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 12.69.25

दशधर्मगतेभ्यो यद्वसु बह्वल्पमेव च ।
तन्नाददीत सहसा पौराणां रक्षणाय वै ॥ २५ ॥

daśadharmagatebhyo yadvasu bahvalpameva ca |
tannādadīta sahasā paurāṇāṃ rakṣaṇāya vai || 25 ||

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

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

Dashadharmagata, Yadvan, Bahu, Alpam, Alpa, Eva, Tan, Adadi, Ita, Sahasa, Sahas, Paura, Rakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.69.25). 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: “daśadharmagatebhyo yadvasu bahvalpameva ca
  • daśadharmagatebhyo* -
  • daśadharmagata (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    daśadharmagata (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • yadvasu -
  • yadvan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • bahva -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • alpam -
  • alpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tannādadīta sahasā paurāṇāṃ rakṣaṇāya vai
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ādadī -
  • ādadi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādadi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādadi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sahasā -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paurāṇām -
  • paura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    paura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • rakṣaṇāya -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.69.25

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 12.69.25 in Kannada sript:
ದಶಧರ್ಮಗತೇಭ್ಯೋ ಯದ್ವಸು ಬಹ್ವಲ್ಪಮೇವ ಚ ।
ತನ್ನಾದದೀತ ಸಹಸಾ ಪೌರಾಣಾಂ ರಕ್ಷಣಾಯ ವೈ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 12.69.25 in Bengali sript:
দশধর্মগতেভ্যো যদ্বসু বহ্বল্পমেব চ ।
তন্নাদদীত সহসা পৌরাণাং রক্ষণায বৈ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 12.69.25 in Gujarati sript:
દશધર્મગતેભ્યો યદ્વસુ બહ્વલ્પમેવ ચ ।
તન્નાદદીત સહસા પૌરાણાં રક્ષણાય વૈ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 12.69.25 in Malayalam sript:
ദശധര്മഗതേഭ്യോ യദ്വസു ബഹ്വല്പമേവ ച ।
തന്നാദദീത സഹസാ പൌരാണാം രക്ഷണായ വൈ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.69.25 in Telugu sript:
దశధర్మగతేభ్యో యద్వసు బహ్వల్పమేవ చ ।
తన్నాదదీత సహసా పౌరాణాం రక్షణాయ వై ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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