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 3.118.12

भगस्य चन्द्रस्य दिवाकरस्य पतेरपां साध्यगणस्य चैव ।
धातुः पितॄणां च तथा महात्मा रुद्रस्य राजन्सगणस्य चैव ॥ १२ ॥

bhagasya candrasya divākarasya paterapāṃ sādhyagaṇasya caiva |
dhātuḥ pitṝṇāṃ ca tathā mahātmā rudrasya rājansagaṇasya caiva || 12 ||

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

...Saryati immediately came to the ant-hill, and there saw Bhrigu’s son, old both in years and austerities. Then the lord of earth with joined hands, besought (the ascetic) saying...

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

Bhaga, Candra, Divakara, Patera, Sadhya, Gana, Dhatri, Dhatu, Pitri, Tatha, Mahatma, Rudra, Rajan, Rajat, Sagana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.118.12). 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: “bhagasya candrasya divākarasya paterapāṃ sādhyagaṇasya caiva
  • bhagasya -
  • bhaga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhaga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • candrasya -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • divākarasya -
  • divākara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • patera -
  • patera (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sādhya -
  • sādhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sādhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sidh]
    sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sādh]
    sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sādh]
    sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sādh]
    sidh -> sādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sidh]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh]
    sādh (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gaṇasya -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Line 2: “dhātuḥ pitṝṇāṃ ca tathā mahātmā rudrasya rājansagaṇasya caiva
  • dhātuḥ -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitṝṇām -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rudrasya -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • sagaṇasya -
  • sagaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sagaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.118.12

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 3.118.12 in Kannada sript:
ಭಗಸ್ಯ ಚನ್ದ್ರಸ್ಯ ದಿವಾಕರಸ್ಯ ಪತೇರಪಾಂ ಸಾಧ್ಯಗಣಸ್ಯ ಚೈವ ।
ಧಾತುಃ ಪಿತೄಣಾಂ ಚ ತಥಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ರುದ್ರಸ್ಯ ರಾಜನ್ಸಗಣಸ್ಯ ಚೈವ ॥ 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 3.118.12 in Bengali sript:
ভগস্য চন্দ্রস্য দিবাকরস্য পতেরপাং সাধ্যগণস্য চৈব ।
ধাতুঃ পিতৄণাং চ তথা মহাত্মা রুদ্রস্য রাজন্সগণস্য চৈব ॥ 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 3.118.12 in Gujarati sript:
ભગસ્ય ચન્દ્રસ્ય દિવાકરસ્ય પતેરપાં સાધ્યગણસ્ય ચૈવ ।
ધાતુઃ પિતૄણાં ચ તથા મહાત્મા રુદ્રસ્ય રાજન્સગણસ્ય ચૈવ ॥ 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 3.118.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഭഗസ്യ ചന്ദ്രസ്യ ദിവാകരസ്യ പതേരപാം സാധ്യഗണസ്യ ചൈവ ।
ധാതുഃ പിതൄണാം ച തഥാ മഹാത്മാ രുദ്രസ്യ രാജന്സഗണസ്യ ചൈവ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.118.12 in Telugu sript:
భగస్య చన్ద్రస్య దివాకరస్య పతేరపాం సాధ్యగణస్య చైవ ।
ధాతుః పితౄణాం చ తథా మహాత్మా రుద్రస్య రాజన్సగణస్య చైవ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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