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 12.60.11

कुर्वीतापत्यसंतानमथो दद्याद्यजेत च ।
संविभज्य हि भोक्तव्यं धनं सद्भिरितीष्यते ॥ ११ ॥

kurvītāpatyasaṃtānamatho dadyādyajeta ca |
saṃvibhajya hi bhoktavyaṃ dhanaṃ sadbhiritīṣyate || 11 ||

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

...passions, who is possessed of intelligence and memory, and who is clever (in the transaction of business), should always be attached to the king. The king should duly honour the minister who is grateful, endued...

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

Apatya, Santana, Atho, Samvibhajya, Bhoktavya, Dhana, Sat, Sad, Iti, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.60.11). 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: “kurvītāpatyasaṃtānamatho dadyādyajeta ca
  • kurvītā -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative middle third single]
  • apatya -
  • apatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santānam -
  • santāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    santāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • yajeta -
  • yaj (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃvibhajya hi bhoktavyaṃ dhanaṃ sadbhiritīṣyate
  • saṃvibhajya -
  • saṃvibhajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvibhajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhoktavyam -
  • bhoktavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhoktavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhoktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sadbhir -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • itī -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.60.11

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 12.60.11 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರ್ವೀತಾಪತ್ಯಸಂತಾನಮಥೋ ದದ್ಯಾದ್ಯಜೇತ ಚ ।
ಸಂವಿಭಜ್ಯ ಹಿ ಭೋಕ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಧನಂ ಸದ್ಭಿರಿತೀಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 12.60.11 in Bengali sript:
কুর্বীতাপত্যসংতানমথো দদ্যাদ্যজেত চ ।
সংবিভজ্য হি ভোক্তব্যং ধনং সদ্ভিরিতীষ্যতে ॥ 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 12.60.11 in Gujarati sript:
કુર્વીતાપત્યસંતાનમથો દદ્યાદ્યજેત ચ ।
સંવિભજ્ય હિ ભોક્તવ્યં ધનં સદ્ભિરિતીષ્યતે ॥ 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 12.60.11 in Malayalam sript:
കുര്വീതാപത്യസംതാനമഥോ ദദ്യാദ്യജേത ച ।
സംവിഭജ്യ ഹി ഭോക്തവ്യം ധനം സദ്ഭിരിതീഷ്യതേ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.60.11 in Telugu sript:
కుర్వీతాపత్యసంతానమథో దద్యాద్యజేత చ ।
సంవిభజ్య హి భోక్తవ్యం ధనం సద్భిరితీష్యతే ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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