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 12.59.25

ब्रह्मणश्च प्रणाशेन धर्मोऽप्यनशदीश्वर ।
ततः स्म समतां याता मर्त्यैस्त्रिभुवनेश्वर ॥ २५ ॥

brahmaṇaśca praṇāśena dharmo'pyanaśadīśvara |
tataḥ sma samatāṃ yātā martyaistribhuvaneśvara || 25 ||

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

...robber tribes should serve their mothers and fathers, their preceptors and other seniors, and recluses living in the woods. All the robber tribes should also serve their kings. The duties and rites inculcated...

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

Brahman, Brahmana, Pranasha, Dharma, Api, Apya, Ishvara, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sma, Samata, Samat, Yata, Martya, Tribhuvaneshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.59.25). 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: “brahmaṇaśca praṇāśena dharmo'pyanaśadīśvara
  • brahmaṇaś -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praṇāśena -
  • praṇāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dharmo' -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • anaśad -
  • naś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    naś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • īśvara -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tataḥ sma samatāṃ yātā martyaistribhuvaneśvara
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • samatām -
  • samatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> samat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • yātā* -
  • yāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • martyais -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tribhuvaneśvara -
  • tribhuvaneśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.59.25

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 12.59.25 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಣಾಶೇನ ಧರ್ಮೋಽಪ್ಯನಶದೀಶ್ವರ ।
ತತಃ ಸ್ಮ ಸಮತಾಂ ಯಾತಾ ಮರ್ತ್ಯೈಸ್ತ್ರಿಭುವನೇಶ್ವರ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 12.59.25 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মণশ্চ প্রণাশেন ধর্মোঽপ্যনশদীশ্বর ।
ততঃ স্ম সমতাং যাতা মর্ত্যৈস্ত্রিভুবনেশ্বর ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 12.59.25 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મણશ્ચ પ્રણાશેન ધર્મોઽપ્યનશદીશ્વર ।
તતઃ સ્મ સમતાં યાતા મર્ત્યૈસ્ત્રિભુવનેશ્વર ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 12.59.25 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മണശ്ച പ്രണാശേന ധര്മോഽപ്യനശദീശ്വര ।
തതഃ സ്മ സമതാം യാതാ മര്ത്യൈസ്ത്രിഭുവനേശ്വര ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.59.25 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మణశ్చ ప్రణాశేన ధర్మోఽప్యనశదీశ్వర ।
తతః స్మ సమతాం యాతా మర్త్యైస్త్రిభువనేశ్వర ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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