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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 12.20.14
हरिश्चन्द्रः पार्थिवेन्द्रः श्रुतस्ते यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा पुण्यकृद्वीतशोकः ।
ऋद्ध्या शक्रं योऽजयन्मानुषः संस्तस्माद्यज्ञे सर्वमेवोपयोज्यम् ॥ १४ ॥
hariścandraḥ pārthivendraḥ śrutaste yajñairiṣṭvā puṇyakṛdvītaśokaḥ |
ṛddhyā śakraṃ yo'jayanmānuṣaḥ saṃstasmādyajñe sarvamevopayojyam || 14 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...adhere to their respective duties, the high-souled Hayagriva is sporting in joy the regions of the gods. Having won many battles and cherished his subjects, having drunk the Soma juice in sacrifices and gratified...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.20.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Harishcandra, Parthivendra, Shrut, Shruta, Tad, Yushmad, Yajna, Ishtva, Ishtu, Punyakrit, Vitashoka, Riddhi, Shakra, Yah, Manusha, Sat, Tasmat, Sarvam, Sarva, Eva, Upayojya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.20.14). 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: “hariścandraḥ pārthivendraḥ śrutaste yajñairiṣṭvā puṇyakṛdvītaśokaḥ ”
- hariścandraḥ -
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hariścandra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārthivendraḥ -
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pārthivendra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrutas -
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śrut (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]śruta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- yajñair -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- iṣṭvā -
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iṣṭvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√iṣ -> iṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √iṣ]√yaj -> iṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √yaj]iṣṭu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- puṇyakṛd -
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puṇyakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]puṇyakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vītaśokaḥ -
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vītaśoka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ṛddhyā śakraṃ yo'jayanmānuṣaḥ saṃstasmādyajñe sarvamevopayojyam ”
- ṛddhyā -
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ṛddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛddhī (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]ṛddhī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- śakram -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ajayan -
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√ji (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
- mānuṣaḥ -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃs -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- yajñe -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- evo -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upayojyam -
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upayojya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upayojya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upayojyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.20.14
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 12.20.14 in Kannada sript:
ಹರಿಶ್ಚನ್ದ್ರಃ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವೇನ್ದ್ರಃ ಶ್ರುತಸ್ತೇ ಯಜ್ಞೈರಿಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೃದ್ವೀತಶೋಕಃ ।
ಋದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ಶಕ್ರಂ ಯೋಽಜಯನ್ಮಾನುಷಃ ಸಂಸ್ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ಯಜ್ಞೇ ಸರ್ವಮೇವೋಪಯೋಜ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥
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 12.20.14 in Bengali sript:
হরিশ্চন্দ্রঃ পার্থিবেন্দ্রঃ শ্রুতস্তে যজ্ঞৈরিষ্ট্বা পুণ্যকৃদ্বীতশোকঃ ।
ঋদ্ধ্যা শক্রং যোঽজযন্মানুষঃ সংস্তস্মাদ্যজ্ঞে সর্বমেবোপযোজ্যম্ ॥ ১৪ ॥
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 12.20.14 in Gujarati sript:
હરિશ્ચન્દ્રઃ પાર્થિવેન્દ્રઃ શ્રુતસ્તે યજ્ઞૈરિષ્ટ્વા પુણ્યકૃદ્વીતશોકઃ ।
ઋદ્ધ્યા શક્રં યોઽજયન્માનુષઃ સંસ્તસ્માદ્યજ્ઞે સર્વમેવોપયોજ્યમ્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.20.14 in Malayalam sript:
ഹരിശ്ചന്ദ്രഃ പാര്ഥിവേന്ദ്രഃ ശ്രുതസ്തേ യജ്ഞൈരിഷ്ട്വാ പുണ്യകൃദ്വീതശോകഃ ।
ഋദ്ധ്യാ ശക്രം യോഽജയന്മാനുഷഃ സംസ്തസ്മാദ്യജ്ഞേ സര്വമേവോപയോജ്യമ് ॥ ൧൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.20.14 in Telugu sript:
హరిశ్చన్ద్రః పార్థివేన్ద్రః శ్రుతస్తే యజ్ఞైరిష్ట్వా పుణ్యకృద్వీతశోకః ।
ఋద్ధ్యా శక్రం యోఽజయన్మానుషః సంస్తస్మాద్యజ్ఞే సర్వమేవోపయోజ్యమ్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥