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 12.84.45

स्वासु प्रकृतिषु छिद्रं लक्षयेरन्परस्य च ।
मन्त्रिणो मन्त्रमूलं हि राज्ञो राष्ट्रं विवर्धते ॥ ४५ ॥

svāsu prakṛtiṣu chidraṃ lakṣayeranparasya ca |
mantriṇo mantramūlaṃ hi rājño rāṣṭraṃ vivardhate || 45 ||

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

...his merit. Righteous persons, inspired with fear, stay in the rear, soliciting life from heroes that have rushed to battle, even as men solicit rain from the clouds. If those heroes, without permitting the beseechers...

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

Sva, Prakriti, Chidra, Laksha, Irat, Para, Mantrin, Mantri, Mantramula, Rajan, Rashtra, Viva, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.84.45). 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: “svāsu prakṛtiṣu chidraṃ lakṣayeranparasya ca
  • svāsu -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • prakṛtiṣu -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • chidram -
  • chidra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chidra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chidrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lakṣaye -
  • lakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    lakṣ (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iran -
  • ir -> irat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mantriṇo mantramūlaṃ hi rājño rāṣṭraṃ vivardhate
  • mantriṇo* -
  • mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mantrī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mantramūlam -
  • mantramūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mantramūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mantramūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājño* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vivar -
  • viva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdha -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.84.45

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 12.84.45 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಸು ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಷು ಛಿದ್ರಂ ಲಕ್ಷಯೇರನ್ಪರಸ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಮನ್ತ್ರಿಣೋ ಮನ್ತ್ರಮೂಲಂ ಹಿ ರಾಜ್ಞೋ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ವಿವರ್ಧತೇ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 12.84.45 in Bengali sript:
স্বাসু প্রকৃতিষু ছিদ্রং লক্ষযেরন্পরস্য চ ।
মন্ত্রিণো মন্ত্রমূলং হি রাজ্ঞো রাষ্ট্রং বিবর্ধতে ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 12.84.45 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાસુ પ્રકૃતિષુ છિદ્રં લક્ષયેરન્પરસ્ય ચ ।
મન્ત્રિણો મન્ત્રમૂલં હિ રાજ્ઞો રાષ્ટ્રં વિવર્ધતે ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 12.84.45 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വാസു പ്രകൃതിഷു ഛിദ്രം ലക്ഷയേരന്പരസ്യ ച ।
മന്ത്രിണോ മന്ത്രമൂലം ഹി രാജ്ഞോ രാഷ്ട്രം വിവര്ധതേ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.84.45 in Telugu sript:
స్వాసు ప్రకృతిషు ఛిద్రం లక్షయేరన్పరస్య చ ।
మన్త్రిణో మన్త్రమూలం హి రాజ్ఞో రాష్ట్రం వివర్ధతే ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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