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 12.329.14

अहल्याधर्षणनिमित्तं हि गौतमाद्धरिश्मश्रुतामिन्द्रः प्राप्तः ।
कौशिकनिमित्तं चेन्द्रो मुष्कवियोगं मेषवृषणत्वं चावाप ।
अश्विनोर्ग्रहप्रतिषेधोद्यतवज्रस्य पुरंदरस्य च्यवनेन स्तम्भितो बाहुः ।
क्रतुवधप्राप्तमन्युना च दक्षेण भूयस्तपसा चात्मानं संयोज्य नेत्राकृतिरन्या ललाटे रुद्रस्योत्पादिता ॥ १४ ॥

ahalyādharṣaṇanimittaṃ hi gautamāddhariśmaśrutāmindraḥ prāptaḥ |
kauśikanimittaṃ cendro muṣkaviyogaṃ meṣavṛṣaṇatvaṃ cāvāpa |
aśvinorgrahapratiṣedhodyatavajrasya puraṃdarasya cyavanena stambhito bāhuḥ |
kratuvadhaprāptamanyunā ca dakṣeṇa bhūyastapasā cātmānaṃ saṃyojya netrākṛtiranyā lalāṭe rudrasyotpāditā || 14 ||

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

...completed. After performing the final ablutions I shall come to you within a few days. Extracting this promise from Indra’s spouse, Nahusha left her presence. Meanwhile Saci, afflicted with pain and grief, anxious...

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

Ahali, Ahalya, Adharshana, Nimitta, Gautama, Harishmashru, Indra, Prapta, Kaushika, Mushka, Viyoga, Meshavrishana, Tva, Yushmad, Apa, Ashvin, Graha, Pratishedha, Udyata, Vajra, Purandara, Cyavana, Stambhita, Bahu, Vadha, Ani, Daksha, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Tapas, Mana, Samyojya, Netri, Netra, Akriti, Anya, Lalate, Lalata, Rudra, Utpadita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.329.14). 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: “ahalyādharṣaṇanimittaṃ hi gautamāddhariśmaśrutāmindraḥ prāptaḥ
  • ahalyā -
  • ahali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ahali (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahali (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    ahalya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahalya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahalyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādharṣaṇa -
  • ādharṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nimittam -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gautamāddh -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gautama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hariśmaśru -
  • hariśmaśru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hariśmaśru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hariśmaśru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • indraḥ -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāptaḥ -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kauśikanimittaṃ cendro muṣkaviyogaṃ meṣavṛṣaṇatvaṃ cāvāpa
  • kauśika -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kauśika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nimittam -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indro* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muṣka -
  • muṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viyogam -
  • viyoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viyogā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • meṣavṛṣaṇa -
  • meṣavṛṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    meṣavṛṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • cāvā -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āpa -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    āpa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 3: “aśvinorgrahapratiṣedhodyatavajrasya puraṃdarasya cyavanena stambhito bāhuḥ
  • aśvinor -
  • aśvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    aśvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • graha -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratiṣedho -
  • pratiṣedha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udyata -
  • udyata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udyata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vajrasya -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • purandarasya -
  • purandara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    purandara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cyavanena -
  • cyavana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cyavana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • stambhito* -
  • stambhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    stambh -> stambhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √stambh]
  • bāhuḥ -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “kratuvadhaprāptamanyunā ca dakṣeṇa bhūyastapasā cātmānaṃ saṃyojya netrākṛtiranyā lalāṭe rudrasyotpāditā
  • kratu -
  • kratu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vadha -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyu -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • unā -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣeṇa -
  • dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhūyas -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • saṃyojya -
  • saṃyojya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃyojya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netrā -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    netṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    netra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākṛtir -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyā* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    an (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • lalāṭe -
  • lalāṭe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rudrasyo -
  • rudra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rudra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • utpāditā -
  • utpāditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.329.14

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 12.329.14 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಲ್ಯಾಧರ್ಷಣನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ಹಿ ಗೌತಮಾದ್ಧರಿಶ್ಮಶ್ರುತಾಮಿನ್ದ್ರಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಃ ।
ಕೌಶಿಕನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ಚೇನ್ದ್ರೋ ಮುಷ್ಕವಿಯೋಗಂ ಮೇಷವೃಷಣತ್ವಂ ಚಾವಾಪ ।
ಅಶ್ವಿನೋರ್ಗ್ರಹಪ್ರತಿಷೇಧೋದ್ಯತವಜ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪುರಂದರಸ್ಯ ಚ್ಯವನೇನ ಸ್ತಮ್ಭಿತೋ ಬಾಹುಃ ।
ಕ್ರತುವಧಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಮನ್ಯುನಾ ಚ ದಕ್ಷೇಣ ಭೂಯಸ್ತಪಸಾ ಚಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಸಂಯೋಜ್ಯ ನೇತ್ರಾಕೃತಿರನ್ಯಾ ಲಲಾಟೇ ರುದ್ರಸ್ಯೋತ್ಪಾದಿತಾ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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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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)]

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Preview of verse 12.329.14 in Bengali sript:
অহল্যাধর্ষণনিমিত্তং হি গৌতমাদ্ধরিশ্মশ্রুতামিন্দ্রঃ প্রাপ্তঃ ।
কৌশিকনিমিত্তং চেন্দ্রো মুষ্কবিযোগং মেষবৃষণত্বং চাবাপ ।
অশ্বিনোর্গ্রহপ্রতিষেধোদ্যতবজ্রস্য পুরংদরস্য চ্যবনেন স্তম্ভিতো বাহুঃ ।
ক্রতুবধপ্রাপ্তমন্যুনা চ দক্ষেণ ভূযস্তপসা চাত্মানং সংযোজ্য নেত্রাকৃতিরন্যা ললাটে রুদ্রস্যোত্পাদিতা ॥ ১৪ ॥

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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 12.329.14 in Gujarati sript:
અહલ્યાધર્ષણનિમિત્તં હિ ગૌતમાદ્ધરિશ્મશ્રુતામિન્દ્રઃ પ્રાપ્તઃ ।
કૌશિકનિમિત્તં ચેન્દ્રો મુષ્કવિયોગં મેષવૃષણત્વં ચાવાપ ।
અશ્વિનોર્ગ્રહપ્રતિષેધોદ્યતવજ્રસ્ય પુરંદરસ્ય ચ્યવનેન સ્તમ્ભિતો બાહુઃ ।
ક્રતુવધપ્રાપ્તમન્યુના ચ દક્ષેણ ભૂયસ્તપસા ચાત્માનં સંયોજ્ય નેત્રાકૃતિરન્યા લલાટે રુદ્રસ્યોત્પાદિતા ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 12.329.14 in Malayalam sript:
അഹല്യാധര്ഷണനിമിത്തം ഹി ഗൌതമാദ്ധരിശ്മശ്രുതാമിന്ദ്രഃ പ്രാപ്തഃ ।
കൌശികനിമിത്തം ചേന്ദ്രോ മുഷ്കവിയോഗം മേഷവൃഷണത്വം ചാവാപ ।
അശ്വിനോര്ഗ്രഹപ്രതിഷേധോദ്യതവജ്രസ്യ പുരംദരസ്യ ച്യവനേന സ്തമ്ഭിതോ ബാഹുഃ ।
ക്രതുവധപ്രാപ്തമന്യുനാ ച ദക്ഷേണ ഭൂയസ്തപസാ ചാത്മാനം സംയോജ്യ നേത്രാകൃതിരന്യാ ലലാടേ രുദ്രസ്യോത്പാദിതാ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.329.14 in Telugu sript:
అహల్యాధర్షణనిమిత్తం హి గౌతమాద్ధరిశ్మశ్రుతామిన్ద్రః ప్రాప్తః ।
కౌశికనిమిత్తం చేన్ద్రో ముష్కవియోగం మేషవృషణత్వం చావాప ।
అశ్వినోర్గ్రహప్రతిషేధోద్యతవజ్రస్య పురందరస్య చ్యవనేన స్తమ్భితో బాహుః ।
క్రతువధప్రాప్తమన్యునా చ దక్షేణ భూయస్తపసా చాత్మానం సంయోజ్య నేత్రాకృతిరన్యా లలాటే రుద్రస్యోత్పాదితా ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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