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 5.137.12

वास एव यथा हि त्वं प्रावृण्वानोऽद्य मन्यसे ।
स्रजं त्यक्तामिव प्राप्य लोभाद्यौधिष्ठिरीं श्रियम् ॥ १२ ॥

vāsa eva yathā hi tvaṃ prāvṛṇvāno'dya manyase |
srajaṃ tyaktāmiva prāpya lobhādyaudhiṣṭhirīṃ śriyam || 12 ||

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

...virtues, found no protector on that occasion, though she was wedded to such powerful protectors. O you of mighty arms, say unto that tiger among men, Arjuna, that foremost of all wielders...

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

Vasas, Vasa, Eva, Yatha, Tva, Yushmad, Pra, Ana, Anu, Adya, Sraj, Sraja, Tyakta, Iva, Prapya, Lobha, Yaudhishthiri, Shri, Shriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.137.12). 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: “vāsa eva yathā hi tvaṃ prāvṛṇvāno'dya manyase
  • vāsa* -
  • vāsas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • prāvṛ -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛṇvā -
  • (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āno' -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ānu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]
  • Line 2: “srajaṃ tyaktāmiva prāpya lobhādyaudhiṣṭhirīṃ śriyam
  • srajam -
  • sraja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sraja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    srajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sraj (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sraj (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyaktām -
  • tyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    tyaj -> tyaktā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lobhād -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaudhiṣṭhirīm -
  • yaudhiṣṭhirī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.137.12

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 5.137.12 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸ ಏವ ಯಥಾ ಹಿ ತ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಾವೃಣ್ವಾನೋಽದ್ಯ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ।
ಸ್ರಜಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತಾಮಿವ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಲೋಭಾದ್ಯೌಧಿಷ್ಠಿರೀಂ ಶ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ 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 5.137.12 in Bengali sript:
বাস এব যথা হি ত্বং প্রাবৃণ্বানোঽদ্য মন্যসে ।
স্রজং ত্যক্তামিব প্রাপ্য লোভাদ্যৌধিষ্ঠিরীং শ্রিযম্ ॥ 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 5.137.12 in Gujarati sript:
વાસ એવ યથા હિ ત્વં પ્રાવૃણ્વાનોઽદ્ય મન્યસે ।
સ્રજં ત્યક્તામિવ પ્રાપ્ય લોભાદ્યૌધિષ્ઠિરીં શ્રિયમ્ ॥ 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 5.137.12 in Malayalam sript:
വാസ ഏവ യഥാ ഹി ത്വം പ്രാവൃണ്വാനോഽദ്യ മന്യസേ ।
സ്രജം ത്യക്താമിവ പ്രാപ്യ ലോഭാദ്യൌധിഷ്ഠിരീം ശ്രിയമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.137.12 in Telugu sript:
వాస ఏవ యథా హి త్వం ప్రావృణ్వానోఽద్య మన్యసే ।
స్రజం త్యక్తామివ ప్రాప్య లోభాద్యౌధిష్ఠిరీం శ్రియమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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