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 12.90.12

अन्तरेभ्यः परान्रक्षन्परेभ्यः पुनरन्तरान् ।
परान्परेभ्यः स्वान्स्वेभ्यः सर्वान्पालय नित्यदा ॥ १२ ॥

antarebhyaḥ parānrakṣanparebhyaḥ punarantarān |
parānparebhyaḥ svānsvebhyaḥ sarvānpālaya nityadā || 12 ||

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

...produced disunion, it is very desirable that peace should then be made with that king who happens to be more powerful than the foe (sought to be crushed). If the invader does not proceed in the way, he can never...

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

Antara, Para, Rakshat, Punar, Sva, Sarva, Nityada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.90.12). 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: “antarebhyaḥ parānrakṣanparebhyaḥ punarantarān
  • antarebhyaḥ -
  • antara (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • parān -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rakṣan -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
  • parebhyaḥ -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antarān -
  • antara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “parānparebhyaḥ svānsvebhyaḥ sarvānpālaya nityadā
  • parān -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • parebhyaḥ -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • svān -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • svebhyaḥ -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pālaya -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nityadā -
  • nityadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.90.12

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 12.90.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ತರೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪರಾನ್ರಕ್ಷನ್ಪರೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪುನರನ್ತರಾನ್ ।
ಪರಾನ್ಪರೇಭ್ಯಃ ಸ್ವಾನ್ಸ್ವೇಭ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಪಾಲಯ ನಿತ್ಯದಾ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.90.12 in Bengali sript:
অন্তরেভ্যঃ পরান্রক্ষন্পরেভ্যঃ পুনরন্তরান্ ।
পরান্পরেভ্যঃ স্বান্স্বেভ্যঃ সর্বান্পালয নিত্যদা ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.90.12 in Gujarati sript:
અન્તરેભ્યઃ પરાન્રક્ષન્પરેભ્યઃ પુનરન્તરાન્ ।
પરાન્પરેભ્યઃ સ્વાન્સ્વેભ્યઃ સર્વાન્પાલય નિત્યદા ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.90.12 in Malayalam sript:
അന്തരേഭ്യഃ പരാന്രക്ഷന്പരേഭ്യഃ പുനരന്തരാന് ।
പരാന്പരേഭ്യഃ സ്വാന്സ്വേഭ്യഃ സര്വാന്പാലയ നിത്യദാ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.90.12 in Telugu sript:
అన్తరేభ్యః పరాన్రక్షన్పరేభ్యః పునరన్తరాన్ ।
పరాన్పరేభ్యః స్వాన్స్వేభ్యః సర్వాన్పాలయ నిత్యదా ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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