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 12.308.155

सप्ताङ्गस्यास्य राज्यस्य त्रिदण्डस्येव तिष्ठतः ।
अन्योन्यगुणयुक्तस्य कः केन गुणतोऽधिकः ॥ १५५ ॥

saptāṅgasyāsya rājyasya tridaṇḍasyeva tiṣṭhataḥ |
anyonyaguṇayuktasya kaḥ kena guṇato'dhikaḥ || 155 ||

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

...to achieve acts of righteousness.{GL_NOTE:175879:} Very soon will those evil companions and foes of thine, (viz., the senses), dressed in the guise of friends, swerve you from correct vision. Do you, then, O...

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

Saptanga, Idam, Rajya, Tridanda, Iva, Tishthat, Anyonya, Gunayukta, Kah, Kena, Kim, Gunatah, Adhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.155). 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: “saptāṅgasyāsya rājyasya tridaṇḍasyeva tiṣṭhataḥ
  • saptāṅgasyā -
  • saptāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    saptāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājyasya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
  • tridaṇḍasye -
  • tridaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tiṣṭhataḥ -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “anyonyaguṇayuktasya kaḥ kena guṇato'dhikaḥ
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇayuktasya -
  • guṇayukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    guṇayukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guṇato' -
  • guṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhikaḥ -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.155

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 12.308.155 in Kannada sript:
ಸಪ್ತಾಙ್ಗಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಯಸ್ಯ ತ್ರಿದಣ್ಡಸ್ಯೇವ ತಿಷ್ಠತಃ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಗುಣಯುಕ್ತಸ್ಯ ಕಃ ಕೇನ ಗುಣತೋಽಧಿಕಃ ॥ ೧೫೫ ॥

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 12.308.155 in Bengali sript:
সপ্তাঙ্গস্যাস্য রাজ্যস্য ত্রিদণ্ডস্যেব তিষ্ঠতঃ ।
অন্যোন্যগুণযুক্তস্য কঃ কেন গুণতোঽধিকঃ ॥ ১৫৫ ॥

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 12.308.155 in Gujarati sript:
સપ્તાઙ્ગસ્યાસ્ય રાજ્યસ્ય ત્રિદણ્ડસ્યેવ તિષ્ઠતઃ ।
અન્યોન્યગુણયુક્તસ્ય કઃ કેન ગુણતોઽધિકઃ ॥ ૧૫૫ ॥

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 12.308.155 in Malayalam sript:
സപ്താങ്ഗസ്യാസ്യ രാജ്യസ്യ ത്രിദണ്ഡസ്യേവ തിഷ്ഠതഃ ।
അന്യോന്യഗുണയുക്തസ്യ കഃ കേന ഗുണതോഽധികഃ ॥ ൧൫൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.155 in Telugu sript:
సప్తాఙ్గస్యాస్య రాజ్యస్య త్రిదణ్డస్యేవ తిష్ఠతః ।
అన్యోన్యగుణయుక్తస్య కః కేన గుణతోఽధికః ॥ ౧౫౫ ॥

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