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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 12.21.13
यो हि राज्ये स्थितः शश्वद्वशी तुल्यप्रियाप्रियः ।
क्षत्रियो यज्ञशिष्टाशी राजशास्त्रार्थतत्त्ववित् ॥ १३ ॥
yo hi rājye sthitaḥ śaśvadvaśī tulyapriyāpriyaḥ |
kṣatriyo yajñaśiṣṭāśī rājaśāstrārthatattvavit || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...is with Time that winter, and summer, and the rainy season come. If the Time for it does not come, no one is born and no one dies. If the Time does not come, the infant does not acquire power of speech. If the...
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 (12.21.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Rajya, Sthita, Shashvat, Vashi, Vashin, Tulya, Pri, Priya, Apriya, Kshatriya, Yajnashishta, Ashin, Rajashastra, Arthatattva, Vid, Vidh,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.21.13). 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: “yo hi rājye sthitaḥ śaśvadvaśī tulyapriyāpriyaḥ ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rājye -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[locative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]√rāj (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√rāj (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- sthitaḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- śaśvad -
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śaśvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śaśvat (noun, masculine)[compound]śaśvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vaśī -
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vaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vaśi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tulya -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- priyā -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apriyaḥ -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣatriyo yajñaśiṣṭāśī rājaśāstrārthatattvavit ”
- kṣatriyo* -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yajñaśiṣṭā -
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yajñaśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśī -
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aśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājaśāstrā -
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rājaśāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthatattva -
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arthatattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.21.13
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 12.21.13 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಹಿ ರಾಜ್ಯೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ಶಶ್ವದ್ವಶೀ ತುಲ್ಯಪ್ರಿಯಾಪ್ರಿಯಃ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ಯಜ್ಞಶಿಷ್ಟಾಶೀ ರಾಜಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಥತತ್ತ್ವವಿತ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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 12.21.13 in Bengali sript:
যো হি রাজ্যে স্থিতঃ শশ্বদ্বশী তুল্যপ্রিযাপ্রিযঃ ।
ক্ষত্রিযো যজ্ঞশিষ্টাশী রাজশাস্ত্রার্থতত্ত্ববিত্ ॥ ১৩ ॥
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 12.21.13 in Gujarati sript:
યો હિ રાજ્યે સ્થિતઃ શશ્વદ્વશી તુલ્યપ્રિયાપ્રિયઃ ।
ક્ષત્રિયો યજ્ઞશિષ્ટાશી રાજશાસ્ત્રાર્થતત્ત્વવિત્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.21.13 in Malayalam sript:
യോ ഹി രാജ്യേ സ്ഥിതഃ ശശ്വദ്വശീ തുല്യപ്രിയാപ്രിയഃ ।
ക്ഷത്രിയോ യജ്ഞശിഷ്ടാശീ രാജശാസ്ത്രാര്ഥതത്ത്വവിത് ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.21.13 in Telugu sript:
యో హి రాజ్యే స్థితః శశ్వద్వశీ తుల్యప్రియాప్రియః ।
క్షత్రియో యజ్ఞశిష్టాశీ రాజశాస్త్రార్థతత్త్వవిత్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥