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 12.89.21

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ये भूतान्यनुगृह्णन्ति वर्धयन्ति च ये प्रजाः ।
ते ते राष्ट्रे प्रवर्तन्तां मा भूतानामभावकाः ॥ २१ ॥

ye bhūtānyanugṛhṇanti vardhayanti ca ye prajāḥ |
te te rāṣṭre pravartantāṃ mā bhūtānāmabhāvakāḥ || 21 ||

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

...sacrificial) fires blaze up with a pure splendour, the light going upwards and the smokeless flames slightly bending towards the south. The libations poured thereon emit an agreeable fragrance. These have been...
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 (12.89.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Bhuta, Bhutani, Anu, Grihnat, Vardhayat, Vardhayanti, Praja, Prajas, Tad, Yushmad, Rashtra, Rashtri, Prava, Ritam, Mas, Abhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.89.21). 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: “ye bhūtānyanugṛhṇanti vardhayanti ca ye prajāḥ ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
bhūtānya -
bhūtāni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhūtāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhūtāni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gṛhṇanti -
gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah (verb class 9)

[present active third plural]
vardhayanti -
√vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √vṛdh]

√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vardh class 10 verb]

√vardh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]

√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vṛdh], [vocative plural from √vṛdh], [accusative plural from √vṛdh]

√vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vṛdh]

√vardh (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]

√vṛdh (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “te te rāṣṭre pravartantāṃ mā bhūtānāmabhāvakāḥ ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
rāṣṭre -
rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
pravar -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṛtan -
ṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtānām -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
abhāva -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kāḥ -
kās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.89.21

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;

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Preview of verse 12.89.21 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ಭೂತಾನ್ಯನುಗೃಹ್ಣನ್ತಿ ವರ್ಧಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ಯೇ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ।
ತೇ ತೇ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ಪ್ರವರ್ತನ್ತಾಂ ಮಾ ಭೂತಾನಾಮಭಾವಕಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.89.21 in Bengali sript:
যে ভূতান্যনুগৃহ্ণন্তি বর্ধযন্তি চ যে প্রজাঃ ।
তে তে রাষ্ট্রে প্রবর্তন্তাং মা ভূতানামভাবকাঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.89.21 in Gujarati sript:
યે ભૂતાન્યનુગૃહ્ણન્તિ વર્ધયન્તિ ચ યે પ્રજાઃ ।
તે તે રાષ્ટ્રે પ્રવર્તન્તાં મા ભૂતાનામભાવકાઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.89.21 in Malayalam sript:
യേ ഭൂതാന്യനുഗൃഹ്ണന്തി വര്ധയന്തി ച യേ പ്രജാഃ ।
തേ തേ രാഷ്ട്രേ പ്രവര്തന്താം മാ ഭൂതാനാമഭാവകാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.89.21 in Telugu sript:
యే భూతాన్యనుగృహ్ణన్తి వర్ధయన్తి చ యే ప్రజాః ।
తే తే రాష్ట్రే ప్రవర్తన్తాం మా భూతానామభావకాః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021