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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 12.160.71
अधिसृज्याथ पुत्रं स्वं प्रजानामधिपं ततः ।
मनुः प्रजानां रक्षार्थं क्षुपाय प्रददावसिम् ॥ ७१ ॥
adhisṛjyātha putraṃ svaṃ prajānāmadhipaṃ tataḥ |
manuḥ prajānāṃ rakṣārthaṃ kṣupāya pradadāvasim || 71 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...escaping into the great ocean and thereby only changing the place of its residence. If a quantity of water be thrown into a well, or if the flame of a lamp be thrown into a blazing fire, either of them, entering...
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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 (12.160.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adhi, Srijya, Han, Putra, Sva, Praja, Prajana, Adhipa, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Manu, Manus, Rakshartha, Kshupa, Prada, Dava, Davan, Asi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.160.71). 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: “adhisṛjyātha putraṃ svaṃ prajānāmadhipaṃ tataḥ ”
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sṛjyāt -
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sṛjya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sṛjya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√sṛj -> sṛjya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛjya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prajānām -
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praja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]prajānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- adhipam -
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adhipa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhipā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- Line 2: “manuḥ prajānāṃ rakṣārthaṃ kṣupāya pradadāvasim ”
- manuḥ -
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manus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]manu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prajānām -
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praja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]prajānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rakṣārtham -
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rakṣārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakṣārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣupāya -
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kṣupa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- prada -
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prada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāva -
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dāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]dāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]da (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- asim -
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asi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.160.71
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 12.160.71 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧಿಸೃಜ್ಯಾಥ ಪುತ್ರಂ ಸ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಮಧಿಪಂ ತತಃ ।
ಮನುಃ ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಂ ರಕ್ಷಾರ್ಥಂ ಕ್ಷುಪಾಯ ಪ್ರದದಾವಸಿಮ್ ॥ ೭೧ ॥
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 12.160.71 in Bengali sript:
অধিসৃজ্যাথ পুত্রং স্বং প্রজানামধিপং ততঃ ।
মনুঃ প্রজানাং রক্ষার্থং ক্ষুপায প্রদদাবসিম্ ॥ ৭১ ॥
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 12.160.71 in Gujarati sript:
અધિસૃજ્યાથ પુત્રં સ્વં પ્રજાનામધિપં તતઃ ।
મનુઃ પ્રજાનાં રક્ષાર્થં ક્ષુપાય પ્રદદાવસિમ્ ॥ ૭૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.160.71 in Malayalam sript:
അധിസൃജ്യാഥ പുത്രം സ്വം പ്രജാനാമധിപം തതഃ ।
മനുഃ പ്രജാനാം രക്ഷാര്ഥം ക്ഷുപായ പ്രദദാവസിമ് ॥ ൭൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.160.71 in Telugu sript:
అధిసృజ్యాథ పుత్రం స్వం ప్రజానామధిపం తతః ।
మనుః ప్రజానాం రక్షార్థం క్షుపాయ ప్రదదావసిమ్ ॥ ౭౧ ॥