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 5.173.12

आर्तां तामाह स मुनिः शैखावत्यो महातपाः ।
निःश्वसन्तीं सतीं बालां दुःखशोकपरायणाम् ॥ १२ ॥

ārtāṃ tāmāha sa muniḥ śaikhāvatyo mahātapāḥ |
niḥśvasantīṃ satīṃ bālāṃ duḥkhaśokaparāyaṇām || 12 ||

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

...my judgment, one of the best Rathas among the Pandavas. Those brave warriors among the Pancalas, viz., Jayanta and Amitaujas and the great car-warrior Satyajit are all, O king, high...

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

Arta, Tama, Aha, Muni, Shaikhavatya, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Nih, Shvasat, Sati, Bala, Duhkhashoka, Parayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.173.12). 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: “ārtāṃ tāmāha sa muniḥ śaikhāvatyo mahātapāḥ
  • ārtām -
  • ārtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāmā -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aha -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaikhāvatyo* -
  • śaikhāvatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātapāḥ -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niḥśvasantīṃ satīṃ bālāṃ duḥkhaśokaparāyaṇām
  • niḥ -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śvasantī -
  • śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śvas class 2 verb]
    śvas (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • satīm -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bālām -
  • bālā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • duḥkhaśoka -
  • duḥkhaśoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkhaśoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāyaṇām -
  • parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.173.12

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 5.173.12 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ತಾಂ ತಾಮಾಹ ಸ ಮುನಿಃ ಶೈಖಾವತ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ।
ನಿಃಶ್ವಸನ್ತೀಂ ಸತೀಂ ಬಾಲಾಂ ದುಃಖಶೋಕಪರಾಯಣಾಮ್ ॥ 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 5.173.12 in Bengali sript:
আর্তাং তামাহ স মুনিঃ শৈখাবত্যো মহাতপাঃ ।
নিঃশ্বসন্তীং সতীং বালাং দুঃখশোকপরাযণাম্ ॥ 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 5.173.12 in Gujarati sript:
આર્તાં તામાહ સ મુનિઃ શૈખાવત્યો મહાતપાઃ ।
નિઃશ્વસન્તીં સતીં બાલાં દુઃખશોકપરાયણામ્ ॥ 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 5.173.12 in Malayalam sript:
ആര്താം താമാഹ സ മുനിഃ ശൈഖാവത്യോ മഹാതപാഃ ।
നിഃശ്വസന്തീം സതീം ബാലാം ദുഃഖശോകപരായണാമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.173.12 in Telugu sript:
ఆర్తాం తామాహ స మునిః శైఖావత్యో మహాతపాః ।
నిఃశ్వసన్తీం సతీం బాలాం దుఃఖశోకపరాయణామ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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