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 11.5.12

पनसस्य यथा जातं वृन्तबद्धं महाफलम् ।
स तथा लम्बते तत्र ऊर्ध्वपादो ह्यधःशिराः ॥ १२ ॥

panasasya yathā jātaṃ vṛntabaddhaṃ mahāphalam |
sa tathā lambate tatra ūrdhvapādo hyadhaḥśirāḥ || 12 ||

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

...Filled with joy at one’s own respectability of birth, one is seen to traduce those that are not high-born. Swelled also with pride of wealth, one is seen to contemn the poor...

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

Panasa, Yatha, Jata, Vrinta, Baddha, Mahaphala, Tatha, Tatra, Urdhvapada, Adhahshiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.5.12). 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: “panasasya yathā jātaṃ vṛntabaddhaṃ mahāphalam
  • panasasya -
  • panasa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    panasa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jātam -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • vṛnta -
  • vṛnta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛnta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • baddham -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    baddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    baddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāphalam -
  • mahāphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sa tathā lambate tatra ūrdhvapādo hyadhaḥśirāḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lambate -
  • lamb (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ūrdhvapādo* -
  • ūrdhvapāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • adhaḥśirāḥ -
  • adhaḥśiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.5.12

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 11.5.12 in Kannada sript:
ಪನಸಸ್ಯ ಯಥಾ ಜಾತಂ ವೃನ್ತಬದ್ಧಂ ಮಹಾಫಲಮ್ ।
ಸ ತಥಾ ಲಮ್ಬತೇ ತತ್ರ ಊರ್ಧ್ವಪಾದೋ ಹ್ಯಧಃಶಿರಾಃ ॥ 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 11.5.12 in Bengali sript:
পনসস্য যথা জাতং বৃন্তবদ্ধং মহাফলম্ ।
স তথা লম্বতে তত্র ঊর্ধ্বপাদো হ্যধঃশিরাঃ ॥ 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 11.5.12 in Gujarati sript:
પનસસ્ય યથા જાતં વૃન્તબદ્ધં મહાફલમ્ ।
સ તથા લમ્બતે તત્ર ઊર્ધ્વપાદો હ્યધઃશિરાઃ ॥ 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 11.5.12 in Malayalam sript:
പനസസ്യ യഥാ ജാതം വൃന്തബദ്ധം മഹാഫലമ് ।
സ തഥാ ലമ്ബതേ തത്ര ഊര്ധ്വപാദോ ഹ്യധഃശിരാഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.5.12 in Telugu sript:
పనసస్య యథా జాతం వృన్తబద్ధం మహాఫలమ్ ।
స తథా లమ్బతే తత్ర ఊర్ధ్వపాదో హ్యధఃశిరాః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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