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 12.308.158

यश्च राजा महोत्साहः क्षत्रधर्मरतो भवेत् ।
स तुष्येद्दशभागेन ततस्त्वन्यो दशावरैः ॥ १५८ ॥

yaśca rājā mahotsāhaḥ kṣatradharmarato bhavet |
sa tuṣyeddaśabhāgena tatastvanyo daśāvaraiḥ || 158 ||

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

...world. Do you also set thyself to the acquisition of that wealth which is indestructible and durable. Do not think that you should first enjoy all kinds of pleasures and then turn your heart on Emancipation...

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

Yah, Raja, Mahotsaha, Kshatradharma, Kshatradharman, Rata, Dasha, Dashan, Bhaga, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tva, Ani, Dashavara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.158). 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: “yaśca rājā mahotsāhaḥ kṣatradharmarato bhavet
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahotsāhaḥ -
  • mahotsāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣatradharma -
  • kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣatradharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kṣatradharman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rato* -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa tuṣyeddaśabhāgena tatastvanyo daśāvaraiḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tuṣyed -
  • tuṣ (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāgena -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anyo* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • daśāvaraiḥ -
  • daśāvara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    daśāvara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.158

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 12.308.158 in Kannada sript:
ಯಶ್ಚ ರಾಜಾ ಮಹೋತ್ಸಾಹಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮರತೋ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಸ ತುಷ್ಯೇದ್ದಶಭಾಗೇನ ತತಸ್ತ್ವನ್ಯೋ ದಶಾವರೈಃ ॥ ೧೫೮ ॥

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 12.308.158 in Bengali sript:
যশ্চ রাজা মহোত্সাহঃ ক্ষত্রধর্মরতো ভবেত্ ।
স তুষ্যেদ্দশভাগেন ততস্ত্বন্যো দশাবরৈঃ ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

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 12.308.158 in Gujarati sript:
યશ્ચ રાજા મહોત્સાહઃ ક્ષત્રધર્મરતો ભવેત્ ।
સ તુષ્યેદ્દશભાગેન તતસ્ત્વન્યો દશાવરૈઃ ॥ ૧૫૮ ॥

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 12.308.158 in Malayalam sript:
യശ്ച രാജാ മഹോത്സാഹഃ ക്ഷത്രധര്മരതോ ഭവേത് ।
സ തുഷ്യേദ്ദശഭാഗേന തതസ്ത്വന്യോ ദശാവരൈഃ ॥ ൧൫൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.158 in Telugu sript:
యశ్చ రాజా మహోత్సాహః క్షత్రధర్మరతో భవేత్ ।
స తుష్యేద్దశభాగేన తతస్త్వన్యో దశావరైః ॥ ౧౫౮ ॥

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