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 12.59.116
एवमस्त्विति वैन्यस्तु तैरुक्तो ब्रह्मवादिभिः ।
पुरोधाश्चाभवत्तस्य शुक्रो ब्रह्ममयो निधिः ॥ ११६ ॥
evamastviti vainyastu tairukto brahmavādibhiḥ |
purodhāścābhavattasya śukro brahmamayo nidhiḥ || 116 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...spot safe from danger dart and rove as they please (for a time) and repeatedly attack and grind one another with force and then meet with certain destruction even so men sink in utter darkness and meet with...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.59.116). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Astu, Iti, Vainya, Tad, Ukta, Brahmavadin, Brahmavadi, Purodha, Purodhas, Shukra, Brahmamaya, Nidhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.59.116). 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: “evamastviti vainyastu tairukto brahmavādibhiḥ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- astvi -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vainyas -
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vainya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ukto* -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- brahmavādibhiḥ -
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brahmavādin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]brahmavādin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]brahmavādī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “purodhāścābhavattasya śukro brahmamayo nidhiḥ ”
- purodhāś -
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purodha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purodhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]purodhas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- śukro* -
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śukra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brahmamayo* -
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brahmamaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nidhiḥ -
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nidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.59.116
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 12.59.116 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮಸ್ತ್ವಿತಿ ವೈನ್ಯಸ್ತು ತೈರುಕ್ತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಾದಿಭಿಃ ।
ಪುರೋಧಾಶ್ಚಾಭವತ್ತಸ್ಯ ಶುಕ್ರೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಮಯೋ ನಿಧಿಃ ॥ ೧೧೬ ॥
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 12.59.116 in Bengali sript:
এবমস্ত্বিতি বৈন্যস্তু তৈরুক্তো ব্রহ্মবাদিভিঃ ।
পুরোধাশ্চাভবত্তস্য শুক্রো ব্রহ্মমযো নিধিঃ ॥ ১১৬ ॥
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 12.59.116 in Gujarati sript:
એવમસ્ત્વિતિ વૈન્યસ્તુ તૈરુક્તો બ્રહ્મવાદિભિઃ ।
પુરોધાશ્ચાભવત્તસ્ય શુક્રો બ્રહ્મમયો નિધિઃ ॥ ૧૧૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.59.116 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമസ്ത്വിതി വൈന്യസ്തു തൈരുക്തോ ബ്രഹ്മവാദിഭിഃ ।
പുരോധാശ്ചാഭവത്തസ്യ ശുക്രോ ബ്രഹ്മമയോ നിധിഃ ॥ ൧൧൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.59.116 in Telugu sript:
ఏవమస్త్వితి వైన్యస్తు తైరుక్తో బ్రహ్మవాదిభిః ।
పురోధాశ్చాభవత్తస్య శుక్రో బ్రహ్మమయో నిధిః ॥ ౧౧౬ ॥