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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 12.60.43
यज्ञो मनीषया तात सर्ववर्णेषु भारत ।
नास्य यज्ञहनो देवा ईहन्ते नेतरे जनाः ।
तस्मात्सर्वेषु वर्णेषु श्रद्धायज्ञो विधीयते ॥ ४३ ॥
yajño manīṣayā tāta sarvavarṇeṣu bhārata |
nāsya yajñahano devā īhante netare janāḥ |
tasmātsarveṣu varṇeṣu śraddhāyajño vidhīyate || 43 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...neither have heaven nor fame. If a king be afflicted by a stronger one, the former, if possessed of intelligence, should seek refuge in a fort. Assembling his friends for consultation, he should devise proper...
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 (12.60.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yajna, Manisha, Tata, Sarvavarna, Bharata, Nasya, Yajnahan, Yajnahana, Deva, Neta, Jana, Tasmat, Tad, Sarva, Varna, Shraddha, Jna, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.60.43). 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: “yajño manīṣayā tāta sarvavarṇeṣu bhārata ”
- yajño* -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manīṣayā -
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manīṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvavarṇeṣu -
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sarvavarṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarvavarṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nāsya yajñahano devā īhante netare janāḥ ”
- nāsya -
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nāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nās]√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
- yajñahano* -
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yajñahan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yajñahana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- īhante -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- neta -
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neta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]neta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “tasmātsarveṣu varṇeṣu śraddhāyajño vidhīyate ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- sarveṣu -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- varṇeṣu -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]varṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- śraddhāya -
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śraddha (noun, masculine)[dative single]śraddha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- jño* -
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jña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vidhī -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]vidhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.60.43
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 12.60.43 in Kannada sript:
ಯಜ್ಞೋ ಮನೀಷಯಾ ತಾತ ಸರ್ವವರ್ಣೇಷು ಭಾರತ ।
ನಾಸ್ಯ ಯಜ್ಞಹನೋ ದೇವಾ ಈಹನ್ತೇ ನೇತರೇ ಜನಾಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸರ್ವೇಷು ವರ್ಣೇಷು ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಯಜ್ಞೋ ವಿಧೀಯತೇ ॥ ೪೩ ॥
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 12.60.43 in Bengali sript:
যজ্ঞো মনীষযা তাত সর্ববর্ণেষু ভারত ।
নাস্য যজ্ঞহনো দেবা ঈহন্তে নেতরে জনাঃ ।
তস্মাত্সর্বেষু বর্ণেষু শ্রদ্ধাযজ্ঞো বিধীযতে ॥ ৪৩ ॥
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 12.60.43 in Gujarati sript:
યજ્ઞો મનીષયા તાત સર્વવર્ણેષુ ભારત ।
નાસ્ય યજ્ઞહનો દેવા ઈહન્તે નેતરે જનાઃ ।
તસ્માત્સર્વેષુ વર્ણેષુ શ્રદ્ધાયજ્ઞો વિધીયતે ॥ ૪૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.60.43 in Malayalam sript:
യജ്ഞോ മനീഷയാ താത സര്വവര്ണേഷു ഭാരത ।
നാസ്യ യജ്ഞഹനോ ദേവാ ഈഹന്തേ നേതരേ ജനാഃ ।
തസ്മാത്സര്വേഷു വര്ണേഷു ശ്രദ്ധായജ്ഞോ വിധീയതേ ॥ ൪൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.60.43 in Telugu sript:
యజ్ఞో మనీషయా తాత సర్వవర్ణేషు భారత ।
నాస్య యజ్ఞహనో దేవా ఈహన్తే నేతరే జనాః ।
తస్మాత్సర్వేషు వర్ణేషు శ్రద్ధాయజ్ఞో విధీయతే ॥ ౪౩ ॥