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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 12.140.27
तस्मात्तीक्ष्णः प्रजा राजा स्वधर्मे स्थापयेदुत ।
अन्योन्यं भक्षयन्तो हि प्रचरेयुर्वृका इव ॥ २७ ॥
tasmāttīkṣṇaḥ prajā rājā svadharme sthāpayeduta |
anyonyaṃ bhakṣayanto hi pracareyurvṛkā iva || 27 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...thousand kine with one bull (unto a good Brahmana). Doing all this, he would regain his purity. Having slain a Vaisya one should perform such a sacrifice for two years and make a present of a hundred kine with...
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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 (12.140.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tasmat, Tad, Tikshna, Praja, Prajas, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Svadharma, Uta, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Bhakshayat, Pracara, Vrika, Iva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.140.27). 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: “tasmāttīkṣṇaḥ prajā rājā svadharme sthāpayeduta ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- tīkṣṇaḥ -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prajā* -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- svadharme -
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svadharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sthāpayed -
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√sthā (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- Line 2: “anyonyaṃ bhakṣayanto hi pracareyurvṛkā iva ”
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhakṣayanto* -
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√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pracare -
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pracara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- iyur -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
- vṛkā* -
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vṛka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛkā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.140.27
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 12.140.27 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಃ ಪ್ರಜಾ ರಾಜಾ ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮೇ ಸ್ಥಾಪಯೇದುತ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ಭಕ್ಷಯನ್ತೋ ಹಿ ಪ್ರಚರೇಯುರ್ವೃಕಾ ಇವ ॥ ೨೭ ॥
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 12.140.27 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাত্তীক্ষ্ণঃ প্রজা রাজা স্বধর্মে স্থাপযেদুত ।
অন্যোন্যং ভক্ষযন্তো হি প্রচরেযুর্বৃকা ইব ॥ ২৭ ॥
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 12.140.27 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માત્તીક્ષ્ણઃ પ્રજા રાજા સ્વધર્મે સ્થાપયેદુત ।
અન્યોન્યં ભક્ષયન્તો હિ પ્રચરેયુર્વૃકા ઇવ ॥ ૨૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.140.27 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാത്തീക്ഷ്ണഃ പ്രജാ രാജാ സ്വധര്മേ സ്ഥാപയേദുത ।
അന്യോന്യം ഭക്ഷയന്തോ ഹി പ്രചരേയുര്വൃകാ ഇവ ॥ ൨൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.140.27 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాత్తీక్ష్ణః ప్రజా రాజా స్వధర్మే స్థాపయేదుత ।
అన్యోన్యం భక్షయన్తో హి ప్రచరేయుర్వృకా ఇవ ॥ ౨౭ ॥