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 12.121.23

यथोक्ता ब्रह्मकन्येति लक्ष्मीर्नीतिः सरस्वती ।
दण्डनीतिर्जगद्धात्री दण्डो हि बहुविग्रहः ॥ २३ ॥

yathoktā brahmakanyeti lakṣmīrnītiḥ sarasvatī |
daṇḍanītirjagaddhātrī daṇḍo hi bahuvigrahaḥ || 23 ||

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

...Candraka of sharp beaks. Having become an object of sight with both the mongoose and the owl, the mouse, in great alarm, began to think in this strain: 'At such a season of great danger, when death itself is...

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

Yathokta, Brahmakanya, Iti, Lakshmi, Niti, Sarasvat, Sarasvati, Dandaniti, Jagaddhatri, Danda, Bahuvi, Graha, Grahas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.121.23). 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: “yathoktā brahmakanyeti lakṣmīrnītiḥ sarasvatī
  • yathoktā* -
  • yathokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yathoktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmakanye -
  • brahmakanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lakṣmīr -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • nītiḥ -
  • nīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarasvatī -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “daṇḍanītirjagaddhātrī daṇḍo hi bahuvigrahaḥ
  • daṇḍanītir -
  • daṇḍanīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagaddhātrī -
  • jagaddhātrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jagaddhātri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jagaddhātri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • daṇḍo* -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bahuvi -
  • bahuvi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahuvi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahuvi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • grahaḥ -
  • grahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    graha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.121.23

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 12.121.23 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥೋಕ್ತಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕನ್ಯೇತಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀರ್ನೀತಿಃ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ।
ದಣ್ಡನೀತಿರ್ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರೀ ದಣ್ಡೋ ಹಿ ಬಹುವಿಗ್ರಹಃ ॥ 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 12.121.23 in Bengali sript:
যথোক্তা ব্রহ্মকন্যেতি লক্ষ্মীর্নীতিঃ সরস্বতী ।
দণ্ডনীতির্জগদ্ধাত্রী দণ্ডো হি বহুবিগ্রহঃ ॥ 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 12.121.23 in Gujarati sript:
યથોક્તા બ્રહ્મકન્યેતિ લક્ષ્મીર્નીતિઃ સરસ્વતી ।
દણ્ડનીતિર્જગદ્ધાત્રી દણ્ડો હિ બહુવિગ્રહઃ ॥ 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 12.121.23 in Malayalam sript:
യഥോക്താ ബ്രഹ്മകന്യേതി ലക്ഷ്മീര്നീതിഃ സരസ്വതീ ।
ദണ്ഡനീതിര്ജഗദ്ധാത്രീ ദണ്ഡോ ഹി ബഹുവിഗ്രഹഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.121.23 in Telugu sript:
యథోక్తా బ్రహ్మకన్యేతి లక్ష్మీర్నీతిః సరస్వతీ ।
దణ్డనీతిర్జగద్ధాత్రీ దణ్డో హి బహువిగ్రహః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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