra āha tvāmāhuko vacaḥ
  • dvārakā -
  • dvāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhipatir -
  • adhipati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīra* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āhuko* -
  • āhuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “keśaveha vijānīṣva yattvāṃ pitṛsakho'bravīt
  • keśave -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    keśavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vijānī -
  • vijāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vijāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vijāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iṣva -
  • iṣva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • yattvā -
  • yat -> yattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sakho' -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.22.12

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 3.22.12 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾರಕಾಧಿಪತಿರ್ವೀರ ಆಹ ತ್ವಾಮಾಹುಕೋ ವಚಃ ।
ಕೇಶವೇಹ ವಿಜಾನೀಷ್ವ ಯತ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಪಿತೃಸಖೋಽಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ 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 3.22.12 in Bengali sript:
দ্বারকাধিপতির্বীর আহ ত্বামাহুকো বচঃ ।
কেশবেহ বিজানীষ্ব যত্ত্বাং পিতৃসখোঽব্রবীত্ ॥ 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 3.22.12 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વારકાધિપતિર્વીર આહ ત્વામાહુકો વચઃ ।
કેશવેહ વિજાનીષ્વ યત્ત્વાં પિતૃસખોઽબ્રવીત્ ॥ 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 3.22.12 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വാരകാധിപതിര്വീര ആഹ ത്വാമാഹുകോ വചഃ ।
കേശവേഹ വിജാനീഷ്വ യത്ത്വാം പിതൃസഖോഽബ്രവീത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.22.12 in Telugu sript:
ద్వారకాధిపతిర్వీర ఆహ త్వామాహుకో వచః ।
కేశవేహ విజానీష్వ యత్త్వాం పితృసఖోఽబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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