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 12.118.23

राजा गुणशताकीर्ण एष्टव्यस्तादृशो भवेत् ।
योधाश्चैव मनुष्येन्द्र सर्वैर्गुणगुणैर्वृताः ॥ २३ ॥

rājā guṇaśatākīrṇa eṣṭavyastādṛśo bhavet |
yodhāścaiva manuṣyendra sarvairguṇaguṇairvṛtāḥ || 23 ||

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

...accomplishment of the fiercest of deeds. O Bharata! If the king transgresses all wholesome restraints, all people become filled with alarm. The very robbers who know not what compassion is, dread such a king...

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

Raja, Gunashata, Akirna, Eshtavya, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Yodha, Manushyendra, Sarva, Guna, Vrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.118.23). 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: “rājā guṇaśatākīrṇa eṣṭavyastādṛśo bhavet
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇaśatā -
  • guṇaśata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākīrṇa* -
  • ākīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣṭavyas -
  • eṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ -> eṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • tādṛśo* -
  • tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “yodhāścaiva manuṣyendra sarvairguṇaguṇairvṛtāḥ
  • yodhāś -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • manuṣyendra -
  • manuṣyendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvair -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛtāḥ -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.118.23

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 12.118.23 in Kannada sript:
ರಾಜಾ ಗುಣಶತಾಕೀರ್ಣ ಏಷ್ಟವ್ಯಸ್ತಾದೃಶೋ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಯೋಧಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಮನುಷ್ಯೇನ್ದ್ರ ಸರ್ವೈರ್ಗುಣಗುಣೈರ್ವೃತಾಃ ॥ 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 12.118.23 in Bengali sript:
রাজা গুণশতাকীর্ণ এষ্টব্যস্তাদৃশো ভবেত্ ।
যোধাশ্চৈব মনুষ্যেন্দ্র সর্বৈর্গুণগুণৈর্বৃতাঃ ॥ 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 12.118.23 in Gujarati sript:
રાજા ગુણશતાકીર્ણ એષ્ટવ્યસ્તાદૃશો ભવેત્ ।
યોધાશ્ચૈવ મનુષ્યેન્દ્ર સર્વૈર્ગુણગુણૈર્વૃતાઃ ॥ 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 12.118.23 in Malayalam sript:
രാജാ ഗുണശതാകീര്ണ ഏഷ്ടവ്യസ്താദൃശോ ഭവേത് ।
യോധാശ്ചൈവ മനുഷ്യേന്ദ്ര സര്വൈര്ഗുണഗുണൈര്വൃതാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.118.23 in Telugu sript:
రాజా గుణశతాకీర్ణ ఏష్టవ్యస్తాదృశో భవేత్ ।
యోధాశ్చైవ మనుష్యేన్ద్ర సర్వైర్గుణగుణైర్వృతాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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