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 4.12.10

कृष्णापि सर्वान्भ्रातॄंस्तान्निरीक्षन्ती तपस्विनी ।
यथा पुनरविज्ञाता तथा चरति भामिनी ॥ १० ॥

kṛṣṇāpi sarvānbhrātṝṃstānnirīkṣantī tapasvinī |
yathā punaravijñātā tathā carati bhāminī || 10 ||

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

...You shalt be the manager of my horses. But first tell me whence you comest, who you are, and how also you happenest to come here. Tell us also all the arts you are master of.' Nakula replied,...

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

Krishna, Api, Tapasvin, Tapasvini, Tapasvi, Yatha, Punar, Avijnatri, Avijnata, Tatha, Bhamin, Bhamini, Bhami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.12.10). 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: “kṛṣṇāpi sarvānbhrātṝṃstānnirīkṣantī tapasvinī
  • kṛṣṇā -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse sarvānbhrātṝṃstānnirīkṣantī*ta
  • tapasvinī -
  • tapasvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tapasvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yathā punaravijñātā tathā carati bhāminī
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • avijñātā -
  • avijñātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    avijñātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • bhāminī -
  • bhāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāmin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhāmī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.12.10

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 4.12.10 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಪಿ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಭ್ರಾತೄಂಸ್ತಾನ್ನಿರೀಕ್ಷನ್ತೀ ತಪಸ್ವಿನೀ ।
ಯಥಾ ಪುನರವಿಜ್ಞಾತಾ ತಥಾ ಚರತಿ ಭಾಮಿನೀ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 4.12.10 in Bengali sript:
কৃষ্ণাপি সর্বান্ভ্রাতৄংস্তান্নিরীক্ষন্তী তপস্বিনী ।
যথা পুনরবিজ্ঞাতা তথা চরতি ভামিনী ॥ ১০ ॥

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 4.12.10 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણાપિ સર્વાન્ભ્રાતૄંસ્તાન્નિરીક્ષન્તી તપસ્વિની ।
યથા પુનરવિજ્ઞાતા તથા ચરતિ ભામિની ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 4.12.10 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷ്ണാപി സര്വാന്ഭ്രാതൄംസ്താന്നിരീക്ഷന്തീ തപസ്വിനീ ।
യഥാ പുനരവിജ്ഞാതാ തഥാ ചരതി ഭാമിനീ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.12.10 in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణాపి సర్వాన్భ్రాతౄంస్తాన్నిరీక్షన్తీ తపస్వినీ ।
యథా పునరవిజ్ఞాతా తథా చరతి భామినీ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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