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 12.91.3

उतथ्य उवाच ।
धर्माय राजा भवति न कामकरणाय तु ।
मान्धातरेवं जानीहि राजा लोकस्य रक्षिता ॥ ३ ॥

utathya uvāca |
dharmāya rājā bhavati na kāmakaraṇāya tu |
māndhātarevaṃ jānīhi rājā lokasya rakṣitā || 3 ||

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

...saluting him, said these words.' "Indra said. 'How, O regenerate one, should I behave towards my foes? Row should I subdue them by means of contrivances, without exterminating them? In a collision between two...

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

Utathya, Dharma, Raja, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Kama, Karana, Mandhata, Reva, Loka, Rakshitri, Rakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.91.3). 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: “utathya uvāca
  • utathya* -
  • utathya (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: “dharmāya rājā bhavati na kāmakaraṇāya tu
  • dharmāya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāma -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karaṇāya -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 3: “māndhātarevaṃ jānīhi rājā lokasya rakṣitā
  • māndhāta -
  • māndhāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māndhāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • revam -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    revā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jānīhi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • rakṣitā -
  • rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.91.3

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 12.91.3 in Kannada sript:
ಉತಥ್ಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಧರ್ಮಾಯ ರಾಜಾ ಭವತಿ ನ ಕಾಮಕರಣಾಯ ತು ।
ಮಾನ್ಧಾತರೇವಂ ಜಾನೀಹಿ ರಾಜಾ ಲೋಕಸ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷಿತಾ ॥ 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 12.91.3 in Bengali sript:
উতথ্য উবাচ ।
ধর্মায রাজা ভবতি ন কামকরণায তু ।
মান্ধাতরেবং জানীহি রাজা লোকস্য রক্ষিতা ॥ 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 12.91.3 in Gujarati sript:
ઉતથ્ય ઉવાચ ।
ધર્માય રાજા ભવતિ ન કામકરણાય તુ ।
માન્ધાતરેવં જાનીહિ રાજા લોકસ્ય રક્ષિતા ॥ 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 12.91.3 in Malayalam sript:
ഉതഥ്യ ഉവാച ।
ധര്മായ രാജാ ഭവതി ന കാമകരണായ തു ।
മാന്ധാതരേവം ജാനീഹി രാജാ ലോകസ്യ രക്ഷിതാ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.91.3 in Telugu sript:
ఉతథ్య ఉవాచ ।
ధర్మాయ రాజా భవతి న కామకరణాయ తు ।
మాన్ధాతరేవం జానీహి రాజా లోకస్య రక్షితా ॥ ౩ ॥

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