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 12.88.26

अरयो मे समुत्थाय बहुभिर्दस्युभिः सह ।
इदमात्मवधायैव राष्ट्रमिच्छन्ति बाधितुम् ॥ २६ ॥

arayo me samutthāya bahubhirdasyubhiḥ saha |
idamātmavadhāyaiva rāṣṭramicchanti bādhitum || 26 ||

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

...victory is the root of religious merit and of every kind of happiness. That which is regarded as the highest misery by cowards is cheerfully borne by those that are heroes.{GL_NOTE:174455:} Resolved upon acquiring...

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

Ari, Asmad, Samuttha, Bahu, Dasyu, Saha, Idam, Atmavadha, Rashtra, Icchat, Icchanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.88.26). 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: “arayo me samutthāya bahubhirdasyubhiḥ saha
  • arayo* -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ray (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • samutthāya -
  • samuttha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    samuttha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • bahubhir -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dasyubhiḥ -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “idamātmavadhāyaiva rāṣṭramicchanti bādhitum
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātmavadhāyai -
  • ātmavadha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • bādhitum -
  • bādh -> bādhitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bādh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.88.26

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 12.88.26 in Kannada sript:
ಅರಯೋ ಮೇ ಸಮುತ್ಥಾಯ ಬಹುಭಿರ್ದಸ್ಯುಭಿಃ ಸಹ ।
ಇದಮಾತ್ಮವಧಾಯೈವ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಮಿಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಬಾಧಿತುಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 12.88.26 in Bengali sript:
অরযো মে সমুত্থায বহুভির্দস্যুভিঃ সহ ।
ইদমাত্মবধাযৈব রাষ্ট্রমিচ্ছন্তি বাধিতুম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 12.88.26 in Gujarati sript:
અરયો મે સમુત્થાય બહુભિર્દસ્યુભિઃ સહ ।
ઇદમાત્મવધાયૈવ રાષ્ટ્રમિચ્છન્તિ બાધિતુમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 12.88.26 in Malayalam sript:
അരയോ മേ സമുത്ഥായ ബഹുഭിര്ദസ്യുഭിഃ സഹ ।
ഇദമാത്മവധായൈവ രാഷ്ട്രമിച്ഛന്തി ബാധിതുമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.88.26 in Telugu sript:
అరయో మే సముత్థాయ బహుభిర్దస్యుభిః సహ ।
ఇదమాత్మవధాయైవ రాష్ట్రమిచ్ఛన్తి బాధితుమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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