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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 4.10.12
स शिक्षयामास च गीतवादितं सुतां विराटस्य धनंजयः प्रभुः ।
सखीश्च तस्याः परिचारिकास्तथा प्रियश्च तासां स बभूव पाण्डवः ॥ १२ ॥
sa śikṣayāmāsa ca gītavāditaṃ sutāṃ virāṭasya dhanaṃjayaḥ prabhuḥ |
sakhīśca tasyāḥ paricārikāstathā priyaśca tāsāṃ sa babhūva pāṇḍavaḥ || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and another, ten thousand, and another, again, twenty thousand, and so on. I was employed in keeping those cattle. People used to call me Tantripala. I know the present, the past, and the future...
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 (4.10.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gita, Vadita, Sut, Suta, Virata, Dhananjaya, Prabhu, Sakhi, Paricarika, Tatha, Pri, Priya, Pandava, Pandu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.10.12). 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: “sa śikṣayāmāsa ca gītavāditaṃ sutāṃ virāṭasya dhanaṃjayaḥ prabhuḥ ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śikṣayāmā -
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√śikṣ (verb class 0)[imperative active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gīta -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāditam -
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vādita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vādita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> vādita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vad]√vad -> vādita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vad]√vad -> vāditā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vad]√vad -> vādita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vad]√vad -> vādita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad], [accusative single from √vad]
- sutām -
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sut (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sut (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- virāṭasya -
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virāṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dhanañjayaḥ -
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dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhuḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sakhīśca tasyāḥ paricārikāstathā priyaśca tāsāṃ sa babhūva pāṇḍavaḥ ”
- sakhīś -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- paricārikās -
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paricārika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paricārikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- priyaś -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāsām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- babhūva -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- pāṇḍavaḥ -
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pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)[adverb]pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.10.12
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 4.10.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಶಿಕ್ಷಯಾಮಾಸ ಚ ಗೀತವಾದಿತಂ ಸುತಾಂ ವಿರಾಟಸ್ಯ ಧನಂಜಯಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ಸಖೀಶ್ಚ ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪರಿಚಾರಿಕಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಪ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚ ತಾಸಾಂ ಸ ಬಭೂವ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ॥ 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 4.10.12 in Bengali sript:
স শিক্ষযামাস চ গীতবাদিতং সুতাং বিরাটস্য ধনংজযঃ প্রভুঃ ।
সখীশ্চ তস্যাঃ পরিচারিকাস্তথা প্রিযশ্চ তাসাং স বভূব পাণ্ডবঃ ॥ 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 4.10.12 in Gujarati sript:
સ શિક્ષયામાસ ચ ગીતવાદિતં સુતાં વિરાટસ્ય ધનંજયઃ પ્રભુઃ ।
સખીશ્ચ તસ્યાઃ પરિચારિકાસ્તથા પ્રિયશ્ચ તાસાં સ બભૂવ પાણ્ડવઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.10.12 in Malayalam sript:
സ ശിക്ഷയാമാസ ച ഗീതവാദിതം സുതാം വിരാടസ്യ ധനംജയഃ പ്രഭുഃ ।
സഖീശ്ച തസ്യാഃ പരിചാരികാസ്തഥാ പ്രിയശ്ച താസാം സ ബഭൂവ പാണ്ഡവഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.10.12 in Telugu sript:
స శిక్షయామాస చ గీతవాదితం సుతాం విరాటస్య ధనంజయః ప్రభుః ।
సఖీశ్చ తస్యాః పరిచారికాస్తథా ప్రియశ్చ తాసాం స బభూవ పాణ్డవః ॥ ౧౨ ॥