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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 12.59.22
नष्टे ब्रह्मणि धर्मे च देवास्त्रासमथागमन् ।
ते त्रस्ता नरशार्दूल ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययुः ॥ २२ ॥
naṣṭe brahmaṇi dharme ca devāstrāsamathāgaman |
te trastā naraśārdūla brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ || 22 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Kiratas, the Gandharvas, the Chinas, the Savaras, the Barbaras, the Sakas, the Tusharas, the Kankas, the Pathavas, the Andhras, the Madrakas, the Paundras, the Pulindas, the Ramathas, the Kamvojas, the several...
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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 (12.59.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nashta, Nashti, Brahman, Dharma, Deva, Trasa, Atha, Tad, Yushmad, Trasta, Narashardula, Brahma, Sharana, Yayu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.59.22). 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: “naṣṭe brahmaṇi dharme ca devāstrāsamathāgaman ”
- naṣṭe -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]naṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]naṣṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [locative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 1 verb]
- brahmaṇi -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dharme -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]dharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devās -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- trāsam -
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trāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- agaman -
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√gam (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√gam (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third plural]√gam (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- Line 2: “te trastā naraśārdūla brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ ”
- 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]
- trastā* -
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trasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]trastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 4 verb]√tras -> trastā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tras class 4 verb]
- naraśārdūla -
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naraśārdūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- brahmā -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]brahmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āṇam -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yayuḥ -
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yayu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yayu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.59.22
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 12.59.22 in Kannada sript:
ನಷ್ಟೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಿ ಧರ್ಮೇ ಚ ದೇವಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಸಮಥಾಗಮನ್ ।
ತೇ ತ್ರಸ್ತಾ ನರಶಾರ್ದೂಲ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಂ ಶರಣಂ ಯಯುಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
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 12.59.22 in Bengali sript:
নষ্টে ব্রহ্মণি ধর্মে চ দেবাস্ত্রাসমথাগমন্ ।
তে ত্রস্তা নরশার্দূল ব্রহ্মাণং শরণং যযুঃ ॥ ২২ ॥
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 12.59.22 in Gujarati sript:
નષ્ટે બ્રહ્મણિ ધર્મે ચ દેવાસ્ત્રાસમથાગમન્ ।
તે ત્રસ્તા નરશાર્દૂલ બ્રહ્માણં શરણં યયુઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.59.22 in Malayalam sript:
നഷ്ടേ ബ്രഹ്മണി ധര്മേ ച ദേവാസ്ത്രാസമഥാഗമന് ।
തേ ത്രസ്താ നരശാര്ദൂല ബ്രഹ്മാണം ശരണം യയുഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.59.22 in Telugu sript:
నష్టే బ్రహ్మణి ధర్మే చ దేవాస్త్రాసమథాగమన్ ।
తే త్రస్తా నరశార్దూల బ్రహ్మాణం శరణం యయుః ॥ ౨౨ ॥