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 12.172.4

स्वस्थः शक्तो मृदुर्दान्तो निर्विवित्सोऽनसूयकः ।
सुवाग्बहुमतो लोके प्राज्ञश्चरसि बालवत् ॥ ४ ॥

svasthaḥ śakto mṛdurdānto nirvivitso'nasūyakaḥ |
suvāgbahumato loke prājñaścarasi bālavat || 4 ||

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

...gave I gave away. He does not, therefore, owe me anything. Let him go whithersoever he wishes.' "The king said, 'He is ready to give you. You., however, art unwilling to take. This does not seem proper to me...

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

Svastha, Shakta, Mridu, Danta, Nirvivitsu, Anasuyaka, Suvac, Bahumata, Loka, Prajna, Bal, Avat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.172.4). 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: “svasthaḥ śakto mṛdurdānto nirvivitso'nasūyakaḥ
  • svasthaḥ -
  • svastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakto* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • mṛdur -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dānto* -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirvivitso' -
  • nirvivitsu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    nirvivitsu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • anasūyakaḥ -
  • anasūyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “suvāgbahumato loke prājñaścarasi bālavat
  • suvāg -
  • suvāc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    suvāc (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bahumato* -
  • bahumata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • prājñaś -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • carasi -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • bāl -
  • bāl (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • avat -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.172.4

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 12.172.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಸ್ಥಃ ಶಕ್ತೋ ಮೃದುರ್ದಾನ್ತೋ ನಿರ್ವಿವಿತ್ಸೋಽನಸೂಯಕಃ ।
ಸುವಾಗ್ಬಹುಮತೋ ಲೋಕೇ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಶ್ಚರಸಿ ಬಾಲವತ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.172.4 in Bengali sript:
স্বস্থঃ শক্তো মৃদুর্দান্তো নির্বিবিত্সোঽনসূযকঃ ।
সুবাগ্বহুমতো লোকে প্রাজ্ঞশ্চরসি বালবত্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.172.4 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વસ્થઃ શક્તો મૃદુર્દાન્તો નિર્વિવિત્સોઽનસૂયકઃ ।
સુવાગ્બહુમતો લોકે પ્રાજ્ઞશ્ચરસિ બાલવત્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.172.4 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വസ്ഥഃ ശക്തോ മൃദുര്ദാന്തോ നിര്വിവിത്സോഽനസൂയകഃ ।
സുവാഗ്ബഹുമതോ ലോകേ പ്രാജ്ഞശ്ചരസി ബാലവത് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.172.4 in Telugu sript:
స్వస్థః శక్తో మృదుర్దాన్తో నిర్వివిత్సోఽనసూయకః ।
సువాగ్బహుమతో లోకే ప్రాజ్ఞశ్చరసి బాలవత్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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