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 12.66.23

देशधर्मांश्च कौन्तेय कुलधर्मांस्तथैव च ।
पालयन्पुरुषव्याघ्र राजा सर्वाश्रमी भवेत् ॥ २३ ॥

deśadharmāṃśca kaunteya kuladharmāṃstathaiva ca |
pālayanpuruṣavyāghra rājā sarvāśramī bhavet || 23 ||

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

...Vasishtha, underwent very severe penances and, causing those Rakshasas to be slain, ascertained the true course upon which Muchukunda was bent. When king Vaisravana’s troops were being slaughtered, he showed...

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

Deshadharma, Kaunteya, Kuladharma, Tatha, Palayat, Purushavyaghra, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Sarvashramin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.66.23). 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: “deśadharmāṃśca kaunteya kuladharmāṃstathaiva ca
  • deśadharmāṃś -
  • deśadharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaunteya -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuladharmāṃs -
  • kuladharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pālayanpuruṣavyāghra rājā sarvāśramī bhavet
  • pālayan -
  • pāl -> pālayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    -> pālayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √], [vocative single from √]
  • puruṣavyāghra -
  • puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvāśramī -
  • sarvāśramin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.66.23

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 12.66.23 in Kannada sript:
ದೇಶಧರ್ಮಾಂಶ್ಚ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ಕುಲಧರ್ಮಾಂಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ।
ಪಾಲಯನ್ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ರಾಜಾ ಸರ್ವಾಶ್ರಮೀ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 12.66.23 in Bengali sript:
দেশধর্মাংশ্চ কৌন্তেয কুলধর্মাংস্তথৈব চ ।
পালযন্পুরুষব্যাঘ্র রাজা সর্বাশ্রমী ভবেত্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 12.66.23 in Gujarati sript:
દેશધર્માંશ્ચ કૌન્તેય કુલધર્માંસ્તથૈવ ચ ।
પાલયન્પુરુષવ્યાઘ્ર રાજા સર્વાશ્રમી ભવેત્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 12.66.23 in Malayalam sript:
ദേശധര്മാംശ്ച കൌന്തേയ കുലധര്മാംസ്തഥൈവ ച ।
പാലയന്പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്ര രാജാ സര്വാശ്രമീ ഭവേത് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.66.23 in Telugu sript:
దేశధర్మాంశ్చ కౌన్తేయ కులధర్మాంస్తథైవ చ ।
పాలయన్పురుషవ్యాఘ్ర రాజా సర్వాశ్రమీ భవేత్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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