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 12.108.23

तस्मान्मानयितव्यास्ते गणमुख्याः प्रधानतः ।
लोकयात्रा समायत्ता भूयसी तेषु पार्थिव ॥ २३ ॥

tasmānmānayitavyāste gaṇamukhyāḥ pradhānataḥ |
lokayātrā samāyattā bhūyasī teṣu pārthiva || 23 ||

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

...God himself has, with great care, sent Chastisement for the use of the Kshatriya. This eternal universe is impartial Chastisement’s self. There is nothing more worthy of respect by kings than Chastisement by...

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

Tasmat, Tad, Manayitavya, Yushmad, Ganamukhya, Pradhanatah, Lokayatra, Samayatta, Bhuyas, Bhuyasi, Parthiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.108.23). 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: “tasmānmānayitavyāste gaṇamukhyāḥ pradhānataḥ
  • tasmān -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • mānayitavyās -
  • mānayitavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mānayitavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mān -> mānayitavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānayitavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānayitavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man]
    man -> mānayitavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man], [accusative plural from √man]
  • 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]
  • gaṇamukhyāḥ -
  • gaṇamukhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pradhānataḥ -
  • pradhānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “lokayātrā samāyattā bhūyasī teṣu pārthiva
  • lokayātrā -
  • lokayātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samāyattā* -
  • samāyatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāyattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūyasī -
  • bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūyasi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūyasi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • pārthiva -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.108.23

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 12.108.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾನ್ಮಾನಯಿತವ್ಯಾಸ್ತೇ ಗಣಮುಖ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಧಾನತಃ ।
ಲೋಕಯಾತ್ರಾ ಸಮಾಯತ್ತಾ ಭೂಯಸೀ ತೇಷು ಪಾರ್ಥಿವ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 12.108.23 in Bengali sript:
তস্মান্মানযিতব্যাস্তে গণমুখ্যাঃ প্রধানতঃ ।
লোকযাত্রা সমাযত্তা ভূযসী তেষু পার্থিব ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 12.108.23 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માન્માનયિતવ્યાસ્તે ગણમુખ્યાઃ પ્રધાનતઃ ।
લોકયાત્રા સમાયત્તા ભૂયસી તેષુ પાર્થિવ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 12.108.23 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാന്മാനയിതവ്യാസ്തേ ഗണമുഖ്യാഃ പ്രധാനതഃ ।
ലോകയാത്രാ സമായത്താ ഭൂയസീ തേഷു പാര്ഥിവ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.108.23 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాన్మానయితవ్యాస్తే గణముఖ్యాః ప్రధానతః ।
లోకయాత్రా సమాయత్తా భూయసీ తేషు పార్థివ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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