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 12.70.21

वैदिकानि च कर्माणि भवन्ति विगुणान्युत ।
ऋतवो नसुखाः सर्वे भवन्त्यामयिनस्तथा ॥ २१ ॥

vaidikāni ca karmāṇi bhavanti viguṇānyuta |
ṛtavo nasukhāḥ sarve bhavantyāmayinastathā || 21 ||

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

...of what the sage Kalakavrikshiya had said unto the king of Kosala. It has been heard by us that once on a time the sage Kalakavrikshiya came to Kshemadarsin who had ascended the throne of the kingdom of Kosala...

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

Vaidika, Karman, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Viguna, Uta, Ritu, Sukha, Sarva, Ayin, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.70.21). 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: “vaidikāni ca karmāṇi bhavanti viguṇānyuta
  • vaidikāni -
  • vaidika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • viguṇānyu -
  • viguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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: “ṛtavo nasukhāḥ sarve bhavantyāmayinastathā
  • ṛtavo* -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukhāḥ -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavantyām -
  • bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ayinas -
  • ayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive 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 12.70.21

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 12.70.21 in Kannada sript:
ವೈದಿಕಾನಿ ಚ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಭವನ್ತಿ ವಿಗುಣಾನ್ಯುತ ।
ಋತವೋ ನಸುಖಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಭವನ್ತ್ಯಾಮಯಿನಸ್ತಥಾ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.70.21 in Bengali sript:
বৈদিকানি চ কর্মাণি ভবন্তি বিগুণান্যুত ।
ঋতবো নসুখাঃ সর্বে ভবন্ত্যামযিনস্তথা ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.70.21 in Gujarati sript:
વૈદિકાનિ ચ કર્માણિ ભવન્તિ વિગુણાન્યુત ।
ઋતવો નસુખાઃ સર્વે ભવન્ત્યામયિનસ્તથા ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.70.21 in Malayalam sript:
വൈദികാനി ച കര്മാണി ഭവന്തി വിഗുണാന്യുത ।
ഋതവോ നസുഖാഃ സര്വേ ഭവന്ത്യാമയിനസ്തഥാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.70.21 in Telugu sript:
వైదికాని చ కర్మాణి భవన్తి విగుణాన్యుత ।
ఋతవో నసుఖాః సర్వే భవన్త్యామయినస్తథా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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