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 12.12.19

असृजद्धि प्रजा राजन्प्रजापतिरकल्मषः ।
मां यक्ष्यन्तीति शान्तात्मा यज्ञैर्विविधदक्षिणैः ॥ १९ ॥

asṛjaddhi prajā rājanprajāpatirakalmaṣaḥ |
māṃ yakṣyantīti śāntātmā yajñairvividhadakṣiṇaiḥ || 19 ||

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

...only the rod of chastisement from devouring one another. If the rod of chastisement did not protect people, they would have sunk in the darkness of hell. The rod of chastisement (danda) has been so named by...

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

Praja, Prajas, Rajan, Rajat, Prajapati, Akalmasha, Asmad, Yakshyat, Yakshyanti, Iti, Shantatma, Yajna, Vividha, Dakshinaih, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.12.19). 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: “asṛjaddhi prajā rājanprajāpatirakalmaṣaḥ
  • asṛjaddh -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prajā* -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • prajāpatir -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akalmaṣaḥ -
  • akalmaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “māṃ yakṣyantīti śāntātmā yajñairvividhadakṣiṇaiḥ
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • yakṣyantī -
  • yaj -> yakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śāntātmā* -
  • śāntātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yajñair -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vividha -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dakṣiṇaiḥ -
  • dakṣiṇaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.12.19

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 12.12.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸೃಜದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಜಾ ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿರಕಲ್ಮಷಃ ।
ಮಾಂ ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತೀತಿ ಶಾನ್ತಾತ್ಮಾ ಯಜ್ಞೈರ್ವಿವಿಧದಕ್ಷಿಣೈಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 12.12.19 in Bengali sript:
অসৃজদ্ধি প্রজা রাজন্প্রজাপতিরকল্মষঃ ।
মাং যক্ষ্যন্তীতি শান্তাত্মা যজ্ঞৈর্বিবিধদক্ষিণৈঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 12.12.19 in Gujarati sript:
અસૃજદ્ધિ પ્રજા રાજન્પ્રજાપતિરકલ્મષઃ ।
માં યક્ષ્યન્તીતિ શાન્તાત્મા યજ્ઞૈર્વિવિધદક્ષિણૈઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 12.12.19 in Malayalam sript:
അസൃജദ്ധി പ്രജാ രാജന്പ്രജാപതിരകല്മഷഃ ।
മാം യക്ഷ്യന്തീതി ശാന്താത്മാ യജ്ഞൈര്വിവിധദക്ഷിണൈഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.12.19 in Telugu sript:
అసృజద్ధి ప్రజా రాజన్ప్రజాపతిరకల్మషః ।
మాం యక్ష్యన్తీతి శాన్తాత్మా యజ్ఞైర్వివిధదక్షిణైః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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