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 12.86.2

भीष्म उवाच ।
व्यवहारेण शुद्धेन प्रजापालनतत्परः ।
प्राप्य धर्मं च कीर्तिं च लोकावाप्नोत्युभौ शुचिः ॥ २ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
vyavahāreṇa śuddhena prajāpālanatatparaḥ |
prāpya dharmaṃ ca kīrtiṃ ca lokāvāpnotyubhau śuciḥ || 2 ||

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

...scriptures, having cast my eyes fearlessly upon hostile troops, I won many victories in battle, O Vasava! This Sudeva, O chief of the deities, was formerly the generalissimo of my forces. It is true. He was...

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

Bhishma, Vyavahara, Shuddha, Prajapalana, Tatpara, Prapya, Dharma, Kirti, Loka, Ubha, Shuci,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.86.2). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “vyavahāreṇa śuddhena prajāpālanatatparaḥ
  • vyavahāreṇa -
  • vyavahāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuddhena -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • prajāpālana -
  • prajāpālana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatparaḥ -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “prāpya dharmaṃ ca kīrtiṃ ca lokāvāpnotyubhau śuciḥ
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtim -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lokāvā -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āpnotyu -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śuciḥ -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.86.2

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 12.86.2 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವ್ಯವಹಾರೇಣ ಶುದ್ಧೇನ ಪ್ರಜಾಪಾಲನತತ್ಪರಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಚ ಕೀರ್ತಿಂ ಚ ಲೋಕಾವಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯುಭೌ ಶುಚಿಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.86.2 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
ব্যবহারেণ শুদ্ধেন প্রজাপালনতত্পরঃ ।
প্রাপ্য ধর্মং চ কীর্তিং চ লোকাবাপ্নোত্যুভৌ শুচিঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.86.2 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
વ્યવહારેણ શુદ્ધેન પ્રજાપાલનતત્પરઃ ।
પ્રાપ્ય ધર્મં ચ કીર્તિં ચ લોકાવાપ્નોત્યુભૌ શુચિઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.86.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
വ്യവഹാരേണ ശുദ്ധേന പ്രജാപാലനതത്പരഃ ।
പ്രാപ്യ ധര്മം ച കീര്തിം ച ലോകാവാപ്നോത്യുഭൌ ശുചിഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.86.2 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
వ్యవహారేణ శుద్ధేన ప్రజాపాలనతత్పరః ।
ప్రాప్య ధర్మం చ కీర్తిం చ లోకావాప్నోత్యుభౌ శుచిః ॥ ౨ ॥

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