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 2.12.11

येनाभिषिक्तो नृपतिर्वारुणं गुणमृच्छति ।
तेन राजापि सन्कृत्स्नं सम्राड्गुणमभीप्सति ॥ ११ ॥

yenābhiṣikto nṛpatirvāruṇaṃ guṇamṛcchati |
tena rājāpi sankṛtsnaṃ samrāḍguṇamabhīpsati || 11 ||

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

...what he said, O tiger among men. Accomplish then, O son of Pandu, the desires of your father. If you performest that sacrifice, you shall then be able to go, along with your deceased ancestors...

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

Yena, Yah, Yat, Abhishikta, Nripati, Varuna, Guna, Tad, Tena, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Api, Sat, Kritsna, Samraj, Abhipsat, Abhipsati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.12.11). 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: “yenābhiṣikto nṛpatirvāruṇaṃ guṇamṛcchati
  • yenā -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhiṣikto* -
  • abhiṣikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpatir -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāruṇam -
  • vāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guṇam -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛcchati -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tena rājāpi sankṛtsnaṃ samrāḍguṇamabhīpsati
  • tena -
  • 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]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samrāḍ -
  • samrāj (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samrāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • guṇam -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhīpsati -
  • abhīpsatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    abhīpsat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.12.11

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 2.12.11 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇನಾಭಿಷಿಕ್ತೋ ನೃಪತಿರ್ವಾರುಣಂ ಗುಣಮೃಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ತೇನ ರಾಜಾಪಿ ಸನ್ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ಸಮ್ರಾಡ್ಗುಣಮಭೀಪ್ಸತಿ ॥ 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 2.12.11 in Bengali sript:
যেনাভিষিক্তো নৃপতির্বারুণং গুণমৃচ্ছতি ।
তেন রাজাপি সন্কৃত্স্নং সম্রাড্গুণমভীপ্সতি ॥ 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 2.12.11 in Gujarati sript:
યેનાભિષિક્તો નૃપતિર્વારુણં ગુણમૃચ્છતિ ।
તેન રાજાપિ સન્કૃત્સ્નં સમ્રાડ્ગુણમભીપ્સતિ ॥ 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 2.12.11 in Malayalam sript:
യേനാഭിഷിക്തോ നൃപതിര്വാരുണം ഗുണമൃച്ഛതി ।
തേന രാജാപി സന്കൃത്സ്നം സമ്രാഡ്ഗുണമഭീപ്സതി ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.12.11 in Telugu sript:
యేనాభిషిక్తో నృపతిర్వారుణం గుణమృచ్ఛతి ।
తేన రాజాపి సన్కృత్స్నం సమ్రాడ్గుణమభీప్సతి ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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