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 12.116.20

कोष्ठागारमसंहार्यैराप्तैः संचयतत्परैः ।
पात्रभूतैरलुब्धैश्च पाल्यमानं गुणीभवेत् ॥ २० ॥

koṣṭhāgāramasaṃhāryairāptaiḥ saṃcayatatparaiḥ |
pātrabhūtairalubdhaiśca pālyamānaṃ guṇībhavet || 20 ||

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

...Brahmanas (at such times) conduct themselves thus, what doubt is there in respect of Kshatriyas? This is, indeed, settled. Without sinking into despondency and yielding to destruction, a Kshatriya may (by force...

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

Koshthagara, Asamharya, Apta, Sancaya, Tatpara, Patrabhuta, Alubdha, Palyamana, Gunin, Guni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.116.20). 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: “koṣṭhāgāramasaṃhāryairāptaiḥ saṃcayatatparaiḥ
  • koṣṭhāgāram -
  • koṣṭhāgāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asaṃhāryair -
  • asaṃhārya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asaṃhārya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āptaiḥ -
  • āpta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āpta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sañcaya -
  • sañcaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatparaiḥ -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tatpara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pātrabhūtairalubdhaiśca pālyamānaṃ guṇībhavet
  • pātrabhūtair -
  • pātrabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pātrabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alubdhaiś -
  • alubdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    alubdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pālyamānam -
  • -> pālyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> pālyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √]
    -> pālyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    pāl -> pālyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    pāl -> pālyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pāl class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    -> pālyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
    -> pālyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [accusative single from √]
  • guṇī -
  • guṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    guṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    guṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.116.20

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 12.116.20 in Kannada sript:
ಕೋಷ್ಠಾಗಾರಮಸಂಹಾರ್ಯೈರಾಪ್ತೈಃ ಸಂಚಯತತ್ಪರೈಃ ।
ಪಾತ್ರಭೂತೈರಲುಬ್ಧೈಶ್ಚ ಪಾಲ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಗುಣೀಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 12.116.20 in Bengali sript:
কোষ্ঠাগারমসংহার্যৈরাপ্তৈঃ সংচযতত্পরৈঃ ।
পাত্রভূতৈরলুব্ধৈশ্চ পাল্যমানং গুণীভবেত্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 12.116.20 in Gujarati sript:
કોષ્ઠાગારમસંહાર્યૈરાપ્તૈઃ સંચયતત્પરૈઃ ।
પાત્રભૂતૈરલુબ્ધૈશ્ચ પાલ્યમાનં ગુણીભવેત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 12.116.20 in Malayalam sript:
കോഷ്ഠാഗാരമസംഹാര്യൈരാപ്തൈഃ സംചയതത്പരൈഃ ।
പാത്രഭൂതൈരലുബ്ധൈശ്ച പാല്യമാനം ഗുണീഭവേത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.116.20 in Telugu sript:
కోష్ఠాగారమసంహార్యైరాప్తైః సంచయతత్పరైః ।
పాత్రభూతైరలుబ్ధైశ్చ పాల్యమానం గుణీభవేత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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