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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 12.88.18
वत्सौपम्येन दोग्धव्यं राष्ट्रमक्षीणबुद्धिना ।
भृतो वत्सो जातबलः पीडां सहति भारत ॥ १८ ॥
vatsaupamyena dogdhavyaṃ rāṣṭramakṣīṇabuddhinā |
bhṛto vatso jātabalaḥ pīḍāṃ sahati bhārata || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...have their pay doubled and should be honoured by you with food, drink, and seats equal to your own. Those amongst such that are chiefs of ten soldiers should be made chiefs of a hundred. That heedful hero again...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.88.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vatsa, Aupamya, Dogdhavya, Rashtra, Akshina, Nri, Bhrit, Bhrita, Jatabala, Pida, Sahat, Bharata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.88.18). 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: “vatsaupamyena dogdhavyaṃ rāṣṭramakṣīṇabuddhinā ”
- vatsau -
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vatsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vatsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vatsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aupamyena -
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aupamya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dogdhavyam -
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dogdhavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dogdhavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dogdhavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rāṣṭram -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- akṣīṇa -
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akṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhṛto vatso jātabalaḥ pīḍāṃ sahati bhārata ”
- bhṛto* -
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bhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- vatso* -
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vatsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jātabalaḥ -
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jātabala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pīḍām -
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pīḍā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sahati -
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sahat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sahat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sah -> sahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.88.18
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.88.18 in Kannada sript:
ವತ್ಸೌಪಮ್ಯೇನ ದೋಗ್ಧವ್ಯಂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಮಕ್ಷೀಣಬುದ್ಧಿನಾ ।
ಭೃತೋ ವತ್ಸೋ ಜಾತಬಲಃ ಪೀಡಾಂ ಸಹತಿ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.88.18 in Bengali sript:
বত্সৌপম্যেন দোগ্ধব্যং রাষ্ট্রমক্ষীণবুদ্ধিনা ।
ভৃতো বত্সো জাতবলঃ পীডাং সহতি ভারত ॥ ১৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.88.18 in Gujarati sript:
વત્સૌપમ્યેન દોગ્ધવ્યં રાષ્ટ્રમક્ષીણબુદ્ધિના ।
ભૃતો વત્સો જાતબલઃ પીડાં સહતિ ભારત ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.88.18 in Malayalam sript:
വത്സൌപമ്യേന ദോഗ്ധവ്യം രാഷ്ട്രമക്ഷീണബുദ്ധിനാ ।
ഭൃതോ വത്സോ ജാതബലഃ പീഡാം സഹതി ഭാരത ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.88.18 in Telugu sript:
వత్సౌపమ్యేన దోగ్ధవ్యం రాష్ట్రమక్షీణబుద్ధినా ।
భృతో వత్సో జాతబలః పీడాం సహతి భారత ॥ ౧౮ ॥