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 12.69.51

विशालान्राजमार्गांश्च कारयेत नराधिपः ।
प्रपाश्च विपणीश्चैव यथोद्देशं समादिशेत् ॥ ५१ ॥

viśālānrājamārgāṃśca kārayeta narādhipaḥ |
prapāśca vipaṇīścaiva yathoddeśaṃ samādiśet || 51 ||

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

...never does any evil act, who never abandons righteousness from lust or fear or covetousness or wrath, who is clever in the transaction of business, and who is possessed of wise and weighty speech, should be...

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

Vishala, Rajamarga, Naradhipa, Prapa, Vipani, Yathoddesham, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.69.51). 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: “viśālānrājamārgāṃśca kārayeta narādhipaḥ
  • viśālān -
  • viśāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rājamārgāṃś -
  • rājamārga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayeta -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prapāśca vipaṇīścaiva yathoddeśaṃ samādiśet
  • prapāś -
  • prapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vipaṇīś -
  • vipaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yathoddeśam -
  • yathoddeśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.69.51

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 12.69.51 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಶಾಲಾನ್ರಾಜಮಾರ್ಗಾಂಶ್ಚ ಕಾರಯೇತ ನರಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ಪ್ರಪಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಪಣೀಶ್ಚೈವ ಯಥೋದ್ದೇಶಂ ಸಮಾದಿಶೇತ್ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 12.69.51 in Bengali sript:
বিশালান্রাজমার্গাংশ্চ কারযেত নরাধিপঃ ।
প্রপাশ্চ বিপণীশ্চৈব যথোদ্দেশং সমাদিশেত্ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 12.69.51 in Gujarati sript:
વિશાલાન્રાજમાર્ગાંશ્ચ કારયેત નરાધિપઃ ।
પ્રપાશ્ચ વિપણીશ્ચૈવ યથોદ્દેશં સમાદિશેત્ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 12.69.51 in Malayalam sript:
വിശാലാന്രാജമാര്ഗാംശ്ച കാരയേത നരാധിപഃ ।
പ്രപാശ്ച വിപണീശ്ചൈവ യഥോദ്ദേശം സമാദിശേത് ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.69.51 in Telugu sript:
విశాలాన్రాజమార్గాంశ్చ కారయేత నరాధిపః ।
ప్రపాశ్చ విపణీశ్చైవ యథోద్దేశం సమాదిశేత్ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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