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 12.95.1

वामदेव उवाच ।
अयुद्धेनैव विजयं वर्धयेद्वसुधाधिपः ।
जघन्यमाहुर्विजयं यो युद्धेन नराधिप ॥ १ ॥

vāmadeva uvāca |
ayuddhenaiva vijayaṃ vardhayedvasudhādhipaḥ |
jaghanyamāhurvijayaṃ yo yuddhena narādhipa || 1 ||

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

...and cherished. You have discoursed on all these subjects, O Bharata, laying down instructions that are plain according to what has been inculcated hi sacred treatise. You have spoken also of the behaviour that...

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

Vamadeva, Ayuddha, Vijaya, Vasudhadhipa, Jaghanyam, Jaghanya, Yah, Yuddha, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.95.1). 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: “vāmadeva uvāca
  • vāmadeva* -
  • vāmadeva (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: “ayuddhenaiva vijayaṃ vardhayedvasudhādhipaḥ
  • ayuddhenai -
  • ayuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ayuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vijayam -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vardhayed -
  • vardh (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    vṛdh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • vasudhādhipaḥ -
  • vasudhādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “jaghanyamāhurvijayaṃ yo yuddhena narādhipa
  • jaghanyam -
  • jaghanyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jaghanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaghanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jaghanyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vijayam -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuddhena -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.95.1

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 12.95.1 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಮದೇವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಯುದ್ಧೇನೈವ ವಿಜಯಂ ವರ್ಧಯೇದ್ವಸುಧಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ಜಘನ್ಯಮಾಹುರ್ವಿಜಯಂ ಯೋ ಯುದ್ಧೇನ ನರಾಧಿಪ ॥ 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 12.95.1 in Bengali sript:
বামদেব উবাচ ।
অযুদ্ধেনৈব বিজযং বর্ধযেদ্বসুধাধিপঃ ।
জঘন্যমাহুর্বিজযং যো যুদ্ধেন নরাধিপ ॥ 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 12.95.1 in Gujarati sript:
વામદેવ ઉવાચ ।
અયુદ્ધેનૈવ વિજયં વર્ધયેદ્વસુધાધિપઃ ।
જઘન્યમાહુર્વિજયં યો યુદ્ધેન નરાધિપ ॥ 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 12.95.1 in Malayalam sript:
വാമദേവ ഉവാച ।
അയുദ്ധേനൈവ വിജയം വര്ധയേദ്വസുധാധിപഃ ।
ജഘന്യമാഹുര്വിജയം യോ യുദ്ധേന നരാധിപ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.95.1 in Telugu sript:
వామదేవ ఉవాచ ।
అయుద్ధేనైవ విజయం వర్ధయేద్వసుధాధిపః ।
జఘన్యమాహుర్విజయం యో యుద్ధేన నరాధిప ॥ ౧ ॥

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