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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 5.156.12
हयानां च गजानां च राज्ञां चामिततेजसाम् ।
वैशसं समरे वृत्तं यत्तन्मे शृणु सर्वशः ॥ १२ ॥
hayānāṃ ca gajānāṃ ca rājñāṃ cāmitatejasām |
vaiśasaṃ samare vṛttaṃ yattanme śṛṇu sarvaśaḥ || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...virtue. O you of great wisdom, protect us, therefore, like the wielder of the thunderbolt protecting the celestials.' Thus addressed, O king, by all the mice, the cat answered them...
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 (5.156.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Haya, Gaja, Rajan, Ita, Tejas, Vaishasa, Samara, Vritta, Yat, Yad, Sarvashah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.156.12). 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: “hayānāṃ ca gajānāṃ ca rājñāṃ cāmitatejasām ”
- hayānām -
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haya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]hayā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gajānām -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājñām -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- cām -
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cā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- tejasām -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “vaiśasaṃ samare vṛttaṃ yattanme śṛṇu sarvaśaḥ ”
- vaiśasam -
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vaiśasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaiśasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaiśasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samare -
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samara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tanme -
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- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- sarvaśaḥ -
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sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.156.12
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 5.156.12 in Kannada sript:
ಹಯಾನಾಂ ಚ ಗಜಾನಾಂ ಚ ರಾಜ್ಞಾಂ ಚಾಮಿತತೇಜಸಾಮ್ ।
ವೈಶಸಂ ಸಮರೇ ವೃತ್ತಂ ಯತ್ತನ್ಮೇ ಶೃಣು ಸರ್ವಶಃ ॥ 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 5.156.12 in Bengali sript:
হযানাং চ গজানাং চ রাজ্ঞাং চামিততেজসাম্ ।
বৈশসং সমরে বৃত্তং যত্তন্মে শৃণু সর্বশঃ ॥ 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 5.156.12 in Gujarati sript:
હયાનાં ચ ગજાનાં ચ રાજ્ઞાં ચામિતતેજસામ્ ।
વૈશસં સમરે વૃત્તં યત્તન્મે શૃણુ સર્વશઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.156.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഹയാനാം ച ഗജാനാം ച രാജ്ഞാം ചാമിതതേജസാമ് ।
വൈശസം സമരേ വൃത്തം യത്തന്മേ ശൃണു സര്വശഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.156.12 in Telugu sript:
హయానాం చ గజానాం చ రాజ్ఞాం చామితతేజసామ్ ।
వైశసం సమరే వృత్తం యత్తన్మే శృణు సర్వశః ॥ ౧౨ ॥