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 12.59.58

विसर्गोऽर्थस्य धर्मार्थमर्थार्थं कामहेतुना ।
चतुर्थो व्यसनाघाते तथैवात्रानुवर्णितः ॥ ५८ ॥

visargo'rthasya dharmārthamarthārthaṃ kāmahetunā |
caturtho vyasanāghāte tathaivātrānuvarṇitaḥ || 58 ||

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

...and brothers, elder and younger, and upon their sons and grandsons, are the domestic duties of a king and these constitute his best penances. By honouring those that are righteous and deserving of worship and...

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

Visarga, Artha, Dharmartha, Arthartha, Kamaha, Nri, Caturtha, Vyasana, Aghata, Tatha, Eva, Rat, Rinin, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.59.58). 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: “visargo'rthasya dharmārthamarthārthaṃ kāmahetunā
  • visargo' -
  • visarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthasya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmārtham -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • arthārtham -
  • arthārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arthārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arthārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāmahe -
  • kāmahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “caturtho vyasanāghāte tathaivātrānuvarṇitaḥ
  • caturtho* -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyasanā -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aghāte -
  • aghāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rān -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> rāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvar -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ṛṇi -
  • ṛṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.59.58

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 12.59.58 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಸರ್ಗೋಽರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಮರ್ಥಾರ್ಥಂ ಕಾಮಹೇತುನಾ ।
ಚತುರ್ಥೋ ವ್ಯಸನಾಘಾತೇ ತಥೈವಾತ್ರಾನುವರ್ಣಿತಃ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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 12.59.58 in Bengali sript:
বিসর্গোঽর্থস্য ধর্মার্থমর্থার্থং কামহেতুনা ।
চতুর্থো ব্যসনাঘাতে তথৈবাত্রানুবর্ণিতঃ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

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 12.59.58 in Gujarati sript:
વિસર્ગોઽર્થસ્ય ધર્માર્થમર્થાર્થં કામહેતુના ।
ચતુર્થો વ્યસનાઘાતે તથૈવાત્રાનુવર્ણિતઃ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 12.59.58 in Malayalam sript:
വിസര്ഗോഽര്ഥസ്യ ധര്മാര്ഥമര്ഥാര്ഥം കാമഹേതുനാ ।
ചതുര്ഥോ വ്യസനാഘാതേ തഥൈവാത്രാനുവര്ണിതഃ ॥ ൫൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.59.58 in Telugu sript:
విసర్గోఽర్థస్య ధర్మార్థమర్థార్థం కామహేతునా ।
చతుర్థో వ్యసనాఘాతే తథైవాత్రానువర్ణితః ॥ ౫౮ ॥

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