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 12.76.5

नित्यमुद्यतदण्डश्च भवेन्मृत्युरिवारिषु ।
निहन्यात्सर्वतो दस्यून्न कामात्कस्यचित्क्षमेत् ॥ ५ ॥

nityamudyatadaṇḍaśca bhavenmṛtyurivāriṣu |
nihanyātsarvato dasyūnna kāmātkasyacitkṣamet || 5 ||

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

...camp of the king that protects his person should be endued with similar qualities. The officer also that guards his capital or citadel should possess the same accomplishments. The king’s minister should be conversant...

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

Nityam, Nitya, Udyatadanda, Mrityu, Iva, Ari, Arin, Nihan, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Dasyu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.76.5). 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: “nityamudyatadaṇḍaśca bhavenmṛtyurivāriṣu
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udyatadaṇḍaś -
  • udyatadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • mṛtyur -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ariṣu -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “nihanyātsarvato dasyūnna kāmātkasyacitkṣamet
  • nihanyā -
  • nihan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sarvato* -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dasyūnn -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kāmātkasyacitkṣamet

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.76.5

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 12.76.5 in Kannada sript:
ನಿತ್ಯಮುದ್ಯತದಣ್ಡಶ್ಚ ಭವೇನ್ಮೃತ್ಯುರಿವಾರಿಷು ।
ನಿಹನ್ಯಾತ್ಸರ್ವತೋ ದಸ್ಯೂನ್ನ ಕಾಮಾತ್ಕಸ್ಯಚಿತ್ಕ್ಷಮೇತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.76.5 in Bengali sript:
নিত্যমুদ্যতদণ্ডশ্চ ভবেন্মৃত্যুরিবারিষু ।
নিহন্যাত্সর্বতো দস্যূন্ন কামাত্কস্যচিত্ক্ষমেত্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.76.5 in Gujarati sript:
નિત્યમુદ્યતદણ્ડશ્ચ ભવેન્મૃત્યુરિવારિષુ ।
નિહન્યાત્સર્વતો દસ્યૂન્ન કામાત્કસ્યચિત્ક્ષમેત્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.76.5 in Malayalam sript:
നിത്യമുദ്യതദണ്ഡശ്ച ഭവേന്മൃത്യുരിവാരിഷു ।
നിഹന്യാത്സര്വതോ ദസ്യൂന്ന കാമാത്കസ്യചിത്ക്ഷമേത് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.76.5 in Telugu sript:
నిత్యముద్యతదణ్డశ్చ భవేన్మృత్యురివారిషు ।
నిహన్యాత్సర్వతో దస్యూన్న కామాత్కస్యచిత్క్షమేత్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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