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 1.23.12

श्रुत्वा तमब्रुवन्सर्पा आहरामृतमोजसा ।
ततो दास्याद्विप्रमोक्षो भविता तव खेचर ॥ १२ ॥

śrutvā tamabruvansarpā āharāmṛtamojasā |
tato dāsyādvipramokṣo bhavitā tava khecara || 12 ||

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

...son of Kasyapa, the destroyer of the Nagas, engaged in the well-being of the gods, and the foe of the Daityas and the Rakshasas. Be not afraid of it in the least. Come with me and see.'...

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

Abruvat, Sarpa, Ahara, Ritam, Rita, Ojas, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dasya, Vipramoksha, Bhavitri, Bhavita, Yushmad, Khecara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.23.12). 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: “śrutvā tamabruvansarpā āharāmṛtamojasā
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • 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]
  • abruvan -
  • abruvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • sarpā* -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • āharām -
  • āharā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ojasā -
  • ojas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ojas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tato dāsyādvipramokṣo bhavitā tava khecara
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • dāsyād -
  • dāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √das]
  • vipramokṣo* -
  • vipramokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavitā -
  • bhavitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • khecara -
  • khecara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khecara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.23.12

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 1.23.12 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತಮಬ್ರುವನ್ಸರ್ಪಾ ಆಹರಾಮೃತಮೋಜಸಾ ।
ತತೋ ದಾಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಿಪ್ರಮೋಕ್ಷೋ ಭವಿತಾ ತವ ಖೇಚರ ॥ 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 1.23.12 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুত্বা তমব্রুবন্সর্পা আহরামৃতমোজসা ।
ততো দাস্যাদ্বিপ্রমোক্ষো ভবিতা তব খেচর ॥ 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 1.23.12 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રુત્વા તમબ્રુવન્સર્પા આહરામૃતમોજસા ।
તતો દાસ્યાદ્વિપ્રમોક્ષો ભવિતા તવ ખેચર ॥ 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 1.23.12 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രുത്വാ തമബ്രുവന്സര്പാ ആഹരാമൃതമോജസാ ।
തതോ ദാസ്യാദ്വിപ്രമോക്ഷോ ഭവിതാ തവ ഖേചര ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.23.12 in Telugu sript:
శ్రుత్వా తమబ్రువన్సర్పా ఆహరామృతమోజసా ।
తతో దాస్యాద్విప్రమోక్షో భవితా తవ ఖేచర ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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