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 12.65.1

इन्द्र उवाच ।
एवंवीर्यः सर्वधर्मोपपन्नः क्षात्रः श्रेष्ठः सर्वधर्मेषु धर्मः ।
पाल्यो युष्माभिर्लोकसिंहैरुदारैर्विपर्यये स्यादभावः प्रजानाम् ॥ १ ॥

indra uvāca |
evaṃvīryaḥ sarvadharmopapannaḥ kṣātraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadharmeṣu dharmaḥ |
pālyo yuṣmābhirlokasiṃhairudārairviparyaye syādabhāvaḥ prajānām || 1 ||

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

...king. In this connection is cited the old story about the discourse between Pururavas, the son of Aila and Matariswan.' "Pururavas said, 'Whence has the Brahmana sprung and whence the three other orders? For...

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

Indra, Evamvirya, Sarvadharman, Upapanna, Kshatra, Shreshtha, Dharma, Pali, Palya, Yushmad, Loka, Simha, Udara, Viparyaye, Viparyaya, Syat, Sya, Abhava, Praja, Prajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.65.1). 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: “indra uvāca
  • indra* -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃvīryaḥ sarvadharmopapannaḥ kṣātraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadharmeṣu dharmaḥ
  • evaṃvīryaḥ -
  • evaṃvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvadharmo -
  • sarvadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • upapannaḥ -
  • upapanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣātraḥ -
  • kṣātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvadharme -
  • sarvadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “pālyo yuṣmābhirlokasiṃhairudārairviparyaye syādabhāvaḥ prajānām
  • pālyo* -
  • pālī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pālya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāl -> pālya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    pal -> pālya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pal class 1 verb]
    -> pālya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √]
  • yuṣmābhir -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siṃhair -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • udārair -
  • udāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    udāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viparyaye -
  • viparyaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viparyaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viparyaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viparyayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • abhāvaḥ -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.65.1

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 12.65.1 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಂವೀರ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮೋಪಪನ್ನಃ ಕ್ಷಾತ್ರಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮೇಷು ಧರ್ಮಃ ।
ಪಾಲ್ಯೋ ಯುಷ್ಮಾಭಿರ್ಲೋಕಸಿಂಹೈರುದಾರೈರ್ವಿಪರ್ಯಯೇ ಸ್ಯಾದಭಾವಃ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.65.1 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্র উবাচ ।
এবংবীর্যঃ সর্বধর্মোপপন্নঃ ক্ষাত্রঃ শ্রেষ্ঠঃ সর্বধর্মেষু ধর্মঃ ।
পাল্যো যুষ্মাভির্লোকসিংহৈরুদারৈর্বিপর্যযে স্যাদভাবঃ প্রজানাম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.65.1 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્ર ઉવાચ ।
એવંવીર્યઃ સર્વધર્મોપપન્નઃ ક્ષાત્રઃ શ્રેષ્ઠઃ સર્વધર્મેષુ ધર્મઃ ।
પાલ્યો યુષ્માભિર્લોકસિંહૈરુદારૈર્વિપર્યયે સ્યાદભાવઃ પ્રજાનામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.65.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്ര ഉവാച ।
ഏവംവീര്യഃ സര്വധര്മോപപന്നഃ ക്ഷാത്രഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ സര്വധര്മേഷു ധര്മഃ ।
പാല്യോ യുഷ്മാഭിര്ലോകസിംഹൈരുദാരൈര്വിപര്യയേ സ്യാദഭാവഃ പ്രജാനാമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.65.1 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్ర ఉవాచ ।
ఏవంవీర్యః సర్వధర్మోపపన్నః క్షాత్రః శ్రేష్ఠః సర్వధర్మేషు ధర్మః ।
పాల్యో యుష్మాభిర్లోకసింహైరుదారైర్విపర్యయే స్యాదభావః ప్రజానామ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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