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 12.138.67

पण्डितेन विरुद्धः सन्दूरेऽस्मीति न विश्वसेत् ।
दीर्घौ बुद्धिमतो बाहू याभ्यां हिंसति हिंसितः ॥ ६७ ॥

paṇḍitena viruddhaḥ sandūre'smīti na viśvaset |
dīrghau buddhimato bāhū yābhyāṃ hiṃsati hiṃsitaḥ || 67 ||

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

...man of self-control may easily acquire innumerable worlds. What need has a man of self-control for a forest? Similarly, O Bharata, of what use is the forest to him that has no self-control? That is a forest...

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

Pandita, Viruddha, Sat, Dure, Dura, Iti, Dirgha, Buddhimat, Bahu, Yah, Yat, Himsat, Himsati, Himsita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.138.67). 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: “paṇḍitena viruddhaḥ sandūre'smīti na viśvaset
  • paṇḍitena -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • viruddhaḥ -
  • viruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • san -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dūre' -
  • dūre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse viśvaset
  • Line 2: “dīrghau buddhimato bāhū yābhyāṃ hiṃsati hiṃsitaḥ
  • dīrghau -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • buddhimato* -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    buddhimat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bāhū -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yābhyām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • hiṃsati -
  • hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hiṃsat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    hiṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    hiṃs (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • hiṃsitaḥ -
  • hiṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.138.67

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 12.138.67 in Kannada sript:
ಪಣ್ಡಿತೇನ ವಿರುದ್ಧಃ ಸನ್ದೂರೇಽಸ್ಮೀತಿ ನ ವಿಶ್ವಸೇತ್ ।
ದೀರ್ಘೌ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತೋ ಬಾಹೂ ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಹಿಂಸತಿ ಹಿಂಸಿತಃ ॥ ೬೭ ॥

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 12.138.67 in Bengali sript:
পণ্ডিতেন বিরুদ্ধঃ সন্দূরেঽস্মীতি ন বিশ্বসেত্ ।
দীর্ঘৌ বুদ্ধিমতো বাহূ যাভ্যাং হিংসতি হিংসিতঃ ॥ ৬৭ ॥

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 12.138.67 in Gujarati sript:
પણ્ડિતેન વિરુદ્ધઃ સન્દૂરેઽસ્મીતિ ન વિશ્વસેત્ ।
દીર્ઘૌ બુદ્ધિમતો બાહૂ યાભ્યાં હિંસતિ હિંસિતઃ ॥ ૬૭ ॥

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 12.138.67 in Malayalam sript:
പണ്ഡിതേന വിരുദ്ധഃ സന്ദൂരേഽസ്മീതി ന വിശ്വസേത് ।
ദീര്ഘൌ ബുദ്ധിമതോ ബാഹൂ യാഭ്യാം ഹിംസതി ഹിംസിതഃ ॥ ൬൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.138.67 in Telugu sript:
పణ్డితేన విరుద్ధః సన్దూరేఽస్మీతి న విశ్వసేత్ ।
దీర్ఘౌ బుద్ధిమతో బాహూ యాభ్యాం హింసతి హింసితః ॥ ౬౭ ॥

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