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 5.1.12

त्रयोदशश्चैव सुदुस्तरोऽयमज्ञायमानैर्भवतां समीपे ।
क्लेशानसह्यांश्च तितिक्षमाणैर्यथोषितं तद्विदितं च सर्वम् ॥ १२ ॥

trayodaśaścaiva sudustaro'yamajñāyamānairbhavatāṃ samīpe |
kleśānasahyāṃśca titikṣamāṇairyathoṣitaṃ tadviditaṃ ca sarvam || 12 ||

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

...conquering the earth by force, the sons of Pandu remained firm in their plighted faith. And accordingly for six and seven years these incomparable men accomplished the cruel task imposed...

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

Trayodasha, Sudustara, Aya, Idam, Ajna, Mana, Bhavat, Bhavant, Samipa, Klesha, Asahya, Titikshamana, Yatha, Ushita, Tadvid, Sarvam, Sarva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.1.12). 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: “trayodaśaścaiva sudustaro'yamajñāyamānairbhavatāṃ samīpe
  • trayodaśaś -
  • trayodaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sudustaro' -
  • sudustara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajñāya -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mānair -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • bhavatām -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • samīpe -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kleśānasahyāṃśca titikṣamāṇairyathoṣitaṃ tadviditaṃ ca sarvam
  • kleśān -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • asahyāṃś -
  • asahya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • titikṣamāṇair -
  • tij -> titikṣamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √tij]
    tij -> titikṣamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √tij]
  • yatho -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uṣitam -
  • uṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
  • tadvidi -
  • tadvid (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tadvid (noun, neuter)
    [locative 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.1.12

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 5.1.12 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ರಯೋದಶಶ್ಚೈವ ಸುದುಸ್ತರೋಽಯಮಜ್ಞಾಯಮಾನೈರ್ಭವತಾಂ ಸಮೀಪೇ ।
ಕ್ಲೇಶಾನಸಹ್ಯಾಂಶ್ಚ ತಿತಿಕ್ಷಮಾಣೈರ್ಯಥೋಷಿತಂ ತದ್ವಿದಿತಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವಮ್ ॥ 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 5.1.12 in Bengali sript:
ত্রযোদশশ্চৈব সুদুস্তরোঽযমজ্ঞাযমানৈর্ভবতাং সমীপে ।
ক্লেশানসহ্যাংশ্চ তিতিক্ষমাণৈর্যথোষিতং তদ্বিদিতং চ সর্বম্ ॥ 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 5.1.12 in Gujarati sript:
ત્રયોદશશ્ચૈવ સુદુસ્તરોઽયમજ્ઞાયમાનૈર્ભવતાં સમીપે ।
ક્લેશાનસહ્યાંશ્ચ તિતિક્ષમાણૈર્યથોષિતં તદ્વિદિતં ચ સર્વમ્ ॥ 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 5.1.12 in Malayalam sript:
ത്രയോദശശ്ചൈവ സുദുസ്തരോഽയമജ്ഞായമാനൈര്ഭവതാം സമീപേ ।
ക്ലേശാനസഹ്യാംശ്ച തിതിക്ഷമാണൈര്യഥോഷിതം തദ്വിദിതം ച സര്വമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.1.12 in Telugu sript:
త్రయోదశశ్చైవ సుదుస్తరోఽయమజ్ఞాయమానైర్భవతాం సమీపే ।
క్లేశానసహ్యాంశ్చ తితిక్షమాణైర్యథోషితం తద్విదితం చ సర్వమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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