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 12.7.37

न हि कृत्स्नतमो धर्मः शक्यः प्राप्तुमिति श्रुतिः ।
परिग्रहवता तन्मे प्रत्यक्षमरिसूदन ॥ ३७ ॥

na hi kṛtsnatamo dharmaḥ śakyaḥ prāptumiti śrutiḥ |
parigrahavatā tanme pratyakṣamarisūdana || 37 ||

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

...censure and applause, hope and affliction, equally, and prevailing over every couple of opposites, I shall live casting off all the things of the world. Without conversing with anybody, I shall assume the outward...

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

Dharma, Shakya, Pra, Aptu, Iti, Shruti, Parigrahavat, Parigrahavata, Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Arisudana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.7.37). 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: “na hi kṛtsnatamo dharmaḥ śakyaḥ prāptumiti śrutiḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṛtsnatam -
  • kṛtsnatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakyaḥ -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aptum -
  • aptu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    aptu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutiḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “parigrahavatā tanme pratyakṣamarisūdana
  • parigrahavatā -
  • parigrahavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    parigrahavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    parigrahavatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanme -
  • pratyakṣam -
  • pratyakṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arisūdana -
  • arisūdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.7.37

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 12.7.37 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹಿ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನತಮೋ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಶಕ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತುಮಿತಿ ಶ್ರುತಿಃ ।
ಪರಿಗ್ರಹವತಾ ತನ್ಮೇ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಮರಿಸೂದನ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.7.37 in Bengali sript:
ন হি কৃত্স্নতমো ধর্মঃ শক্যঃ প্রাপ্তুমিতি শ্রুতিঃ ।
পরিগ্রহবতা তন্মে প্রত্যক্ষমরিসূদন ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.7.37 in Gujarati sript:
ન હિ કૃત્સ્નતમો ધર્મઃ શક્યઃ પ્રાપ્તુમિતિ શ્રુતિઃ ।
પરિગ્રહવતા તન્મે પ્રત્યક્ષમરિસૂદન ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.7.37 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹി കൃത്സ്നതമോ ധര്മഃ ശക്യഃ പ്രാപ്തുമിതി ശ്രുതിഃ ।
പരിഗ്രഹവതാ തന്മേ പ്രത്യക്ഷമരിസൂദന ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.7.37 in Telugu sript:
న హి కృత్స్నతమో ధర్మః శక్యః ప్రాప్తుమితి శ్రుతిః ।
పరిగ్రహవతా తన్మే ప్రత్యక్షమరిసూదన ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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