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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 12.116.14
भीष्म उवाच ।
यस्य भृत्यजनः सर्वो ज्ञानविज्ञानकोविदः ।
हितैषी कुलजः स्निग्धः स राज्यफलमश्नुते ॥ १४ ॥
bhīṣma uvāca |
yasya bhṛtyajanaḥ sarvo jñānavijñānakovidaḥ |
hitaiṣī kulajaḥ snigdhaḥ sa rājyaphalamaśnute || 14 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...for whom he should never officiate (at other and ordinary times) and eat forbidden food, so there is no doubt that a Kshatriya (in distress) may take wealth from every one except ascetics and Brahmanas. For...
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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 (12.116.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhishma, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Bhrityajana, Sarva, Jnana, Vijnana, Kovida, Hitaishin, Hitaishi, Kulaja, Snigdha, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Aphala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.116.14). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
- bhīṣma* -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “yasya bhṛtyajanaḥ sarvo jñānavijñānakovidaḥ ”
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bhṛtyajanaḥ -
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bhṛtyajana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvo* -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jñāna -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijñāna -
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vijñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kovidaḥ -
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kovida (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “hitaiṣī kulajaḥ snigdhaḥ sa rājyaphalamaśnute ”
- hitaiṣī -
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hitaiṣī (noun, masculine)[compound]hitaiṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]hitaiṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kulajaḥ -
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kulaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- snigdhaḥ -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājya -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rāji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rāji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rājī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rājin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[compound from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[compound from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]rāj (noun, masculine)[locative single]rāj (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- aphalam -
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aphala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aphala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aphalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√phal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- aśnute -
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√aś (verb class 5)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.116.14
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.116.14 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯಸ್ಯ ಭೃತ್ಯಜನಃ ಸರ್ವೋ ಜ್ಞಾನವಿಜ್ಞಾನಕೋವಿದಃ ।
ಹಿತೈಷೀ ಕುಲಜಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಃ ಸ ರಾಜ್ಯಫಲಮಶ್ನುತೇ ॥ ೧೪ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.116.14 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
যস্য ভৃত্যজনঃ সর্বো জ্ঞানবিজ্ঞানকোবিদঃ ।
হিতৈষী কুলজঃ স্নিগ্ধঃ স রাজ্যফলমশ্নুতে ॥ ১৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.116.14 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
યસ્ય ભૃત્યજનઃ સર્વો જ્ઞાનવિજ્ઞાનકોવિદઃ ।
હિતૈષી કુલજઃ સ્નિગ્ધઃ સ રાજ્યફલમશ્નુતે ॥ ૧૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.116.14 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
യസ്യ ഭൃത്യജനഃ സര്വോ ജ്ഞാനവിജ്ഞാനകോവിദഃ ।
ഹിതൈഷീ കുലജഃ സ്നിഗ്ധഃ സ രാജ്യഫലമശ്നുതേ ॥ ൧൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.116.14 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
యస్య భృత్యజనః సర్వో జ్ఞానవిజ్ఞానకోవిదః ।
హితైషీ కులజః స్నిగ్ధః స రాజ్యఫలమశ్నుతే ॥ ౧౪ ॥