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 12.59.127

तेन धर्मोत्तरश्चायं कृतो लोको महात्मना ।
रञ्जिताश्च प्रजाः सर्वास्तेन राजेति शब्द्यते ॥ १२७ ॥

tena dharmottaraścāyaṃ kṛto loko mahātmanā |
rañjitāśca prajāḥ sarvāstena rājeti śabdyate || 127 ||

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

...the king did not exercise the duty of protection. In the absence of royal protection, all things, inspired with fear and anxiety and becoming senseless and uttering cries of woe, would meet with destruction...

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

Tad, Tena, Dharmottara, Caya, Krit, Krita, Loka, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Ranjita, Praja, Prajas, Saru, Sarva, Raja, Rajan, Raji, Raj, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.59.127). 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: “tena dharmottaraścāyaṃ kṛto loko mahātmanā
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dharmottaraś -
  • dharmottara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāyam -
  • cāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛto* -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • loko* -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātmanā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rañjitāśca prajāḥ sarvāstena rājeti śabdyate
  • rañjitāś -
  • rañjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rañjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rañj -> rañjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj], [vocative plural from √rañj]
    rañj -> rañjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rañj], [vocative plural from √rañj], [accusative plural from √rañj]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvās -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • rāje -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāji (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śabdyate -
  • śabd (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.59.127

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 12.59.127 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ಧರ್ಮೋತ್ತರಶ್ಚಾಯಂ ಕೃತೋ ಲೋಕೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ರಞ್ಜಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ಸರ್ವಾಸ್ತೇನ ರಾಜೇತಿ ಶಬ್ದ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೨೭ ॥

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 12.59.127 in Bengali sript:
তেন ধর্মোত্তরশ্চাযং কৃতো লোকো মহাত্মনা ।
রঞ্জিতাশ্চ প্রজাঃ সর্বাস্তেন রাজেতি শব্দ্যতে ॥ ১২৭ ॥

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 12.59.127 in Gujarati sript:
તેન ધર્મોત્તરશ્ચાયં કૃતો લોકો મહાત્મના ।
રઞ્જિતાશ્ચ પ્રજાઃ સર્વાસ્તેન રાજેતિ શબ્દ્યતે ॥ ૧૨૭ ॥

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 12.59.127 in Malayalam sript:
തേന ധര്മോത്തരശ്ചായം കൃതോ ലോകോ മഹാത്മനാ ।
രഞ്ജിതാശ്ച പ്രജാഃ സര്വാസ്തേന രാജേതി ശബ്ദ്യതേ ॥ ൧൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.59.127 in Telugu sript:
తేన ధర్మోత్తరశ్చాయం కృతో లోకో మహాత్మనా ।
రఞ్జితాశ్చ ప్రజాః సర్వాస్తేన రాజేతి శబ్ద్యతే ॥ ౧౨౭ ॥

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