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 12.70.17

अशुभस्य तदा अर्धं द्वावंशावनुवर्तते ।
कृष्टपच्यैव पृथिवी भवत्यल्पफला तथा ॥ १७ ॥

aśubhasya tadā ardhaṃ dvāvaṃśāvanuvartate |
kṛṣṭapacyaiva pṛthivī bhavatyalpaphalā tathā || 17 ||

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

...Yadavas. Relying on you, they expect to live in happiness.'" "Bhishma said, 'This that I have told you constitutes the first means. Listen now, O Bharata to the second means. That man who seeks to advance the...

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

Ashubha, Tada, Ardha, Dva, Amsha, Amshu, Anuva, Rita, Tad, Yushmad, Krishtapacya, Prithivi, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Alpaphala, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.70.17). 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: “aśubhasya tadā ardhaṃ dvāvaṃśāvanuvartate
  • aśubhasya -
  • aśubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    aśubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvāva -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṃśāva -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • anuvar -
  • anuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣṭapacyaiva pṛthivī bhavatyalpaphalā tathā
  • kṛṣṭapacyai -
  • kṛṣṭapacya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṭapacya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṭapacyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavatya -
  • 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]
  • alpaphalā -
  • alpaphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.70.17

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 12.70.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶುಭಸ್ಯ ತದಾ ಅರ್ಧಂ ದ್ವಾವಂಶಾವನುವರ್ತತೇ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಟಪಚ್ಯೈವ ಪೃಥಿವೀ ಭವತ್ಯಲ್ಪಫಲಾ ತಥಾ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 12.70.17 in Bengali sript:
অশুভস্য তদা অর্ধং দ্বাবংশাবনুবর্ততে ।
কৃষ্টপচ্যৈব পৃথিবী ভবত্যল্পফলা তথা ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 12.70.17 in Gujarati sript:
અશુભસ્ય તદા અર્ધં દ્વાવંશાવનુવર્તતે ।
કૃષ્ટપચ્યૈવ પૃથિવી ભવત્યલ્પફલા તથા ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 12.70.17 in Malayalam sript:
അശുഭസ്യ തദാ അര്ധം ദ്വാവംശാവനുവര്തതേ ।
കൃഷ്ടപച്യൈവ പൃഥിവീ ഭവത്യല്പഫലാ തഥാ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.70.17 in Telugu sript:
అశుభస్య తదా అర్ధం ద్వావంశావనువర్తతే ।
కృష్టపచ్యైవ పృథివీ భవత్యల్పఫలా తథా ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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