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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 12.15.31
सत्यं चेदं ब्रह्मणा पूर्वमुक्तं दण्डः प्रजा रक्षति साधु नीतः ।
पश्याग्नयश्च प्रतिशाम्यन्त्यभीताः संतर्जिता दण्डभयाज्ज्वलन्ति ॥ ३१ ॥
satyaṃ cedaṃ brahmaṇā pūrvamuktaṃ daṇḍaḥ prajā rakṣati sādhu nītaḥ |
paśyāgnayaśca pratiśāmyantyabhītāḥ saṃtarjitā daṇḍabhayājjvalanti || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...others? If even an elephant desists from all work, carnivorous creatures coming in packs and innumerable worms would eat it up. What need be said of thyself that art so powerless?{GL_NOTE:174212:} How couldst...
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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 (12.15.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Satyam, Satya, Ced, Brahman, Purvam, Purva, Ukta, Danda, Praja, Prajas, Rakshat, Sadhu, Nita, Pashya, Agni, Prati, Shamyat, Shamyanti, Abhita, Santarjita, Dandabhaya, Ajju,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.15.31). 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: “satyaṃ cedaṃ brahmaṇā pūrvamuktaṃ daṇḍaḥ prajā rakṣati sādhu nītaḥ ”
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- brahmaṇā -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- daṇḍaḥ -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prajā* -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rakṣati -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nītaḥ -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “paśyāgnayaśca pratiśāmyantyabhītāḥ saṃtarjitā daṇḍabhayājjvalanti ”
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- agnayaś -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pratī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śāmyantya -
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√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb]√śam -> śāmyantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- abhītāḥ -
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abhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- santarjitā* -
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santarjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santarjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daṇḍabhayā -
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daṇḍabhaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ajjva -
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ajjū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- alanti -
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√al (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.15.31
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.15.31 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಯಂ ಚೇದಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ಪೂರ್ವಮುಕ್ತಂ ದಣ್ಡಃ ಪ್ರಜಾ ರಕ್ಷತಿ ಸಾಧು ನೀತಃ ।
ಪಶ್ಯಾಗ್ನಯಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರತಿಶಾಮ್ಯನ್ತ್ಯಭೀತಾಃ ಸಂತರ್ಜಿತಾ ದಣ್ಡಭಯಾಜ್ಜ್ವಲನ್ತಿ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.15.31 in Bengali sript:
সত্যং চেদং ব্রহ্মণা পূর্বমুক্তং দণ্ডঃ প্রজা রক্ষতি সাধু নীতঃ ।
পশ্যাগ্নযশ্চ প্রতিশাম্যন্ত্যভীতাঃ সংতর্জিতা দণ্ডভযাজ্জ্বলন্তি ॥ ৩১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.15.31 in Gujarati sript:
સત્યં ચેદં બ્રહ્મણા પૂર્વમુક્તં દણ્ડઃ પ્રજા રક્ષતિ સાધુ નીતઃ ।
પશ્યાગ્નયશ્ચ પ્રતિશામ્યન્ત્યભીતાઃ સંતર્જિતા દણ્ડભયાજ્જ્વલન્તિ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.15.31 in Malayalam sript:
സത്യം ചേദം ബ്രഹ്മണാ പൂര്വമുക്തം ദണ്ഡഃ പ്രജാ രക്ഷതി സാധു നീതഃ ।
പശ്യാഗ്നയശ്ച പ്രതിശാമ്യന്ത്യഭീതാഃ സംതര്ജിതാ ദണ്ഡഭയാജ്ജ്വലന്തി ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.15.31 in Telugu sript:
సత్యం చేదం బ్రహ్మణా పూర్వముక్తం దణ్డః ప్రజా రక్షతి సాధు నీతః ।
పశ్యాగ్నయశ్చ ప్రతిశామ్యన్త్యభీతాః సంతర్జితా దణ్డభయాజ్జ్వలన్తి ॥ ౩౧ ॥