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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 12.285.20
पराशर उवाच ।
प्रतिग्रहो याजनं च तथैवाध्यापनं नृप ।
विशेषधर्मो विप्राणां रक्षा क्षत्रस्य शोभना ॥ २० ॥
parāśara uvāca |
pratigraho yājanaṃ ca tathaivādhyāpanaṃ nṛpa |
viśeṣadharmo viprāṇāṃ rakṣā kṣatrasya śobhanā || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...disagreeable which one enjoys or endures without its being the result of the acts one has done in one’s previous lives. Whether lying or proceeding, whether sitting idly engaged in his occupations, in whatever...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.285.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Parashara, Pratigraha, Yajana, Tatha, Adhyapana, Nripa, Visheshadharma, Vipra, Raksha, Kshatra, Shobhana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.285.20). 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: “parāśara uvāca ”
- parāśara* -
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parāśara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “pratigraho yājanaṃ ca tathaivādhyāpanaṃ nṛpa ”
- pratigraho* -
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pratigraha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yājanam -
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yājana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- adhyāpanam -
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adhyāpana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhyāpanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “viśeṣadharmo viprāṇāṃ rakṣā kṣatrasya śobhanā ”
- viśeṣadharmo* -
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viśeṣadharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viprāṇām -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vipra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]viprā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- rakṣā -
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rakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṣatrasya -
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kṣatra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śobhanā -
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śobhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.285.20
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 12.285.20 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಾಶರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಗ್ರಹೋ ಯಾಜನಂ ಚ ತಥೈವಾಧ್ಯಾಪನಂ ನೃಪ ।
ವಿಶೇಷಧರ್ಮೋ ವಿಪ್ರಾಣಾಂ ರಕ್ಷಾ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಶೋಭನಾ ॥ 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 12.285.20 in Bengali sript:
পরাশর উবাচ ।
প্রতিগ্রহো যাজনং চ তথৈবাধ্যাপনং নৃপ ।
বিশেষধর্মো বিপ্রাণাং রক্ষা ক্ষত্রস্য শোভনা ॥ 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 12.285.20 in Gujarati sript:
પરાશર ઉવાચ ।
પ્રતિગ્રહો યાજનં ચ તથૈવાધ્યાપનં નૃપ ।
વિશેષધર્મો વિપ્રાણાં રક્ષા ક્ષત્રસ્ય શોભના ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.285.20 in Malayalam sript:
പരാശര ഉവാച ।
പ്രതിഗ്രഹോ യാജനം ച തഥൈവാധ്യാപനം നൃപ ।
വിശേഷധര്മോ വിപ്രാണാം രക്ഷാ ക്ഷത്രസ്യ ശോഭനാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.285.20 in Telugu sript:
పరాశర ఉవాచ ।
ప్రతిగ్రహో యాజనం చ తథైవాధ్యాపనం నృప ।
విశేషధర్మో విప్రాణాం రక్షా క్షత్రస్య శోభనా ॥ ౨౦ ॥