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 12.91.1

भीष्म उवाच ।
यानङ्गिराः क्षत्रधर्मानुतथ्यो ब्रह्मवित्तमः ।
मान्धात्रे यौवनाश्वाय प्रीतिमानभ्यभाषत ॥ १ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
yānaṅgirāḥ kṣatradharmānutathyo brahmavittamaḥ |
māndhātre yauvanāśvāya prītimānabhyabhāṣata || 1 ||

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

...me, O grandsire, how a kin should behave towards foe that is mild, towards one that is fierce, and towards one that has many allies and a large force.' "Bhishma said, 'In this connection is cited, O Yudhishthira...

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

Bhishma, Yat, Yah, Angira, Angiras, Kshatradharma, Utathya, Brahmavid, Tama, Tamas, Mandhatri, Mandhatra, Yauvanashva, Pritimat, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.91.1). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yānaṅgirāḥ kṣatradharmānutathyo brahmavittamaḥ
  • yān -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aṅgirāḥ -
  • aṅgira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aṅgiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aṅgirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣatradharmān -
  • kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • utathyo* -
  • utathya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmavit -
  • brahmavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    brahmavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tamaḥ -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “māndhātre yauvanāśvāya prītimānabhyabhāṣata
  • māndhātre -
  • māndhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    māndhātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māndhātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    māndhātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yauvanāśvāya -
  • yauvanāśva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • prītimān -
  • prītimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.91.1

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 12.91.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯಾನಙ್ಗಿರಾಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮಾನುತಥ್ಯೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಮಾನ್ಧಾತ್ರೇ ಯೌವನಾಶ್ವಾಯ ಪ್ರೀತಿಮಾನಭ್ಯಭಾಷತ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 12.91.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
যানঙ্গিরাঃ ক্ষত্রধর্মানুতথ্যো ব্রহ্মবিত্তমঃ ।
মান্ধাত্রে যৌবনাশ্বায প্রীতিমানভ্যভাষত ॥ ১ ॥

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 12.91.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
યાનઙ્ગિરાઃ ક્ષત્રધર્માનુતથ્યો બ્રહ્મવિત્તમઃ ।
માન્ધાત્રે યૌવનાશ્વાય પ્રીતિમાનભ્યભાષત ॥ ૧ ॥

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 12.91.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
യാനങ്ഗിരാഃ ക്ഷത്രധര്മാനുതഥ്യോ ബ്രഹ്മവിത്തമഃ ।
മാന്ധാത്രേ യൌവനാശ്വായ പ്രീതിമാനഭ്യഭാഷത ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.91.1 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
యానఙ్గిరాః క్షత్రధర్మానుతథ్యో బ్రహ్మవిత్తమః ।
మాన్ధాత్రే యౌవనాశ్వాయ ప్రీతిమానభ్యభాషత ॥ ౧ ॥

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