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 12.69.32

यदा तु पीडितो राजा भवेद्राज्ञा बलीयसा ।
त्रिधा त्वाक्रन्द्य मित्राणि विधानमुपकल्पयेत् ॥ ३२ ॥

yadā tu pīḍito rājā bhavedrājñā balīyasā |
tridhā tvākrandya mitrāṇi vidhānamupakalpayet || 32 ||

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

...the king (who has to govern a kingdom)? What should be the behaviour and what the acts of the king’s minister? Upon whom should the king repose confidence and upon whom should he not?' "Bhishma said, 'Kings...

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

Yada, Yad, Pidita, Raja, Rajan, Baliyas, Baliyasa, Tridha, Tva, Yushmad, Mitra, Vidhana, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.69.32). 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: “yadā tu pīḍito rājā bhavedrājñā balīyasā
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pīḍito* -
  • pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • balīyasā -
  • balīyas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    balīyas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    balīyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tridhā tvākrandya mitrāṇi vidhānamupakalpayet
  • tridhā -
  • tridhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvā -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ākrandya -
  • mitrāṇi -
  • mitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidhānam -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.69.32

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 12.69.32 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ತು ಪೀಡಿತೋ ರಾಜಾ ಭವೇದ್ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ಬಲೀಯಸಾ ।
ತ್ರಿಧಾ ತ್ವಾಕ್ರನ್ದ್ಯ ಮಿತ್ರಾಣಿ ವಿಧಾನಮುಪಕಲ್ಪಯೇತ್ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 12.69.32 in Bengali sript:
যদা তু পীডিতো রাজা ভবেদ্রাজ্ঞা বলীযসা ।
ত্রিধা ত্বাক্রন্দ্য মিত্রাণি বিধানমুপকল্পযেত্ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 12.69.32 in Gujarati sript:
યદા તુ પીડિતો રાજા ભવેદ્રાજ્ઞા બલીયસા ।
ત્રિધા ત્વાક્રન્દ્ય મિત્રાણિ વિધાનમુપકલ્પયેત્ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 12.69.32 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ തു പീഡിതോ രാജാ ഭവേദ്രാജ്ഞാ ബലീയസാ ।
ത്രിധാ ത്വാക്രന്ദ്യ മിത്രാണി വിധാനമുപകല്പയേത് ॥ ൩൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.69.32 in Telugu sript:
యదా తు పీడితో రాజా భవేద్రాజ్ఞా బలీయసా ।
త్రిధా త్వాక్రన్ద్య మిత్రాణి విధానముపకల్పయేత్ ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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