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 3.15.12

अद्य तं पापकर्माणं क्षुद्रं विश्वासघातिनम् ।
शिशुपालवधामर्षाद्गमयिष्ये यमक्षयम् ॥ १२ ॥

adya taṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ kṣudraṃ viśvāsaghātinam |
śiśupālavadhāmarṣādgamayiṣye yamakṣayam || 12 ||

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

...stationing his forces in array, besieged that city around and above. And stationing himself in the upper regions, the king began his fight with the city. And that encounter commenced...

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

Adya, Papakarman, Kshudra, Vishvasaghatin, Shishupalavadha, Amarsha, Yamakshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.15.12). 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: “adya taṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ kṣudraṃ viśvāsaghātinam
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • pāpakarmāṇam -
  • pāpakarman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣudram -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśvāsaghātinam -
  • viśvāsaghātin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śiśupālavadhāmarṣādgamayiṣye yamakṣayam
  • śiśupālavadhā -
  • śiśupālavadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amarṣād -
  • amarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gamayiṣye -
  • gam (verb class 0)
    [future middle first single]
  • yamakṣayam -
  • yamakṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.15.12

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 3.15.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅದ್ಯ ತಂ ಪಾಪಕರ್ಮಾಣಂ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಂ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಘಾತಿನಮ್ ।
ಶಿಶುಪಾಲವಧಾಮರ್ಷಾದ್ಗಮಯಿಷ್ಯೇ ಯಮಕ್ಷಯಮ್ ॥ 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 3.15.12 in Bengali sript:
অদ্য তং পাপকর্মাণং ক্ষুদ্রং বিশ্বাসঘাতিনম্ ।
শিশুপালবধামর্ষাদ্গমযিষ্যে যমক্ষযম্ ॥ 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 3.15.12 in Gujarati sript:
અદ્ય તં પાપકર્માણં ક્ષુદ્રં વિશ્વાસઘાતિનમ્ ।
શિશુપાલવધામર્ષાદ્ગમયિષ્યે યમક્ષયમ્ ॥ 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 3.15.12 in Malayalam sript:
അദ്യ തം പാപകര്മാണം ക്ഷുദ്രം വിശ്വാസഘാതിനമ് ।
ശിശുപാലവധാമര്ഷാദ്ഗമയിഷ്യേ യമക്ഷയമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.15.12 in Telugu sript:
అద్య తం పాపకర్మాణం క్షుద్రం విశ్వాసఘాతినమ్ ।
శిశుపాలవధామర్షాద్గమయిష్యే యమక్షయమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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