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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 12.60.3
केन स्विद्वर्धते राष्ट्रं राजा केन विवर्धते ।
केन पौराश्च भृत्याश्च वर्धन्ते भरतर्षभ ॥ ३ ॥
kena svidvardhate rāṣṭraṃ rājā kena vivardhate |
kena paurāśca bhṛtyāśca vardhante bharatarṣabha || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...rendered him valuable services, and snatches away the wealth and precious stones of those that have offended him, indeed, when he bestows prosperity upon some and takes it away from others, he is then, O king...
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 (12.60.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kena, Kah, Kim, Rashtra, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Viva, Tad, Yushmad, Paura, Bhriti, Bhritya, Bharatarshabha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.60.3). 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: “kena svidvardhate rāṣṭraṃ rājā kena vivardhate ”
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse svidvardhate*rā
- rāṣṭram -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vivar -
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viva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛdha -
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√ṛdh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “kena paurāśca bhṛtyāśca vardhante bharatarṣabha ”
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- paurāś -
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paura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛtyāś -
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bhṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhṛtī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vardhante -
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√vṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- bharatarṣabha -
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bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.60.3
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 12.60.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇನ ಸ್ವಿದ್ವರ್ಧತೇ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ರಾಜಾ ಕೇನ ವಿವರ್ಧತೇ ।
ಕೇನ ಪೌರಾಶ್ಚ ಭೃತ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ವರ್ಧನ್ತೇ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೩ ॥
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 12.60.3 in Bengali sript:
কেন স্বিদ্বর্ধতে রাষ্ট্রং রাজা কেন বিবর্ধতে ।
কেন পৌরাশ্চ ভৃত্যাশ্চ বর্ধন্তে ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ৩ ॥
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 12.60.3 in Gujarati sript:
કેન સ્વિદ્વર્ધતે રાષ્ટ્રં રાજા કેન વિવર્ધતે ।
કેન પૌરાશ્ચ ભૃત્યાશ્ચ વર્ધન્તે ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.60.3 in Malayalam sript:
കേന സ്വിദ്വര്ധതേ രാഷ്ട്രം രാജാ കേന വിവര്ധതേ ।
കേന പൌരാശ്ച ഭൃത്യാശ്ച വര്ധന്തേ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.60.3 in Telugu sript:
కేన స్విద్వర్ధతే రాష్ట్రం రాజా కేన వివర్ధతే ।
కేన పౌరాశ్చ భృత్యాశ్చ వర్ధన్తే భరతర్షభ ॥ ౩ ॥