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 12.83.20

तथाविधस्य सुहृदः क्षन्तव्यं संविजानता ।
ऐश्वर्यमिच्छता नित्यं पुरुषेण बुभूषता ॥ २० ॥

tathāvidhasya suhṛdaḥ kṣantavyaṃ saṃvijānatā |
aiśvaryamicchatā nityaṃ puruṣeṇa bubhūṣatā || 20 ||

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

...never falls away from prosperity. If you doest disservice to any person, you should, when the turn comes, do him service. One who is not loved becomes an object of love, if he does what is agreeable. Untruthful...

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

Tathavidha, Suhrid, Suhrida, Kshantavya, Vijanat, Vijanata, Aishvarya, Icchata, Nityam, Nitya, Purusha, Purushena, Bubhushat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.83.20). 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: “tathāvidhasya suhṛdaḥ kṣantavyaṃ saṃvijānatā
  • tathāvidhasya -
  • tathāvidha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tathāvidha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • suhṛdaḥ -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣantavyam -
  • kṣantavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣantavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣantavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
    kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vijānatā -
  • vijānat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vijānat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vijānatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aiśvaryamicchatā nityaṃ puruṣeṇa bubhūṣatā
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • icchatā* -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣeṇa -
  • puruṣeṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣeṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bubhūṣatā -
  • bhū -> bubhūṣat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bubhūṣat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √bhū]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.83.20

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 12.83.20 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾವಿಧಸ್ಯ ಸುಹೃದಃ ಕ್ಷನ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಸಂವಿಜಾನತಾ ।
ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಮಿಚ್ಛತಾ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪುರುಷೇಣ ಬುಭೂಷತಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 12.83.20 in Bengali sript:
তথাবিধস্য সুহৃদঃ ক্ষন্তব্যং সংবিজানতা ।
ঐশ্বর্যমিচ্ছতা নিত্যং পুরুষেণ বুভূষতা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 12.83.20 in Gujarati sript:
તથાવિધસ્ય સુહૃદઃ ક્ષન્તવ્યં સંવિજાનતા ।
ઐશ્વર્યમિચ્છતા નિત્યં પુરુષેણ બુભૂષતા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 12.83.20 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാവിധസ്യ സുഹൃദഃ ക്ഷന്തവ്യം സംവിജാനതാ ।
ഐശ്വര്യമിച്ഛതാ നിത്യം പുരുഷേണ ബുഭൂഷതാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.83.20 in Telugu sript:
తథావిధస్య సుహృదః క్షన్తవ్యం సంవిజానతా ।
ఐశ్వర్యమిచ్ఛతా నిత్యం పురుషేణ బుభూషతా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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