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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 12.203.20
न्यायतन्त्राण्यनेकानि तैस्तैरुक्तानि वादिभिः ।
हेत्वागमसदाचारैर्यदुक्तं तदुपास्यते ॥ २० ॥
nyāyatantrāṇyanekāni taistairuktāni vādibhiḥ |
hetvāgamasadācārairyaduktaṃ tadupāsyate || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...interrogator, saying the following words.' "Vali said, 'When calamities have oppressed me, O Sakra, what dost you gain by such brag now? Today I behold you, O Purandara, stand before me with the thunderbolt...
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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 (12.203.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nyayatantra, Aneka, Tad, Ukta, Vadi, Vadin, Hetu, Hetva, Agama, Sadacara, Yat, Yad, Tat, Upasya, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.203.20). 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: “nyāyatantrāṇyanekāni taistairuktāni vādibhiḥ ”
- nyāyatantrāṇya -
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nyāyatantra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- anekāni -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tais -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- uktāni -
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ukta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
- vādibhiḥ -
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vādi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vādi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]vādi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]vādin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vādin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]vādī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “hetvāgamasadācārairyaduktaṃ tadupāsyate ”
- hetvā -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hetva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hetva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hetvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āgama -
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āgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āgama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadācārair -
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sadācāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sadācāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upāsya -
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upāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.203.20
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 12.203.20 in Kannada sript:
ನ್ಯಾಯತನ್ತ್ರಾಣ್ಯನೇಕಾನಿ ತೈಸ್ತೈರುಕ್ತಾನಿ ವಾದಿಭಿಃ ।
ಹೇತ್ವಾಗಮಸದಾಚಾರೈರ್ಯದುಕ್ತಂ ತದುಪಾಸ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 12.203.20 in Bengali sript:
ন্যাযতন্ত্রাণ্যনেকানি তৈস্তৈরুক্তানি বাদিভিঃ ।
হেত্বাগমসদাচারৈর্যদুক্তং তদুপাস্যতে ॥ ২০ ॥
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 12.203.20 in Gujarati sript:
ન્યાયતન્ત્રાણ્યનેકાનિ તૈસ્તૈરુક્તાનિ વાદિભિઃ ।
હેત્વાગમસદાચારૈર્યદુક્તં તદુપાસ્યતે ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.203.20 in Malayalam sript:
ന്യായതന്ത്രാണ്യനേകാനി തൈസ്തൈരുക്താനി വാദിഭിഃ ।
ഹേത്വാഗമസദാചാരൈര്യദുക്തം തദുപാസ്യതേ ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.203.20 in Telugu sript:
న్యాయతన్త్రాణ్యనేకాని తైస్తైరుక్తాని వాదిభిః ।
హేత్వాగమసదాచారైర్యదుక్తం తదుపాస్యతే ॥ ౨౦ ॥