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 12.34.8

तेषामपि महाबाहो कर्माणि परिचिन्तय ।
विनाशहेतुकारित्वे यैस्ते कालवशं गताः ॥ ८ ॥

teṣāmapi mahābāho karmāṇi paricintaya |
vināśahetukāritve yaiste kālavaśaṃ gatāḥ || 8 ||

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

...mental and spiritual science. He learnt the duties in full of the Yatis from the lips of Markandeya. The bull among men obtained all weapons from Rama and Sakra. Although born among human beings, his death itself...

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

Tad, Api, Mahabahu, Karman, Pari, Vinashahetu, Kari, Karin, Tva, Yah, Yat, Yushmad, Kalavasha, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.34.8). 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: “teṣāmapi mahābāho karmāṇi paricintaya
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mahābāho -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cintaya -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “vināśahetukāritve yaiste kālavaśaṃ gatāḥ
  • vināśahetu -
  • vināśahetu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vināśahetu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vināśahetu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kāri -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tve -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yais -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kālavaśam -
  • kālavaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kālavaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.34.8

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 12.34.8 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಮಪಿ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಪರಿಚಿನ್ತಯ ।
ವಿನಾಶಹೇತುಕಾರಿತ್ವೇ ಯೈಸ್ತೇ ಕಾಲವಶಂ ಗತಾಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.34.8 in Bengali sript:
তেষামপি মহাবাহো কর্মাণি পরিচিন্তয ।
বিনাশহেতুকারিত্বে যৈস্তে কালবশং গতাঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.34.8 in Gujarati sript:
તેષામપિ મહાબાહો કર્માણિ પરિચિન્તય ।
વિનાશહેતુકારિત્વે યૈસ્તે કાલવશં ગતાઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.34.8 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാമപി മഹാബാഹോ കര്മാണി പരിചിന്തയ ।
വിനാശഹേതുകാരിത്വേ യൈസ്തേ കാലവശം ഗതാഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.34.8 in Telugu sript:
తేషామపి మహాబాహో కర్మాణి పరిచిన్తయ ।
వినాశహేతుకారిత్వే యైస్తే కాలవశం గతాః ॥ ౮ ॥

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