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 12.79.35

ब्राह्मणो यदि वा वैश्यः शूद्रो वा राजसत्तम ।
दस्युभ्योऽथ प्रजा रक्षेद्दण्डं धर्मेण धारयन् ॥ ३५ ॥

brāhmaṇo yadi vā vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama |
dasyubhyo'tha prajā rakṣeddaṇḍaṃ dharmeṇa dhārayan || 35 ||

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

...ascertain the acts and thoughts of all, O Yudhishthira; and for that reason fie should set spies and secret agents.{GL_NOTE:174417:} Protecting others from your own, and your own from others, as also others...

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

Brahmana, Yadi, Yad, Var, Vaishya, Shudra, Rajasa, Tta, Dasyu, Atha, Praja, Prajas, Danda, Dharmena, Dharma, Dharayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.79.35). 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: “brāhmaṇo yadi vaiśyaḥ śūdro rājasattama
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaiśyaḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdro* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājasa -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ttam -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dasyubhyo'tha prajā rakṣeddaṇḍaṃ dharmeṇa dhārayan
  • dasyubhyo' -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prajā* -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rakṣed -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmeṇa -
  • dharmeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhārayan -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dhṛ], [vocative single from √dhṛ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.79.35

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 12.79.35 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಯದಿ ವಾ ವೈಶ್ಯಃ ಶೂದ್ರೋ ವಾ ರಾಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ದಸ್ಯುಭ್ಯೋಽಥ ಪ್ರಜಾ ರಕ್ಷೇದ್ದಣ್ಡಂ ಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಧಾರಯನ್ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 12.79.35 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণো যদি বা বৈশ্যঃ শূদ্রো বা রাজসত্তম ।
দস্যুভ্যোঽথ প্রজা রক্ষেদ্দণ্ডং ধর্মেণ ধারযন্ ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 12.79.35 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણો યદિ વા વૈશ્યઃ શૂદ્રો વા રાજસત્તમ ।
દસ્યુભ્યોઽથ પ્રજા રક્ષેદ્દણ્ડં ધર્મેણ ધારયન્ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 12.79.35 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണോ യദി വാ വൈശ്യഃ ശൂദ്രോ വാ രാജസത്തമ ।
ദസ്യുഭ്യോഽഥ പ്രജാ രക്ഷേദ്ദണ്ഡം ധര്മേണ ധാരയന് ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.79.35 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణో యది వా వైశ్యః శూద్రో వా రాజసత్తమ ।
దస్యుభ్యోఽథ ప్రజా రక్షేద్దణ్డం ధర్మేణ ధారయన్ ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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