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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 12.121.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
अयं पितामहेनोक्तो राजधर्मः सनातनः ।
ईश्वरश्च महादण्डो दण्डे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ १ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ayaṃ pitāmahenokto rājadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ |
īśvaraśca mahādaṇḍo daṇḍe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...himself when he is assailed by many foes. When a king falls into distress, a large number of foes, provoked by his past acts, range themselves against him and seek to vanquish him. How may, a king, weak and...
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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 (12.121.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Aya, Idam, Pitamaha, Ukta, Rajadharma, Sanatana, Ishvara, Mahadanda, Danda, Dandi, Sarvam, Sarva, Pratishthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.121.1). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ”
- yudhiṣṭhira* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (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: “ayaṃ pitāmahenokto rājadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitāmaheno -
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pitāmaha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ukto* -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- rājadharmaḥ -
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rājadharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sanātanaḥ -
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sanātana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “īśvaraśca mahādaṇḍo daṇḍe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam ”
- īśvaraś -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahādaṇḍo* -
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mahādaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daṇḍe -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]daṇḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]daṇḍi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pratiṣṭhitam -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.121.1
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 12.121.1 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಯಂ ಪಿತಾಮಹೇನೋಕ್ತೋ ರಾಜಧರ್ಮಃ ಸನಾತನಃ ।
ಈಶ್ವರಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾದಣ್ಡೋ ದಣ್ಡೇ ಸರ್ವಂ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 12.121.1 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
অযং পিতামহেনোক্তো রাজধর্মঃ সনাতনঃ ।
ঈশ্বরশ্চ মহাদণ্ডো দণ্ডে সর্বং প্রতিষ্ঠিতম্ ॥ ১ ॥
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 12.121.1 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
અયં પિતામહેનોક્તો રાજધર્મઃ સનાતનઃ ।
ઈશ્વરશ્ચ મહાદણ્ડો દણ્ડે સર્વં પ્રતિષ્ઠિતમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.121.1 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
അയം പിതാമഹേനോക്തോ രാജധര്മഃ സനാതനഃ ।
ഈശ്വരശ്ച മഹാദണ്ഡോ ദണ്ഡേ സര്വം പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതമ് ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.121.1 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
అయం పితామహేనోక్తో రాజధర్మః సనాతనః ।
ఈశ్వరశ్చ మహాదణ్డో దణ్డే సర్వం ప్రతిష్ఠితమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥