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 12.94.2

राजानमनुवर्तन्ते तं पापाभिप्रवर्तकम् ।
अविनीतमनुष्यं तत्क्षिप्रं राष्ट्रं विनश्यति ॥ २ ॥

rājānamanuvartante taṃ pāpābhipravartakam |
avinītamanuṣyaṃ tatkṣipraṃ rāṣṭraṃ vinaśyati || 2 ||

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

...by offering such objects of enjoyment, drain your enemy’s treasury. Advising your enemy to perform sacrifices and make gifts, do you gratify the Brahmanas. The latter, (having received those presents through...

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

Rajan, Rajana, Anuva, Ritam, Tad, Yushmad, Papa, Abhiprava, Rita, Kah, Avinita, Manushya, Tat, Kshipram, Kshipra, Rashtra, Vina, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.94.2). 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: “rājānamanuvartante taṃ pāpābhipravartakam
  • rājānam -
  • rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anuvar -
  • anuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāpā -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhipravar -
  • abhiprava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “avinītamanuṣyaṃ tatkṣipraṃ rāṣṭraṃ vinaśyati
  • avinīta -
  • avinīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avinīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manuṣyam -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyati -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.94.2

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 12.94.2 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜಾನಮನುವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ತಂ ಪಾಪಾಭಿಪ್ರವರ್ತಕಮ್ ।
ಅವಿನೀತಮನುಷ್ಯಂ ತತ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ವಿನಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 12.94.2 in Bengali sript:
রাজানমনুবর্তন্তে তং পাপাভিপ্রবর্তকম্ ।
অবিনীতমনুষ্যং তত্ক্ষিপ্রং রাষ্ট্রং বিনশ্যতি ॥ ২ ॥

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 12.94.2 in Gujarati sript:
રાજાનમનુવર્તન્તે તં પાપાભિપ્રવર્તકમ્ ।
અવિનીતમનુષ્યં તત્ક્ષિપ્રં રાષ્ટ્રં વિનશ્યતિ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 12.94.2 in Malayalam sript:
രാജാനമനുവര്തന്തേ തം പാപാഭിപ്രവര്തകമ് ।
അവിനീതമനുഷ്യം തത്ക്ഷിപ്രം രാഷ്ട്രം വിനശ്യതി ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.94.2 in Telugu sript:
రాజానమనువర్తన్తే తం పాపాభిప్రవర్తకమ్ ।
అవినీతమనుష్యం తత్క్షిప్రం రాష్ట్రం వినశ్యతి ॥ ౨ ॥

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