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 12.111.6

स्वेषु दारेषु वर्तन्ते न्यायवृत्तेष्वृतावृतौ ।
अग्निहोत्रपराः सन्तो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥ ६ ॥

sveṣu dāreṣu vartante nyāyavṛtteṣvṛtāvṛtau |
agnihotraparāḥ santo durgāṇyatitaranti te || 6 ||

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

...with eve tithe aid of intelligence may or may not lead to the expected results. Virtue is not always the root of Wealth, for other things than Virtue lead to Wealth (such as service, agriculture, &c). There...

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

Sva, Dara, Nyayavritta, Rita, Riti, Ritu, Agnihotra, Apara, Sat, Santa, Durga, Ati, Taranti, Tarat, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.111.6). 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: “sveṣu dāreṣu vartante nyāyavṛtteṣvṛtāvṛtau
  • sveṣu -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dāreṣu -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dāra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vartante -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • nyāyavṛtteṣvṛ -
  • nyāyavṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    nyāyavṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ṛtāvṛ -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṛtau -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “agnihotraparāḥ santo durgāṇyatitaranti te
  • agnihotra -
  • agnihotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    agnihotra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agnihotra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aparāḥ -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • santo* -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • durgāṇya -
  • durga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • taranti -
  • tarantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ -> tarantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.111.6

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 12.111.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವೇಷು ದಾರೇಷು ವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ನ್ಯಾಯವೃತ್ತೇಷ್ವೃತಾವೃತೌ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿಹೋತ್ರಪರಾಃ ಸನ್ತೋ ದುರ್ಗಾಣ್ಯತಿತರನ್ತಿ ತೇ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.111.6 in Bengali sript:
স্বেষু দারেষু বর্তন্তে ন্যাযবৃত্তেষ্বৃতাবৃতৌ ।
অগ্নিহোত্রপরাঃ সন্তো দুর্গাণ্যতিতরন্তি তে ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.111.6 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વેષુ દારેષુ વર્તન્તે ન્યાયવૃત્તેષ્વૃતાવૃતૌ ।
અગ્નિહોત્રપરાઃ સન્તો દુર્ગાણ્યતિતરન્તિ તે ॥ ૬ ॥

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 12.111.6 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വേഷു ദാരേഷു വര്തന്തേ ന്യായവൃത്തേഷ്വൃതാവൃതൌ ।
അഗ്നിഹോത്രപരാഃ സന്തോ ദുര്ഗാണ്യതിതരന്തി തേ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.111.6 in Telugu sript:
స్వేషు దారేషు వర్తన్తే న్యాయవృత్తేష్వృతావృతౌ ।
అగ్నిహోత్రపరాః సన్తో దుర్గాణ్యతితరన్తి తే ॥ ౬ ॥

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