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 12.25.11

देशकालप्रतीक्षे यो दस्योर्दर्शयते नृपः ।
शास्त्रजां बुद्धिमास्थाय नैनसा स हि युज्यते ॥ ११ ॥

deśakālapratīkṣe yo dasyordarśayate nṛpaḥ |
śāstrajāṃ buddhimāsthāya nainasā sa hi yujyate || 11 ||

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

...Work. You are not fit, O king, to avoid Work.'" Vaisampayana said, "Vyasa then dispelled the grief of the eldest son of Pandu., who, burning with sorrow on account of the slaughter of his kinsmen, had resolved...

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

Deshakala, Pratiksha, Yah, Dasyu, Darshayat, Nripa, Shastra, Aja, Buddhi, Asthaya, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.25.11). 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: “deśakālapratīkṣe yo dasyordarśayate nṛpaḥ
  • deśakāla -
  • deśakāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratīkṣe -
  • pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dasyor -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • darśayate -
  • dṛś -> darśayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    darśayat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    darśayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dṛś (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śāstrajāṃ buddhimāsthāya nainasā sa hi yujyate
  • śāstra -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajām -
  • ajā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • buddhim -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainasā -
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yujyate -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.25.11

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 12.25.11 in Kannada sript:
ದೇಶಕಾಲಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷೇ ಯೋ ದಸ್ಯೋರ್ದರ್ಶಯತೇ ನೃಪಃ ।
ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜಾಂ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ನೈನಸಾ ಸ ಹಿ ಯುಜ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 12.25.11 in Bengali sript:
দেশকালপ্রতীক্ষে যো দস্যোর্দর্শযতে নৃপঃ ।
শাস্ত্রজাং বুদ্ধিমাস্থায নৈনসা স হি যুজ্যতে ॥ 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 12.25.11 in Gujarati sript:
દેશકાલપ્રતીક્ષે યો દસ્યોર્દર્શયતે નૃપઃ ।
શાસ્ત્રજાં બુદ્ધિમાસ્થાય નૈનસા સ હિ યુજ્યતે ॥ 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 12.25.11 in Malayalam sript:
ദേശകാലപ്രതീക്ഷേ യോ ദസ്യോര്ദര്ശയതേ നൃപഃ ।
ശാസ്ത്രജാം ബുദ്ധിമാസ്ഥായ നൈനസാ സ ഹി യുജ്യതേ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.25.11 in Telugu sript:
దేశకాలప్రతీక్షే యో దస్యోర్దర్శయతే నృపః ।
శాస్త్రజాం బుద్ధిమాస్థాయ నైనసా స హి యుజ్యతే ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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