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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 12.56.59
न वृत्त्या परितुष्यन्ति राजदेयं हरन्ति च ।
क्रीडितुं तेन चेच्छन्ति ससूत्रेणेव पक्षिणा ।
अस्मत्प्रणेयो राजेति लोके चैव वदन्त्युत ॥ ५९ ॥
na vṛttyā parituṣyanti rājadeyaṃ haranti ca |
krīḍituṃ tena cecchanti sasūtreṇeva pakṣiṇā |
asmatpraṇeyo rājeti loke caiva vadantyuta || 59 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...study of the Vedas, form the duties of those that lead this high mode of life. That Brahmana who, always engaged in the performance of sacrifices, duly goes through this mode of life and properly discharges...
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 (12.56.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vritti, Pari, Tushyat, Tushyanti, Rajat, Eya, Harat, Haranti, Tad, Tena, Icchat, Icchanti, Sutra, Sutrena, Iva, Pakshi, Pakshin, Asmad, Praneya, Raja, Rajan, Raji, Raj, Iti, Loka, Vadat, Vadanti, Uta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.56.59). 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: “na vṛttyā parituṣyanti rājadeyaṃ haranti ca ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttyā -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tuṣyanti -
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√tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ -> tuṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- rājad -
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√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- eyam -
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√i -> eya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> eya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
- haranti -
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harantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]harantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]harantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “krīḍituṃ tena cecchanti sasūtreṇeva pakṣiṇā ”
- krīḍitum -
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√krīḍ -> krīḍitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √krīḍ]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sūtreṇe -
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sūtreṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]sūtreṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sūtra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pakṣiṇā -
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pakṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pakṣin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pakṣin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]pakṣī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 3: “asmatpraṇeyo rājeti loke caiva vadantyuta ”
- asmat -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative plural]
- praṇeyo* -
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praṇeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rāje -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rāji (noun, feminine)[vocative single]rāji (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]√rāj (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vadantyu -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.56.59
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 12.56.59 in Kannada sript:
ನ ವೃತ್ತ್ಯಾ ಪರಿತುಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ರಾಜದೇಯಂ ಹರನ್ತಿ ಚ ।
ಕ್ರೀಡಿತುಂ ತೇನ ಚೇಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಸಸೂತ್ರೇಣೇವ ಪಕ್ಷಿಣಾ ।
ಅಸ್ಮತ್ಪ್ರಣೇಯೋ ರಾಜೇತಿ ಲೋಕೇ ಚೈವ ವದನ್ತ್ಯುತ ॥ ೫೯ ॥
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 12.56.59 in Bengali sript:
ন বৃত্ত্যা পরিতুষ্যন্তি রাজদেযং হরন্তি চ ।
ক্রীডিতুং তেন চেচ্ছন্তি সসূত্রেণেব পক্ষিণা ।
অস্মত্প্রণেযো রাজেতি লোকে চৈব বদন্ত্যুত ॥ ৫৯ ॥
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 12.56.59 in Gujarati sript:
ન વૃત્ત્યા પરિતુષ્યન્તિ રાજદેયં હરન્તિ ચ ।
ક્રીડિતું તેન ચેચ્છન્તિ સસૂત્રેણેવ પક્ષિણા ।
અસ્મત્પ્રણેયો રાજેતિ લોકે ચૈવ વદન્ત્યુત ॥ ૫૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.56.59 in Malayalam sript:
ന വൃത്ത്യാ പരിതുഷ്യന്തി രാജദേയം ഹരന്തി ച ।
ക്രീഡിതും തേന ചേച്ഛന്തി സസൂത്രേണേവ പക്ഷിണാ ।
അസ്മത്പ്രണേയോ രാജേതി ലോകേ ചൈവ വദന്ത്യുത ॥ ൫൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.56.59 in Telugu sript:
న వృత్త్యా పరితుష్యన్తి రాజదేయం హరన్తి చ ।
క్రీడితుం తేన చేచ్ఛన్తి ససూత్రేణేవ పక్షిణా ।
అస్మత్ప్రణేయో రాజేతి లోకే చైవ వదన్త్యుత ॥ ౫౯ ॥