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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 3.134.12
अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
षडाधाने दक्षिणामाहुरेके षडेवेमे ऋतवः कालचक्रम् ।
षडिन्द्रियाण्युत षट्कृत्तिकाश्च षट्साद्यस्काः सर्ववेदेषु दृष्टाः ॥ १२ ॥
aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
ṣaḍādhāne dakṣiṇāmāhureke ṣaḍeveme ṛtavaḥ kālacakram |
ṣaḍindriyāṇyuta ṣaṭkṛttikāśca ṣaṭsādyaskāḥ sarvavedeṣu dṛṣṭāḥ || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...his father in these sweet words, Yavakri, fearing nothing and nobody, began to delight in wantonly offending other munis." "Lomasa said, 'One day in the month of Caitra, while...
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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 (3.134.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashtavakra, Shada, Adhana, Dakshina, Eka, Shadi, Vema, Ritu, Kalacakra, Shadindriya, Uta, Shat, Shash, Krittika, Sadyaska, Sarvaveda, Drishta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.134.12). 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: “aṣṭāvakra uvāca ”
- aṣṭāvakra* -
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aṣṭāvakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “ṣaḍādhāne dakṣiṇāmāhureke ṣaḍeveme ṛtavaḥ kālacakram ”
- ṣaḍā -
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ṣaḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣaḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ādhāne -
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ādhāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dakṣiṇām -
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dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āhur -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]
- eke -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ṣaḍe -
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ṣaḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṣaḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṣaḍi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ṣaḍi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- veme -
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vema (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ṛtavaḥ -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kālacakram -
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kālacakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kālacakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “ṣaḍindriyāṇyuta ṣaṭkṛttikāśca ṣaṭsādyaskāḥ sarvavedeṣu dṛṣṭāḥ ”
- ṣaḍindriyāṇyu -
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ṣaḍindriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- ṣaṭ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛttikāś -
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kṛttikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]kṛttika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣaṭ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sādyaskāḥ -
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sādyaska (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sādyaskā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvavedeṣu -
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sarvaveda (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarvaveda (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- dṛṣṭāḥ -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.134.12
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.134.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾವಕ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಷಡಾಧಾನೇ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮಾಹುರೇಕೇ ಷಡೇವೇಮೇ ಋತವಃ ಕಾಲಚಕ್ರಮ್ ।
ಷಡಿನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣ್ಯುತ ಷಟ್ಕೃತ್ತಿಕಾಶ್ಚ ಷಟ್ಸಾದ್ಯಸ್ಕಾಃ ಸರ್ವವೇದೇಷು ದೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.134.12 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাবক্র উবাচ ।
ষডাধানে দক্ষিণামাহুরেকে ষডেবেমে ঋতবঃ কালচক্রম্ ।
ষডিন্দ্রিযাণ্যুত ষট্কৃত্তিকাশ্চ ষট্সাদ্যস্কাঃ সর্ববেদেষু দৃষ্টাঃ ॥ ১২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.134.12 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાવક્ર ઉવાચ ।
ષડાધાને દક્ષિણામાહુરેકે ષડેવેમે ઋતવઃ કાલચક્રમ્ ।
ષડિન્દ્રિયાણ્યુત ષટ્કૃત્તિકાશ્ચ ષટ્સાદ્યસ્કાઃ સર્વવેદેષુ દૃષ્ટાઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.134.12 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാവക്ര ഉവാച ।
ഷഡാധാനേ ദക്ഷിണാമാഹുരേകേ ഷഡേവേമേ ഋതവഃ കാലചക്രമ് ।
ഷഡിന്ദ്രിയാണ്യുത ഷട്കൃത്തികാശ്ച ഷട്സാദ്യസ്കാഃ സര്വവേദേഷു ദൃഷ്ടാഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.134.12 in Telugu sript:
అష్టావక్ర ఉవాచ ।
షడాధానే దక్షిణామాహురేకే షడేవేమే ఋతవః కాలచక్రమ్ ।
షడిన్ద్రియాణ్యుత షట్కృత్తికాశ్చ షట్సాద్యస్కాః సర్వవేదేషు దృష్టాః ॥ ౧౨ ॥