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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 12.91.21
ब्राह्मणान्वै तदासूयाद्यदा वैरोचनो बलिः ।
अथास्माच्छ्रीरपाक्रामद्यास्मिन्नासीत्प्रतापिनी ॥ २१ ॥
brāhmaṇānvai tadāsūyādyadā vairocano baliḥ |
athāsmācchrīrapākrāmadyāsminnāsītpratāpinī || 21 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...his foes. His own mildness, the severity of his punishments, his inactivity and heedlessness, O chief of the gods, and the deceitful contrivances well applied (by his foes), ruin a foolish ruler. That king who...
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 (12.91.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmana, Tada, Yada, Yad, Vairocana, Bali, Atha, Idam, Asma, Shri, Apak, Rama, Pratapin, Pratapini, Pratapi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.91.21). 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: “brāhmaṇānvai tadāsūyādyadā vairocano baliḥ”
- brāhmaṇān -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- tadāsū -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- uyād -
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√u (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vairocano* -
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vairocana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- baliḥ -
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bali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “athāsmācchrīrapākrāmadyāsminnāsītpratāpinī”
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asmācch -
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asma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]asma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- apāk -
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apāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rāma -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- dyā -
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√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- asminn -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- pratāpinī -
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pratāpinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pratāpin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pratāpī (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.91.21
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.21 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ವೈ ತದಾಸೂಯಾದ್ಯದಾ ವೈರೋಚನೋ ಬಲಿಃ ।
ಅಥಾಸ್ಮಾಚ್ಛ್ರೀರಪಾಕ್ರಾಮದ್ಯಾಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಾಸೀತ್ಪ್ರತಾಪಿನೀ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.21 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণান্বৈ তদাসূযাদ্যদা বৈরোচনো বলিঃ ।
অথাস্মাচ্ছ্রীরপাক্রামদ্যাস্মিন্নাসীত্প্রতাপিনী ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.21 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણાન્વૈ તદાસૂયાદ્યદા વૈરોચનો બલિઃ ।
અથાસ્માચ્છ્રીરપાક્રામદ્યાસ્મિન્નાસીત્પ્રતાપિની ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.21 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാന്വൈ തദാസൂയാദ്യദാ വൈരോചനോ ബലിഃ ।
അഥാസ്മാച്ഛ്രീരപാക്രാമദ്യാസ്മിന്നാസീത്പ്രതാപിനീ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.21 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణాన్వై తదాసూయాద్యదా వైరోచనో బలిః ।
అథాస్మాచ్ఛ్రీరపాక్రామద్యాస్మిన్నాసీత్ప్రతాపినీ ॥ ౨౧ ॥