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 12.45.4

प्राप्य राज्यं महातेजा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
चातुर्वर्ण्यं यथायोगं स्वे स्वे धर्मे न्यवेशयत् ॥ ४ ॥

prāpya rājyaṃ mahātejā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
cāturvarṇyaṃ yathāyogaṃ sve sve dharme nyaveśayat || 4 ||

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

...Rama, to reside within (what is) my dominion.' At these words, Ocean suddenly created for Jamadagni’s son, on his other shore, a region called Surparaka. Kasyapa also, O monarch, having accepted the earth in...

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

Prapya, Rajya, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Yudhishthira, Caturvarnya, Yathayogam, Sva, Dharma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.45.4). 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: “prāpya rājyaṃ mahātejā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • mahātejā* -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmarājo* -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “cāturvarṇyaṃ yathāyogaṃ sve sve dharme nyaveśayat
  • cāturvarṇyam -
  • cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathāyogam -
  • yathāyogam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aveśayat -
  • viś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.45.4

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 12.45.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ।
ಚಾತುರ್ವರ್ಣ್ಯಂ ಯಥಾಯೋಗಂ ಸ್ವೇ ಸ್ವೇ ಧರ್ಮೇ ನ್ಯವೇಶಯತ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.45.4 in Bengali sript:
প্রাপ্য রাজ্যং মহাতেজা ধর্মরাজো যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ।
চাতুর্বর্ণ্যং যথাযোগং স্বে স্বে ধর্মে ন্যবেশযত্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.45.4 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાપ્ય રાજ્યં મહાતેજા ધર્મરાજો યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ।
ચાતુર્વર્ણ્યં યથાયોગં સ્વે સ્વે ધર્મે ન્યવેશયત્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.45.4 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രാപ്യ രാജ്യം മഹാതേജാ ധര്മരാജോ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ।
ചാതുര്വര്ണ്യം യഥായോഗം സ്വേ സ്വേ ധര്മേ ന്യവേശയത് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.45.4 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాప్య రాజ్యం మహాతేజా ధర్మరాజో యుధిష్ఠిరః ।
చాతుర్వర్ణ్యం యథాయోగం స్వే స్వే ధర్మే న్యవేశయత్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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