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 12.120.48

धर्मान्वितेषु विज्ञातो मन्त्री गुप्तश्च पाण्डव ।
आप्तो राजन्कुलीनश्च पर्याप्तो राज्यसंग्रहे ॥ ४८ ॥

dharmānviteṣu vijñāto mantrī guptaśca pāṇḍava |
āpto rājankulīnaśca paryāpto rājyasaṃgrahe || 48 ||

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

...year. The divisions of the earth are called place. Time cannot be seen. As regards the success of any object or purpose, it is achieved or not achieved according to the manner in which the mind is set to think...

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

Dharma, Vita, Vijnatri, Vijnata, Mantri, Mantrin, Gupta, Pandava, Apta, Rajan, Rajat, Kulina, Paryapta, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Asangraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.120.48). 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: “dharmānviteṣu vijñāto mantrī guptaśca pāṇḍava
  • dharmān -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • viteṣu -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vijñāto* -
  • vijñātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vijñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mantrī -
  • mantrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mantrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mantri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guptaś -
  • gupta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √gup class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍava -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “āpto rājankulīnaśca paryāpto rājyasaṃgrahe
  • āpto* -
  • āpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kulīnaś -
  • kulīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paryāpto* -
  • paryāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājya -
  • 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]
  • asaṅgrahe -
  • asaṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.120.48

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 12.120.48 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮಾನ್ವಿತೇಷು ವಿಜ್ಞಾತೋ ಮನ್ತ್ರೀ ಗುಪ್ತಶ್ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವ ।
ಆಪ್ತೋ ರಾಜನ್ಕುಲೀನಶ್ಚ ಪರ್ಯಾಪ್ತೋ ರಾಜ್ಯಸಂಗ್ರಹೇ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 12.120.48 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মান্বিতেষু বিজ্ঞাতো মন্ত্রী গুপ্তশ্চ পাণ্ডব ।
আপ্তো রাজন্কুলীনশ্চ পর্যাপ্তো রাজ্যসংগ্রহে ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 12.120.48 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્માન્વિતેષુ વિજ્ઞાતો મન્ત્રી ગુપ્તશ્ચ પાણ્ડવ ।
આપ્તો રાજન્કુલીનશ્ચ પર્યાપ્તો રાજ્યસંગ્રહે ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 12.120.48 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മാന്വിതേഷു വിജ്ഞാതോ മന്ത്രീ ഗുപ്തശ്ച പാണ്ഡവ ।
ആപ്തോ രാജന്കുലീനശ്ച പര്യാപ്തോ രാജ്യസംഗ്രഹേ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.120.48 in Telugu sript:
ధర్మాన్వితేషు విజ్ఞాతో మన్త్రీ గుప్తశ్చ పాణ్డవ ।
ఆప్తో రాజన్కులీనశ్చ పర్యాప్తో రాజ్యసంగ్రహే ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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