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 12.92.24

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यदा युक्ता नयन्त्यर्थान्कामादर्थवशेन वा ।
कृपणं याचमानानां तद्राज्ञो वैशसं महत् ॥ २४ ॥

yadā yuktā nayantyarthānkāmādarthavaśena vā |
kṛpaṇaṃ yācamānānāṃ tadrājño vaiśasaṃ mahat || 24 ||

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

...is unstable, myself as also everything that I have. Know, O prince, that those things which you regardest as existing are in reality non-existent. The man of wisdom knows this, and accordingly is never pained...
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 (12.92.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Yukta, Nayanti, Nayat, Artha, Kamat, Kama, Vasha, Kripanam, Kripana, Yacamana, Tad, Tat, Rajan, Vaishasa, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.92.24). 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: “yadā yuktā nayantyarthānkāmādarthavaśena vā ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
yuktā* -
yukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yuktā (noun, feminine)

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

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
nayantya -
nayantī (noun, feminine)

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

nayat (noun, neuter)

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

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nay class 1 verb]

√nay -> nayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nay (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
arthān -
artha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kāmād -
kāmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vaśena -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “kṛpaṇaṃ yācamānānāṃ tadrājño vaiśasaṃ mahat ”
kṛpaṇam -
kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yācamānānām -
√yāc -> yācamāna (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √yāc class 1 verb]

√yāc -> yācamāna (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √yāc class 1 verb]

√yāc -> yācamānā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √yāc class 1 verb]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
rājño* -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
vaiśasam -
vaiśasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaiśasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vaiśasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.92.24

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 12.92.24 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ಯುಕ್ತಾ ನಯನ್ತ್ಯರ್ಥಾನ್ಕಾಮಾದರ್ಥವಶೇನ ವಾ ।
ಕೃಪಣಂ ಯಾಚಮಾನಾನಾಂ ತದ್ರಾಜ್ಞೋ ವೈಶಸಂ ಮಹತ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 12.92.24 in Bengali sript:
যদা যুক্তা নযন্ত্যর্থান্কামাদর্থবশেন বা ।
কৃপণং যাচমানানাং তদ্রাজ্ঞো বৈশসং মহত্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 12.92.24 in Gujarati sript:
યદા યુક્તા નયન્ત્યર્થાન્કામાદર્થવશેન વા ।
કૃપણં યાચમાનાનાં તદ્રાજ્ઞો વૈશસં મહત્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.92.24 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ യുക്താ നയന്ത്യര്ഥാന്കാമാദര്ഥവശേന വാ ।
കൃപണം യാചമാനാനാം തദ്രാജ്ഞോ വൈശസം മഹത് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.92.24 in Telugu sript:
యదా యుక్తా నయన్త్యర్థాన్కామాదర్థవశేన వా ।
కృపణం యాచమానానాం తద్రాజ్ఞో వైశసం మహత్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021