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 12.89.3

यथा तासां च मन्येत श्रेय आत्मन एव च ।
तथा धर्म्याणि सर्वाणि राजा राष्ट्रे प्रवर्तयेत् ॥ ३ ॥

yathā tāsāṃ ca manyeta śreya ātmana eva ca |
tathā dharmyāṇi sarvāṇi rājā rāṣṭre pravartayet || 3 ||

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

...describe their indications. They that have voices and eyes like those of the lion or the tiger, they that have a gait like that of the lion and the tiger, and they that have eyes like those of the pigeon or...

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

Yatha, Shreya, Atman, Eva, Tatha, Dharmya, Sarva, Sarvani, Raja, Rashtra, Rashtri, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.89.3). 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: “yathā tāsāṃ ca manyeta śreya ātmana eva ca
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manyeta -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [optative passive third single]
  • śreya*ā -
  • śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrā -> śreyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [locative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śreyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [locative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
    śrī -> śreyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmana* -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā dharmyāṇi sarvāṇi rājā rāṣṭre pravartayet
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmyāṇi -
  • dharmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rāṣṭre -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartayet -
  • vṛt (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.89.3

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 12.89.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ತಾಸಾಂ ಚ ಮನ್ಯೇತ ಶ್ರೇಯ ಆತ್ಮನ ಏವ ಚ ।
ತಥಾ ಧರ್ಮ್ಯಾಣಿ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ರಾಜಾ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ಪ್ರವರ್ತಯೇತ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.89.3 in Bengali sript:
যথা তাসাং চ মন্যেত শ্রেয আত্মন এব চ ।
তথা ধর্ম্যাণি সর্বাণি রাজা রাষ্ট্রে প্রবর্তযেত্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.89.3 in Gujarati sript:
યથા તાસાં ચ મન્યેત શ્રેય આત્મન એવ ચ ।
તથા ધર્મ્યાણિ સર્વાણિ રાજા રાષ્ટ્રે પ્રવર્તયેત્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.89.3 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ താസാം ച മന്യേത ശ്രേയ ആത്മന ഏവ ച ।
തഥാ ധര്മ്യാണി സര്വാണി രാജാ രാഷ്ട്രേ പ്രവര്തയേത് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.89.3 in Telugu sript:
యథా తాసాం చ మన్యేత శ్రేయ ఆత్మన ఏవ చ ।
తథా ధర్మ్యాణి సర్వాణి రాజా రాష్ట్రే ప్రవర్తయేత్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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