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 12.211.3

जनको जनदेवस्तु मिथिलायां जनाधिपः ।
और्ध्वदेहिकधर्माणामासीद्युक्तो विचिन्तने ॥ ३ ॥

janako janadevastu mithilāyāṃ janādhipaḥ |
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇāmāsīdyukto vicintane || 3 ||

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

...attending to the Puranas. He is a great renouncer and he never disregards any one.{GL_NOTE:175024:} For this he is everywhere worshipped with respect. He casts an equal eye on all; and, therefore, he has no...

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

Janaka, Janadeva, Mithila, Janadhipa, Aurdhvadehika, Dharma, Yukta, Vicintana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.211.3). 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: “janako janadevastu mithilāyāṃ janādhipaḥ
  • janako* -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janadevas -
  • janadeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mithilāyām -
  • mithilā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • janādhipaḥ -
  • janādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aurdhvadehikadharmāṇāmāsīdyukto vicintane
  • aurdhvadehika -
  • aurdhvadehika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aurdhvadehika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmāṇām -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yukto* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • vicintane -
  • vicintana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.211.3

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 12.211.3 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಕೋ ಜನದೇವಸ್ತು ಮಿಥಿಲಾಯಾಂ ಜನಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ಔರ್ಧ್ವದೇಹಿಕಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಮಾಸೀದ್ಯುಕ್ತೋ ವಿಚಿನ್ತನೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.211.3 in Bengali sript:
জনকো জনদেবস্তু মিথিলাযাং জনাধিপঃ ।
ঔর্ধ্বদেহিকধর্মাণামাসীদ্যুক্তো বিচিন্তনে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.211.3 in Gujarati sript:
જનકો જનદેવસ્તુ મિથિલાયાં જનાધિપઃ ।
ઔર્ધ્વદેહિકધર્માણામાસીદ્યુક્તો વિચિન્તને ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.211.3 in Malayalam sript:
ജനകോ ജനദേവസ്തു മിഥിലായാം ജനാധിപഃ ।
ഔര്ധ്വദേഹികധര്മാണാമാസീദ്യുക്തോ വിചിന്തനേ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.211.3 in Telugu sript:
జనకో జనదేవస్తు మిథిలాయాం జనాధిపః ।
ఔర్ధ్వదేహికధర్మాణామాసీద్యుక్తో విచిన్తనే ॥ ౩ ॥

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