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 12.84.15

तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य पुरुषस्य विजानतः ।
अमित्राः संप्रसीदन्ति ततो मित्रीभवन्त्यपि ॥ १५ ॥

tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya puruṣasya vijānataḥ |
amitrāḥ saṃprasīdanti tato mitrībhavantyapi || 15 ||

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

...king be vanquished by the troops of the invader, the latter should not himself fight his vanquished foe. On the other hand, he should bring him to his palace and persuade him for a whole year to say, 'I am your...

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

Tad, Evam, Eva, Vartamana, Purusha, Vijanat, Amitra, Tatah, Tata, Mitrin, Mitri, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.84.15). 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: “tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya puruṣasya vijānataḥ
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vartamānasya -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vartamāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • puruṣasya -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vijānataḥ -
  • vijānat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vijānat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “amitrāḥ saṃprasīdanti tato mitrībhavantyapi
  • amitrāḥ -
  • amitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    amitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse samprasīdanti*ta
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • mitrī -
  • mitrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mitrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mitrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavantya -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.84.15

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 12.84.15 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯೈವಂ ವರ್ತಮಾನಸ್ಯ ಪುರುಷಸ್ಯ ವಿಜಾನತಃ ।
ಅಮಿತ್ರಾಃ ಸಂಪ್ರಸೀದನ್ತಿ ತತೋ ಮಿತ್ರೀಭವನ್ತ್ಯಪಿ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 12.84.15 in Bengali sript:
তস্যৈবং বর্তমানস্য পুরুষস্য বিজানতঃ ।
অমিত্রাঃ সংপ্রসীদন্তি ততো মিত্রীভবন্ত্যপি ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.84.15 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યૈવં વર્તમાનસ્ય પુરુષસ્ય વિજાનતઃ ।
અમિત્રાઃ સંપ્રસીદન્તિ તતો મિત્રીભવન્ત્યપિ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 12.84.15 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യൈവം വര്തമാനസ്യ പുരുഷസ്യ വിജാനതഃ ।
അമിത്രാഃ സംപ്രസീദന്തി തതോ മിത്രീഭവന്ത്യപി ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.84.15 in Telugu sript:
తస్యైవం వర్తమానస్య పురుషస్య విజానతః ।
అమిత్రాః సంప్రసీదన్తి తతో మిత్రీభవన్త్యపి ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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