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 3.176.12

इमामवस्थां संप्राप्तो ह्यहं कोपान्मनीषिणाम् ।
शापस्यान्तं परिप्रेप्सुः सर्पस्य कथयामि तत् ॥ १२ ॥

imāmavasthāṃ saṃprāpto hyahaṃ kopānmanīṣiṇām |
śāpasyāntaṃ pariprepsuḥ sarpasya kathayāmi tat || 12 ||

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

...righteous rules; were self-controlled and free from envy. And they lived many thousand years; and had many thousand sons. Then in course of time they came to be restricted to walking...

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

Iyam, Idam, Avastha, Samprapta, Aha, Asmad, Kopa, Manishina, Manishin, Shapa, Antam, Anta, Pariprepsu, Sarpa, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.176.12). 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: “imāmavasthāṃ saṃprāpto hyahaṃ kopānmanīṣiṇām
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avasthām -
  • avasthā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samprāpto* -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kopān -
  • kopa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • manīṣiṇām -
  • manīṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “śāpasyāntaṃ pariprepsuḥ sarpasya kathayāmi tat
  • śāpasyā -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pariprepsuḥ -
  • pariprepsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pariprepsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarpasya -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kathayāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.176.12

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 3.176.12 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮಾಮವಸ್ಥಾಂ ಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೋ ಹ್ಯಹಂ ಕೋಪಾನ್ಮನೀಷಿಣಾಮ್ ।
ಶಾಪಸ್ಯಾನ್ತಂ ಪರಿಪ್ರೇಪ್ಸುಃ ಸರ್ಪಸ್ಯ ಕಥಯಾಮಿ ತತ್ ॥ 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 3.176.12 in Bengali sript:
ইমামবস্থাং সংপ্রাপ্তো হ্যহং কোপান্মনীষিণাম্ ।
শাপস্যান্তং পরিপ্রেপ্সুঃ সর্পস্য কথযামি তত্ ॥ 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 3.176.12 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમામવસ્થાં સંપ્રાપ્તો હ્યહં કોપાન્મનીષિણામ્ ।
શાપસ્યાન્તં પરિપ્રેપ્સુઃ સર્પસ્ય કથયામિ તત્ ॥ 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 3.176.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഇമാമവസ്ഥാം സംപ്രാപ്തോ ഹ്യഹം കോപാന്മനീഷിണാമ് ।
ശാപസ്യാന്തം പരിപ്രേപ്സുഃ സര്പസ്യ കഥയാമി തത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.176.12 in Telugu sript:
ఇమామవస్థాం సంప్రాప్తో హ్యహం కోపాన్మనీషిణామ్ ।
శాపస్యాన్తం పరిప్రేప్సుః సర్పస్య కథయామి తత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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