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 2.24.11

तत्रस्थः पुरुषैरेव धर्मराजस्य शासनात् ।
व्यजयद्धनंजयो राजन्देशान्पञ्च प्रमाणतः ॥ ११ ॥

tatrasthaḥ puruṣaireva dharmarājasya śāsanāt |
vyajayaddhanaṃjayo rājandeśānpañca pramāṇataḥ || 11 ||

The English translation of Mahabharata Verse 2.24.11 is contained in the book The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes) by Kisari Mohan Ganguly. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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

Tatrastha, Purusha, Eva, Dharmaraja, Shasana, Vyaja, Yat, Yad, Hanat, Jaya, Rajan, Rajat, Desha, Panca, Pancan, Pramanatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.24.11). 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: “tatrasthaḥ puruṣaireva dharmarājasya śāsanāt
  • tatrasthaḥ -
  • tatrastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣair -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmarājasya -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • śāsanāt -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “vyajayaddhanaṃjayo rājandeśānpañca pramāṇataḥ
  • vyaja -
  • vyaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaddh -
  • 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]
  • hanañ -
  • han (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    han -> hanat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb]
  • jayo* -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • deśān -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pramāṇataḥ -
  • pramāṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.24.11

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 2.24.11 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಸ್ಥಃ ಪುರುಷೈರೇವ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜಸ್ಯ ಶಾಸನಾತ್ ।
ವ್ಯಜಯದ್ಧನಂಜಯೋ ರಾಜನ್ದೇಶಾನ್ಪಞ್ಚ ಪ್ರಮಾಣತಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 2.24.11 in Bengali sript:
তত্রস্থঃ পুরুষৈরেব ধর্মরাজস্য শাসনাত্ ।
ব্যজযদ্ধনংজযো রাজন্দেশান্পঞ্চ প্রমাণতঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 2.24.11 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રસ્થઃ પુરુષૈરેવ ધર્મરાજસ્ય શાસનાત્ ।
વ્યજયદ્ધનંજયો રાજન્દેશાન્પઞ્ચ પ્રમાણતઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 2.24.11 in Malayalam sript:
തത്രസ്ഥഃ പുരുഷൈരേവ ധര്മരാജസ്യ ശാസനാത് ।
വ്യജയദ്ധനംജയോ രാജന്ദേശാന്പഞ്ച പ്രമാണതഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.24.11 in Telugu sript:
తత౯రస౯థః పురుషైరెవ ధర౯మరాజస౯య శాసనాత౯ ।
వ౯యజయద౯ధనంజయొ రాజన౯దెశాన౯పఞ౯చ ప౯రమాణతః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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