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 5.47.12

यदा ज्येष्ठः पाण्डवः संशितात्मा क्रोधं यत्तं वर्षपूगान्सुघोरम् ।
अवस्रष्टा कुरुषूद्वृत्तचेतास्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥ १२ ॥

yadā jyeṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ saṃśitātmā krodhaṃ yattaṃ varṣapūgānsughoram |
avasraṣṭā kuruṣūdvṛttacetāstadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat || 12 ||

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

...taking care to destroy the chances of his retracing the routes that he has once passed over.'{GL_NOTE:141419:} "Dhritarashtra said, 'Who is it that urges that Unborn and Ancient...

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

Yada, Yad, Jyeshtha, Pandava, Pandu, Samshitatman, Krodha, Yatta, Varshapuga, Sughora, Ava, Srashtri, Srashta, Kuru, Udvritta, Ceta, Tada, Yuddha, Dhartarashtra, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.47.12). 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: “yadā jyeṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ saṃśitātmā krodhaṃ yattaṃ varṣapūgānsughoram
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jyeṣṭhaḥ -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • saṃśitātmā -
  • saṃśitātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krodham -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    krodhan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    krodhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • yattam -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • varṣapūgān -
  • varṣapūga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sughoram -
  • sughora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sughora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sughorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “avasraṣṭā kuruṣūdvṛttacetāstadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sraṣṭā -
  • sraṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sraṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛj (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • kuruṣū -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • udvṛtta -
  • udvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cetās -
  • ceta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • dhārtarāṣṭro' -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • atapsyat -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [conditional active third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [conditional active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.47.12

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 5.47.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ಸಂಶಿತಾತ್ಮಾ ಕ್ರೋಧಂ ಯತ್ತಂ ವರ್ಷಪೂಗಾನ್ಸುಘೋರಮ್ ।
ಅವಸ್ರಷ್ಟಾ ಕುರುಷೂದ್ವೃತ್ತಚೇತಾಸ್ತದಾ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋಽನ್ವತಪ್ಸ್ಯತ್ ॥ 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 5.47.12 in Bengali sript:
যদা জ্যেষ্ঠঃ পাণ্ডবঃ সংশিতাত্মা ক্রোধং যত্তং বর্ষপূগান্সুঘোরম্ ।
অবস্রষ্টা কুরুষূদ্বৃত্তচেতাস্তদা যুদ্ধং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রোঽন্বতপ্স্যত্ ॥ 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 5.47.12 in Gujarati sript:
યદા જ્યેષ્ઠઃ પાણ્ડવઃ સંશિતાત્મા ક્રોધં યત્તં વર્ષપૂગાન્સુઘોરમ્ ।
અવસ્રષ્ટા કુરુષૂદ્વૃત્તચેતાસ્તદા યુદ્ધં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રોઽન્વતપ્સ્યત્ ॥ 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 5.47.12 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ ജ്യേഷ്ഠഃ പാണ്ഡവഃ സംശിതാത്മാ ക്രോധം യത്തം വര്ഷപൂഗാന്സുഘോരമ് ।
അവസ്രഷ്ടാ കുരുഷൂദ്വൃത്തചേതാസ്തദാ യുദ്ധം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോഽന്വതപ്സ്യത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.47.12 in Telugu sript:
యదా జ్యేష్ఠః పాణ్డవః సంశితాత్మా క్రోధం యత్తం వర్షపూగాన్సుఘోరమ్ ।
అవస్రష్టా కురుషూద్వృత్తచేతాస్తదా యుద్ధం ధార్తరాష్ట్రోఽన్వతప్స్యత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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