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 12.59.48

तथा खातविधानं च योगसंचार एव च ।
चौराटव्यबलैश्चोग्रैः परराष्ट्रस्य पीडनम् ॥ ४८ ॥

tathā khātavidhānaṃ ca yogasaṃcāra eva ca |
caurāṭavyabalaiścograiḥ pararāṣṭrasya pīḍanam || 48 ||

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

...honours those that are foremost among men and those that are foremost among Yatis, attains, O son of Kunti, to the object of the Vanaprashtha mode of life. That king, O Partha, who daily makes offerings unto...

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

Tatha, Khata, Vidhana, Yoga, Sancara, Eva, Cauratavi, Abala, Ugra, Pararashtra, Pidana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.59.48). 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: “tathā khātavidhānaṃ ca yogasaṃcāra eva ca
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • khāta -
  • khāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khan -> khāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
    khan -> khāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
  • vidhānam -
  • vidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañcāra* -
  • sañcāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “caurāṭavyabalaiścograiḥ pararāṣṭrasya pīḍanam
  • caurāṭavya -
  • caurāṭavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • abalaiś -
  • abala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    abala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ugraiḥ -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ugra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pararāṣṭrasya -
  • pararāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pīḍanam -
  • pīḍana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīḍana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pīḍanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.59.48

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 12.59.48 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಖಾತವಿಧಾನಂ ಚ ಯೋಗಸಂಚಾರ ಏವ ಚ ।
ಚೌರಾಟವ್ಯಬಲೈಶ್ಚೋಗ್ರೈಃ ಪರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪೀಡನಮ್ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 12.59.48 in Bengali sript:
তথা খাতবিধানং চ যোগসংচার এব চ ।
চৌরাটব্যবলৈশ্চোগ্রৈঃ পররাষ্ট্রস্য পীডনম্ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 12.59.48 in Gujarati sript:
તથા ખાતવિધાનં ચ યોગસંચાર એવ ચ ।
ચૌરાટવ્યબલૈશ્ચોગ્રૈઃ પરરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય પીડનમ્ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 12.59.48 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ ഖാതവിധാനം ച യോഗസംചാര ഏവ ച ।
ചൌരാടവ്യബലൈശ്ചോഗ്രൈഃ പരരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ പീഡനമ് ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.59.48 in Telugu sript:
తథా ఖాతవిధానం చ యోగసంచార ఏవ చ ।
చౌరాటవ్యబలైశ్చోగ్రైః పరరాష్ట్రస్య పీడనమ్ ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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