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 12.36.41

जानता तु कृतं पापं गुरु सर्वं भवत्युत ।
अज्ञानात्स्खलिते दोषे प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते ॥ ४१ ॥

jānatā tu kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ guru sarvaṃ bhavatyuta |
ajñānātskhalite doṣe prāyaścittaṃ vidhīyate || 41 ||

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

...the king became happy and continued to protect his subjects religiously. He showed due honour, as before, unto Dhritarashtra, and Gandhari, and Vidura, and unto all the superior Kauravas and unto all the officers...

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

Janat, Janata, Krit, Krita, Papam, Papa, Guru, Sarvam, Sarva, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Uta, Ajnanat, Ajnana, Skhalita, Dosha, Dos, Prayashcitta, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.36.41). 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: “jānatā tu kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ guru sarvaṃ bhavatyuta
  • jānatā -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    jānatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavatyu -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “ajñānātskhalite doṣe prāyaścittaṃ vidhīyate
  • ajñānāt -
  • ajñānāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • skhalite -
  • skhalita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skhalita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    skhalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [locative single from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [locative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √skhal], [vocative dual from √skhal], [accusative dual from √skhal], [locative single from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √skhal], [vocative single from √skhal], [vocative dual from √skhal], [accusative dual from √skhal]
  • doṣe -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • prāyaścittam -
  • prāyaścitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāyaścitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāyaścittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.36.41

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 12.36.41 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾನತಾ ತು ಕೃತಂ ಪಾಪಂ ಗುರು ಸರ್ವಂ ಭವತ್ಯುತ ।
ಅಜ್ಞಾನಾತ್ಸ್ಖಲಿತೇ ದೋಷೇ ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತಂ ವಿಧೀಯತೇ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 12.36.41 in Bengali sript:
জানতা তু কৃতং পাপং গুরু সর্বং ভবত্যুত ।
অজ্ঞানাত্স্খলিতে দোষে প্রাযশ্চিত্তং বিধীযতে ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 12.36.41 in Gujarati sript:
જાનતા તુ કૃતં પાપં ગુરુ સર્વં ભવત્યુત ।
અજ્ઞાનાત્સ્ખલિતે દોષે પ્રાયશ્ચિત્તં વિધીયતે ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 12.36.41 in Malayalam sript:
ജാനതാ തു കൃതം പാപം ഗുരു സര്വം ഭവത്യുത ।
അജ്ഞാനാത്സ്ഖലിതേ ദോഷേ പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം വിധീയതേ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.36.41 in Telugu sript:
జానతా తు కృతం పాపం గురు సర్వం భవత్యుత ।
అజ్ఞానాత్స్ఖలితే దోషే ప్రాయశ్చిత్తం విధీయతే ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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