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 3.138.12

प्रतिषिद्धो मया तात रैभ्यावसथदर्शनात् ।
गतवानेव तं क्षुद्रं कालान्तकयमोपमम् ॥ १२ ॥

pratiṣiddho mayā tāta raibhyāvasathadarśanāt |
gatavāneva taṃ kṣudraṃ kālāntakayamopamam || 12 ||

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

...reached by vehicles, O Vrikodara. Neither can cruel or avaricious, or irascible people attain to that spot, O Bharata’s son. O Bhima, in order to see Arjuna, thither shall we repair...

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

Pratishiddha, Maya, Asmad, Tata, Raibhi, Raibhya, Asat, Risha, Gatavat, Eva, Kshudra, Kalantakayama, Upama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.138.12). 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: “pratiṣiddho mayā tāta raibhyāvasathadarśanāt
  • pratiṣiddho* -
  • pratiṣiddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raibhyāva -
  • raibhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    raibhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asat -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • hadar -
  • had (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛśa -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “gatavāneva taṃ kṣudraṃ kālāntakayamopamam
  • gatavān -
  • gatavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣudram -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kālāntakayamo -
  • kālāntakayama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upamam -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.138.12

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 3.138.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿಷಿದ್ಧೋ ಮಯಾ ತಾತ ರೈಭ್ಯಾವಸಥದರ್ಶನಾತ್ ।
ಗತವಾನೇವ ತಂ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಂ ಕಾಲಾನ್ತಕಯಮೋಪಮಮ್ ॥ 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 3.138.12 in Bengali sript:
প্রতিষিদ্ধো মযা তাত রৈভ্যাবসথদর্শনাত্ ।
গতবানেব তং ক্ষুদ্রং কালান্তকযমোপমম্ ॥ 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 3.138.12 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિષિદ્ધો મયા તાત રૈભ્યાવસથદર્શનાત્ ।
ગતવાનેવ તં ક્ષુદ્રં કાલાન્તકયમોપમમ્ ॥ 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 3.138.12 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതിഷിദ്ധോ മയാ താത രൈഭ്യാവസഥദര്ശനാത് ।
ഗതവാനേവ തം ക്ഷുദ്രം കാലാന്തകയമോപമമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.138.12 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతిషిద్ధో మయా తాత రైభ్యావసథదర్శనాత్ ।
గతవానేవ తం క్షుద్రం కాలాన్తకయమోపమమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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