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 12.121.47

ईश्वरेण प्रयत्नेन धारणे क्षत्रियस्य हि ।
दण्डो दत्तः समानात्मा दण्डो हीदं सनातनम् ।
राज्ञां पूज्यतमो नान्यो यथाधर्मप्रदर्शनः ॥ ४७ ॥

īśvareṇa prayatnena dhāraṇe kṣatriyasya hi |
daṇḍo dattaḥ samānātmā daṇḍo hīdaṃ sanātanam |
rājñāṃ pūjyatamo nānyo yathādharmapradarśanaḥ || 47 ||

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

...mouse said, the mouse’s foe possessed of judgment and forethought, viz., the cat spoke in reply. Endued with great intelligence, and possessed of eloquence, the cat, reflecting upon his own state, praised the...

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

Ishvara, Prayatna, Dharana, Dharani, Kshatriya, Danda, Datta, Samana, Mas, Idam, Sanatana, Rajan, Yatha, Adharma, Pradarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.121.47). 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: “īśvareṇa prayatnena dhāraṇe kṣatriyasya hi
  • īśvareṇa -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhāraṇe -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāraṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṣatriyasya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “daṇḍo dattaḥ samānātmā daṇḍo hīdaṃ sanātanam
  • daṇḍo* -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dattaḥ -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third dual]
  • samānāt -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍo* -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “rājñāṃ pūjyatamo nānyo yathādharmapradarśanaḥ
  • rājñām -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pūjyatam -
  • pūjyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nānyo -
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adharma -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradarśanaḥ -
  • pradarśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.121.47

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 12.121.47 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರೇಣ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನೇನ ಧಾರಣೇ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಸ್ಯ ಹಿ ।
ದಣ್ಡೋ ದತ್ತಃ ಸಮಾನಾತ್ಮಾ ದಣ್ಡೋ ಹೀದಂ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ರಾಜ್ಞಾಂ ಪೂಜ್ಯತಮೋ ನಾನ್ಯೋ ಯಥಾಧರ್ಮಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಃ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 12.121.47 in Bengali sript:
ঈশ্বরেণ প্রযত্নেন ধারণে ক্ষত্রিযস্য হি ।
দণ্ডো দত্তঃ সমানাত্মা দণ্ডো হীদং সনাতনম্ ।
রাজ্ঞাং পূজ্যতমো নান্যো যথাধর্মপ্রদর্শনঃ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 12.121.47 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશ્વરેણ પ્રયત્નેન ધારણે ક્ષત્રિયસ્ય હિ ।
દણ્ડો દત્તઃ સમાનાત્મા દણ્ડો હીદં સનાતનમ્ ।
રાજ્ઞાં પૂજ્યતમો નાન્યો યથાધર્મપ્રદર્શનઃ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 12.121.47 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശ്വരേണ പ്രയത്നേന ധാരണേ ക്ഷത്രിയസ്യ ഹി ।
ദണ്ഡോ ദത്തഃ സമാനാത്മാ ദണ്ഡോ ഹീദം സനാതനമ് ।
രാജ്ഞാം പൂജ്യതമോ നാന്യോ യഥാധര്മപ്രദര്ശനഃ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.121.47 in Telugu sript:
ఈశ్వరేణ ప్రయత్నేన ధారణే క్షత్రియస్య హి ।
దణ్డో దత్తః సమానాత్మా దణ్డో హీదం సనాతనమ్ ।
రాజ్ఞాం పూజ్యతమో నాన్యో యథాధర్మప్రదర్శనః ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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