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 12.60.5

केषु विश्वसितव्यं स्याद्राज्ञां कस्यांचिदापदि ।
कुतो वात्मा दृढो रक्ष्यस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ ५ ॥

keṣu viśvasitavyaṃ syādrājñāṃ kasyāṃcidāpadi |
kuto vātmā dṛḍho rakṣyastanme brūhi pitāmaha || 5 ||

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

...about the king. No man, by acting against the king, can ever make himself happy, even if he happens to be the king’s son or brother or companion or one whom the king regards as his second self. Fire, having...

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

Kah, Kim, Vishvasitavya, Syat, Sya, Rajan, Cit, Apad, Kutah, Kuta, Vat, Mas, Dridha, Rakshi, Rakshya, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.60.5). 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: “keṣu viśvasitavyaṃ syādrājñāṃ kasyāṃcidāpadi
  • keṣu -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • viśvasitavyam -
  • viśvasitavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśvasitavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśvasitavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • rājñām -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kasyāñ -
  • (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āpadi -
  • āpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kuto vātmā dṛḍho rakṣyastanme brūhi pitāmaha
  • kuto* -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāt -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛḍho* -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rakṣyas -
  • rakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
  • tanme -
  • brūhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pitāmaha -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.60.5

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 12.60.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇಷು ವಿಶ್ವಸಿತವ್ಯಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ರಾಜ್ಞಾಂ ಕಸ್ಯಾಂಚಿದಾಪದಿ ।
ಕುತೋ ವಾತ್ಮಾ ದೃಢೋ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಸ್ತನ್ಮೇ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.60.5 in Bengali sript:
কেষু বিশ্বসিতব্যং স্যাদ্রাজ্ঞাং কস্যাংচিদাপদি ।
কুতো বাত্মা দৃঢো রক্ষ্যস্তন্মে ব্রূহি পিতামহ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.60.5 in Gujarati sript:
કેષુ વિશ્વસિતવ્યં સ્યાદ્રાજ્ઞાં કસ્યાંચિદાપદિ ।
કુતો વાત્મા દૃઢો રક્ષ્યસ્તન્મે બ્રૂહિ પિતામહ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.60.5 in Malayalam sript:
കേഷു വിശ്വസിതവ്യം സ്യാദ്രാജ്ഞാം കസ്യാംചിദാപദി ।
കുതോ വാത്മാ ദൃഢോ രക്ഷ്യസ്തന്മേ ബ്രൂഹി പിതാമഹ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.60.5 in Telugu sript:
కేషు విశ్వసితవ్యం స్యాద్రాజ్ఞాం కస్యాంచిదాపది ।
కుతో వాత్మా దృఢో రక్ష్యస్తన్మే బ్రూహి పితామహ ॥ ౫ ॥

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