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 12.273.5

ततस्तं रथमास्थाय देवाप्यायितमाहवे ।
वज्रोद्यतकरः शक्रस्तं दैत्यं प्रत्यवैक्षत ॥ ५ ॥

tatastaṃ rathamāsthāya devāpyāyitamāhave |
vajrodyatakaraḥ śakrastaṃ daityaṃ pratyavaikṣata || 5 ||

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

...and frequently. When the Understanding desires anything, she becomes Mind. The five senses with the Mind, which separately constitute the foundations (of the Understanding), are the creations of the Understanding...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ratha, Asthaya, Devapi, Ayita, Ahava, Vajra, Udyata, Karas, Kara, Shakra, Daitya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.273.5). 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: “tatastaṃ rathamāsthāya devāpyāyitamāhave
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devāpyā -
  • devāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āyitam -
  • i -> āyita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √i]
    i -> āyitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i], [accusative single from √i]
  • āhave -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vajrodyatakaraḥ śakrastaṃ daityaṃ pratyavaikṣata
  • vajro -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udyata -
  • udyata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udyata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karaḥ -
  • karas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakras -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • daityam -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pratyavai -
  • pratyava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aikṣata -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single], [aorist middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.273.5

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 12.273.5 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತಂ ರಥಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ದೇವಾಪ್ಯಾಯಿತಮಾಹವೇ ।
ವಜ್ರೋದ್ಯತಕರಃ ಶಕ್ರಸ್ತಂ ದೈತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವೈಕ್ಷತ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.273.5 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তং রথমাস্থায দেবাপ্যাযিতমাহবে ।
বজ্রোদ্যতকরঃ শক্রস্তং দৈত্যং প্রত্যবৈক্ষত ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.273.5 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તં રથમાસ્થાય દેવાપ્યાયિતમાહવે ।
વજ્રોદ્યતકરઃ શક્રસ્તં દૈત્યં પ્રત્યવૈક્ષત ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.273.5 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തം രഥമാസ്ഥായ ദേവാപ്യായിതമാഹവേ ।
വജ്രോദ്യതകരഃ ശക്രസ്തം ദൈത്യം പ്രത്യവൈക്ഷത ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.273.5 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తం రథమాస్థాయ దేవాప్యాయితమాహవే ।
వజ్రోద్యతకరః శక్రస్తం దైత్యం ప్రత్యవైక్షత ॥ ౫ ॥

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