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 12.11.25

तस्मात्स्वधर्ममास्थाय सुव्रताः सत्यवादिनः ।
लोकस्य गुरवो भूत्वा ते भवन्त्यनुपस्कृताः ॥ २५ ॥

tasmātsvadharmamāsthāya suvratāḥ satyavādinaḥ |
lokasya guravo bhūtvā te bhavantyanupaskṛtāḥ || 25 ||

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

...defeated and slain by you, O hero! It is for this that I ask you to enjoy the earth. Formerly, O puissant one, you had, O monarch, swayed with might,{GL_NOTE:174188:} the region called Jambu, O tiger among men...

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

Tasmat, Tad, Svadharma, Asthaya, Suvrata, Satyavadin, Satyavadi, Loka, Guru, Yushmad, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Anupaskrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.11.25). 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: “tasmātsvadharmamāsthāya suvratāḥ satyavādinaḥ
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • svadharmam -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svadharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svadharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • suvratāḥ -
  • suvrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suvratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • satyavādinaḥ -
  • satyavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satyavādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satyavādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “lokasya guravo bhūtvā te bhavantyanupaskṛtāḥ
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • guravo* -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhavantya -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anupaskṛtāḥ -
  • anupaskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anupaskṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.11.25

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 12.11.25 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ಸುವ್ರತಾಃ ಸತ್ಯವಾದಿನಃ ।
ಲೋಕಸ್ಯ ಗುರವೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ತೇ ಭವನ್ತ್ಯನುಪಸ್ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 12.11.25 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাত্স্বধর্মমাস্থায সুব্রতাঃ সত্যবাদিনঃ ।
লোকস্য গুরবো ভূত্বা তে ভবন্ত্যনুপস্কৃতাঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 12.11.25 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માત્સ્વધર્મમાસ્થાય સુવ્રતાઃ સત્યવાદિનઃ ।
લોકસ્ય ગુરવો ભૂત્વા તે ભવન્ત્યનુપસ્કૃતાઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 12.11.25 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാത്സ്വധര്മമാസ്ഥായ സുവ്രതാഃ സത്യവാദിനഃ ।
ലോകസ്യ ഗുരവോ ഭൂത്വാ തേ ഭവന്ത്യനുപസ്കൃതാഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.11.25 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాత్స్వధర్మమాస్థాయ సువ్రతాః సత్యవాదినః ।
లోకస్య గురవో భూత్వా తే భవన్త్యనుపస్కృతాః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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