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 12.19.11

तपःस्वाध्यायशीला हि दृश्यन्ते धार्मिका जनाः ।
ऋषयस्तपसा युक्ता येषां लोकाः सनातनाः ॥ ११ ॥

tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīlā hi dṛśyante dhārmikā janāḥ |
ṛṣayastapasā yuktā yeṣāṃ lokāḥ sanātanāḥ || 11 ||

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

...Dvaipayana said these words unto Ajatasatru, the son of Kunti: 'Let these great car-warriors of abundant energy of mind, O monarch, let these brothers of thine, O Yudhishthira, the chief of the Bharatas, obtain...

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

Tapas, Adhi, Adhya, Aya, Shila, Dharmika, Jana, Rishi, Tapasa, Yukta, Yah, Yat, Loka, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.19.11). 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: “tapaḥsvādhyāyaśīlā hi dṛśyante dhārmikā janāḥ
  • tapaḥsvā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ādhyā -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    ādhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śīlā* -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛśyante -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • dhārmikā* -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ṛṣayastapasā yuktā yeṣāṃ lokāḥ sanātanāḥ
  • ṛṣayas -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tapasā* -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yuktā* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • lokāḥ -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sanātanāḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.19.11

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 12.19.11 in Kannada sript:
ತಪಃಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಶೀಲಾ ಹಿ ದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕಾ ಜನಾಃ ।
ಋಷಯಸ್ತಪಸಾ ಯುಕ್ತಾ ಯೇಷಾಂ ಲೋಕಾಃ ಸನಾತನಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 12.19.11 in Bengali sript:
তপঃস্বাধ্যাযশীলা হি দৃশ্যন্তে ধার্মিকা জনাঃ ।
ঋষযস্তপসা যুক্তা যেষাং লোকাঃ সনাতনাঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 12.19.11 in Gujarati sript:
તપઃસ્વાધ્યાયશીલા હિ દૃશ્યન્તે ધાર્મિકા જનાઃ ।
ઋષયસ્તપસા યુક્તા યેષાં લોકાઃ સનાતનાઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 12.19.11 in Malayalam sript:
തപഃസ്വാധ്യായശീലാ ഹി ദൃശ്യന്തേ ധാര്മികാ ജനാഃ ।
ഋഷയസ്തപസാ യുക്താ യേഷാം ലോകാഃ സനാതനാഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.19.11 in Telugu sript:
తపఃస్వాధ్యాయశీలా హి దృశ్యన్తే ధార్మికా జనాః ।
ఋషయస్తపసా యుక్తా యేషాం లోకాః సనాతనాః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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