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 12.84.42

सर्वलोकं समं शक्तः सान्त्वेन कुरुते वशे ।
तस्मै मन्त्रः प्रयोक्तव्यो दण्डमाधित्सता नृप ॥ ४२ ॥

sarvalokaṃ samaṃ śaktaḥ sāntvena kurute vaśe |
tasmai mantraḥ prayoktavyo daṇḍamādhitsatā nṛpa || 42 ||

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

...embodiment of a sacrifice with illimitable presents. If a king, with his quivers full of shafts, shoots them fearlessly at his foes, the very gods do not see anyone on earth that is superior to him. In such...

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

Sarvaloka, Samam, Sama, Shakta, Santva, Kuruta, Vasha, Vashi, Tad, Mantra, Prayoktavya, Danda, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.84.42). 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: “sarvalokaṃ samaṃ śaktaḥ sāntvena kurute vaśe
  • sarvalokam -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaktaḥ -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • sāntvena -
  • sāntva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sāntva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • vaśe -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vaśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vaśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmai mantraḥ prayoktavyo daṇḍamādhitsatā nṛpa
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • mantraḥ -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayoktavyo* -
  • prayoktavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adhitsatā -
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.84.42

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 12.84.42 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಂ ಸಮಂ ಶಕ್ತಃ ಸಾನ್ತ್ವೇನ ಕುರುತೇ ವಶೇ ।
ತಸ್ಮೈ ಮನ್ತ್ರಃ ಪ್ರಯೋಕ್ತವ್ಯೋ ದಣ್ಡಮಾಧಿತ್ಸತಾ ನೃಪ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 12.84.42 in Bengali sript:
সর্বলোকং সমং শক্তঃ সান্ত্বেন কুরুতে বশে ।
তস্মৈ মন্ত্রঃ প্রযোক্তব্যো দণ্ডমাধিত্সতা নৃপ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 12.84.42 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વલોકં સમં શક્તઃ સાન્ત્વેન કુરુતે વશે ।
તસ્મૈ મન્ત્રઃ પ્રયોક્તવ્યો દણ્ડમાધિત્સતા નૃપ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 12.84.42 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വലോകം സമം ശക്തഃ സാന്ത്വേന കുരുതേ വശേ ।
തസ്മൈ മന്ത്രഃ പ്രയോക്തവ്യോ ദണ്ഡമാധിത്സതാ നൃപ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.84.42 in Telugu sript:
సర్వలోకం సమం శక్తః సాన్త్వేన కురుతే వశే ।
తస్మై మన్త్రః ప్రయోక్తవ్యో దణ్డమాధిత్సతా నృప ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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