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 12.89.15

न केनचिद्याचितव्यः कश्चित्किंचिदनापदि ।
इति व्यवस्था भूतानां पुरस्तान्मनुना कृता ॥ १५ ॥

na kenacidyācitavyaḥ kaścitkiṃcidanāpadi |
iti vyavasthā bhūtānāṃ purastānmanunā kṛtā || 15 ||

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

...their foes in fight and suffer themselves to be slain without retreating. Of wicked behaviour and outlandish manners, they regard soft speeches as indications of defeat. If treated with mildness, they always...

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

Kena, Kah, Kim, Cidi, Acita, Vya, Cit, Kincid, Kincit, Anapad, Iti, Vyavastha, Bhuta, Purastat, Manu, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.89.15). 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: “na kenacidyācitavyaḥ kaścitkiṃcidanāpadi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cidyā -
  • cidi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cidi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    cidi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ācita -
  • ācita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ācita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyaḥ -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kiñcid -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anāpadi -
  • anāpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “iti vyavasthā bhūtānāṃ purastānmanunā kṛtā
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vyavasthā* -
  • vyavasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • purastān -
  • purastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    purastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • manunā -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    manu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.89.15

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 12.89.15 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಕೇನಚಿದ್ಯಾಚಿತವ್ಯಃ ಕಶ್ಚಿತ್ಕಿಂಚಿದನಾಪದಿ ।
ಇತಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾ ಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಪುರಸ್ತಾನ್ಮನುನಾ ಕೃತಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 12.89.15 in Bengali sript:
ন কেনচিদ্যাচিতব্যঃ কশ্চিত্কিংচিদনাপদি ।
ইতি ব্যবস্থা ভূতানাং পুরস্তান্মনুনা কৃতা ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.89.15 in Gujarati sript:
ન કેનચિદ્યાચિતવ્યઃ કશ્ચિત્કિંચિદનાપદિ ।
ઇતિ વ્યવસ્થા ભૂતાનાં પુરસ્તાન્મનુના કૃતા ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 12.89.15 in Malayalam sript:
ന കേനചിദ്യാചിതവ്യഃ കശ്ചിത്കിംചിദനാപദി ।
ഇതി വ്യവസ്ഥാ ഭൂതാനാം പുരസ്താന്മനുനാ കൃതാ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.89.15 in Telugu sript:
న కేనచిద్యాచితవ్యః కశ్చిత్కించిదనాపది ।
ఇతి వ్యవస్థా భూతానాం పురస్తాన్మనునా కృతా ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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