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 3.49.12

भवतो द्यूतदोषेण सर्वे वयमुपप्लुताः ।
अहीनपौरुषा राजन्बलिभिर्बलवत्तमाः ॥ १२ ॥

bhavato dyūtadoṣeṇa sarve vayamupaplutāḥ |
ahīnapauruṣā rājanbalibhirbalavattamāḥ || 12 ||

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

...weapons? Is there a king on this earth who is more unfortunate than myself? Hast you ever seen or heard of any such before? To my thinking, there is no man more wretched than I am.'...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.49.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhavat, Bhavant, Dyuta, Dosha, Sarva, Vaya, Asmad, Upapluta, Ahina, Paurusha, Rajan, Rajat, Balin, Bali, Balavattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.49.12). 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: “bhavato dyūtadoṣeṇa sarve vayamupaplutāḥ
  • bhavato* -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • dyūta -
  • dyūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣeṇa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • upaplutāḥ -
  • upapluta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upaplutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ahīnapauruṣā rājanbalibhirbalavattamāḥ
  • ahīna -
  • ahīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pauruṣā* -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • balibhir -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    balī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • balavattamāḥ -
  • balavattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balavattamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.49.12

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 3.49.12 in Kannada sript:
ಭವತೋ ದ್ಯೂತದೋಷೇಣ ಸರ್ವೇ ವಯಮುಪಪ್ಲುತಾಃ ।
ಅಹೀನಪೌರುಷಾ ರಾಜನ್ಬಲಿಭಿರ್ಬಲವತ್ತಮಾಃ ॥ 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 3.49.12 in Bengali sript:
ভবতো দ্যূতদোষেণ সর্বে বযমুপপ্লুতাঃ ।
অহীনপৌরুষা রাজন্বলিভির্বলবত্তমাঃ ॥ 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 3.49.12 in Gujarati sript:
ભવતો દ્યૂતદોષેણ સર્વે વયમુપપ્લુતાઃ ।
અહીનપૌરુષા રાજન્બલિભિર્બલવત્તમાઃ ॥ 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 3.49.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവതോ ദ്യൂതദോഷേണ സര്വേ വയമുപപ്ലുതാഃ ।
അഹീനപൌരുഷാ രാജന്ബലിഭിര്ബലവത്തമാഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.49.12 in Telugu sript:
భవతో ద్యూతదోషేణ సర్వే వయముపప్లుతాః ।
అహీనపౌరుషా రాజన్బలిభిర్బలవత్తమాః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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