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 12.68.12

विमथ्यातिक्रमेरंश्च विषह्यापि परस्परम् ।
अभावमचिरेणैव गच्छेयुर्नात्र संशयः ॥ १२ ॥

vimathyātikrameraṃśca viṣahyāpi parasparam |
abhāvamacireṇaiva gaccheyurnātra saṃśayaḥ || 12 ||

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

...sacrifice, officiate at other’s sacrifices, give, and receive gifts. All of them are observant of those six acts. The Brahmanas in my kingdom are all devoted to the performance of the duties of their order....

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

Vimad, Vishahya, Api, Parasparam, Paraspara, Abhava, Acirena, Acira, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.68.12). 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: “vimathyātikrameraṃśca viṣahyāpi parasparam
  • vimat -
  • vimad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āti -
  • āti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āti (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • krameraṃś -
  • kram (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣahyā -
  • viṣahya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣahya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣahyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “abhāvamacireṇaiva gaccheyurnātra saṃśayaḥ
  • abhāvam -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • acireṇai -
  • acireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gaccheyur -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third plural]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.68.12

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 12.68.12 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಮಥ್ಯಾತಿಕ್ರಮೇರಂಶ್ಚ ವಿಷಹ್ಯಾಪಿ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ।
ಅಭಾವಮಚಿರೇಣೈವ ಗಚ್ಛೇಯುರ್ನಾತ್ರ ಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.68.12 in Bengali sript:
বিমথ্যাতিক্রমেরংশ্চ বিষহ্যাপি পরস্পরম্ ।
অভাবমচিরেণৈব গচ্ছেযুর্নাত্র সংশযঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.68.12 in Gujarati sript:
વિમથ્યાતિક્રમેરંશ્ચ વિષહ્યાપિ પરસ્પરમ્ ।
અભાવમચિરેણૈવ ગચ્છેયુર્નાત્ર સંશયઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.68.12 in Malayalam sript:
വിമഥ്യാതിക്രമേരംശ്ച വിഷഹ്യാപി പരസ്പരമ് ।
അഭാവമചിരേണൈവ ഗച്ഛേയുര്നാത്ര സംശയഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.68.12 in Telugu sript:
విమథ్యాతిక్రమేరంశ్చ విషహ్యాపి పరస్పరమ్ ।
అభావమచిరేణైవ గచ్ఛేయుర్నాత్ర సంశయః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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