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 12.120.11

दोषान्विवृणुयाच्छत्रोः परपक्षान्विधूनयेत् ।
काननेष्विव पुष्पाणि बर्हीवार्थान्समाचरेत् ॥ ११ ॥

doṣānvivṛṇuyācchatroḥ parapakṣānvidhūnayet |
kānaneṣviva puṣpāṇi barhīvārthānsamācaret || 11 ||

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

...from fear keeps away from the fight, or one that is a child, or one that is an ascetic. One that abstains from fight should never be slain, nor should women be seized or brought away with force. None of you...

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

Dosha, Shatru, Parapaksha, Vidhu, Kanana, Iva, Pushpa, Barhi, Barhin, Artha, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.120.11). 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: “doṣānvivṛṇuyācchatroḥ parapakṣānvidhūnayet
  • doṣān -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vṛṇuyācch -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • śatroḥ -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • parapakṣān -
  • parapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vidhū -
  • vidhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vidhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    vidhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nayet -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kānaneṣviva puṣpāṇi barhīvārthānsamācaret
  • kānaneṣvi -
  • kānana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puṣpāṇi -
  • puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • barhī -
  • barhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    barhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    barhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    barhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    barhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    barhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arthān -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (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 12.120.11

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 12.120.11 in Kannada sript:
ದೋಷಾನ್ವಿವೃಣುಯಾಚ್ಛತ್ರೋಃ ಪರಪಕ್ಷಾನ್ವಿಧೂನಯೇತ್ ।
ಕಾನನೇಷ್ವಿವ ಪುಷ್ಪಾಣಿ ಬರ್ಹೀವಾರ್ಥಾನ್ಸಮಾಚರೇತ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 12.120.11 in Bengali sript:
দোষান্বিবৃণুযাচ্ছত্রোঃ পরপক্ষান্বিধূনযেত্ ।
কাননেষ্বিব পুষ্পাণি বর্হীবার্থান্সমাচরেত্ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 12.120.11 in Gujarati sript:
દોષાન્વિવૃણુયાચ્છત્રોઃ પરપક્ષાન્વિધૂનયેત્ ।
કાનનેષ્વિવ પુષ્પાણિ બર્હીવાર્થાન્સમાચરેત્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 12.120.11 in Malayalam sript:
ദോഷാന്വിവൃണുയാച്ഛത്രോഃ പരപക്ഷാന്വിധൂനയേത് ।
കാനനേഷ്വിവ പുഷ്പാണി ബര്ഹീവാര്ഥാന്സമാചരേത് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.120.11 in Telugu sript:
దోషాన్వివృణుయాచ్ఛత్రోః పరపక్షాన్విధూనయేత్ ।
కాననేష్వివ పుష్పాణి బర్హీవార్థాన్సమాచరేత్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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