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 12.96.12

साधूनां तु मिथोभेदात्साधुश्चेद्व्यसनी भवेत् ।
सव्रणो नाभिहन्तव्यो नानपत्यः कथंचन ॥ १२ ॥

sādhūnāṃ tu mithobhedātsādhuścedvyasanī bhavet |
savraṇo nābhihantavyo nānapatyaḥ kathaṃcana || 12 ||

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

...defeat. It is not by courage, nor by intelligence, nor by beauty, nor by wealth, that enemies succeed in destroying the aristocracy. It is only by disunion and gifts that it can be reduced to subjugation. For...

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

Sadhu, Mithah, Mithu, Bheda, Ced, Vyasanin, Vyasani, Savrana, Nabh, Nabhi, Hantavya, Nana, Pati, Katham, Katha, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.96.12). 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: “sādhūnāṃ tu mithobhedātsādhuścedvyasanī bhavet
  • sādhūnām -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mitho -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mithu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mithu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhedāt -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sādhuś -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vyasanī -
  • vyasanī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vyasanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vyasanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “savraṇo nābhihantavyo nānapatyaḥ kathaṃcana
  • savraṇo* -
  • savraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • hantavyo* -
  • hantavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hantavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • nāna -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patyaḥ -
  • patī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    patī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.96.12

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 12.96.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಧೂನಾಂ ತು ಮಿಥೋಭೇದಾತ್ಸಾಧುಶ್ಚೇದ್ವ್ಯಸನೀ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಸವ್ರಣೋ ನಾಭಿಹನ್ತವ್ಯೋ ನಾನಪತ್ಯಃ ಕಥಂಚನ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.96.12 in Bengali sript:
সাধূনাং তু মিথোভেদাত্সাধুশ্চেদ্ব্যসনী ভবেত্ ।
সব্রণো নাভিহন্তব্যো নানপত্যঃ কথংচন ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.96.12 in Gujarati sript:
સાધૂનાં તુ મિથોભેદાત્સાધુશ્ચેદ્વ્યસની ભવેત્ ।
સવ્રણો નાભિહન્તવ્યો નાનપત્યઃ કથંચન ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.96.12 in Malayalam sript:
സാധൂനാം തു മിഥോഭേദാത്സാധുശ്ചേദ്വ്യസനീ ഭവേത് ।
സവ്രണോ നാഭിഹന്തവ്യോ നാനപത്യഃ കഥംചന ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.96.12 in Telugu sript:
సాధూనాం తు మిథోభేదాత్సాధుశ్చేద్వ్యసనీ భవేత్ ।
సవ్రణో నాభిహన్తవ్యో నానపత్యః కథంచన ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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