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 12.78.15

कृषिगोरक्षवाणिज्यमुपजीवन्त्यमायया ।
अप्रमत्ताः क्रियावन्तः सुव्रताः सत्यवादिनः ॥ १५ ॥

kṛṣigorakṣavāṇijyamupajīvantyamāyayā |
apramattāḥ kriyāvantaḥ suvratāḥ satyavādinaḥ || 15 ||

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

...happy. The subjects, in the case, becoming sharers of the king’s weal and woe, feel exceedingly gratified with him. Thinking, in the first instance, of collecting wealth, the king should repair to the chief...

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

Krish, Krishi, Goraksha, Vanijya, Upa, Jivanti, Jivat, Amayaya, Amaya, Apramatta, Kriyavat, Kriyavanta, Suvrata, Satyavadin, Satyavadi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.78.15). 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: “kṛṣigorakṣavāṇijyamupajīvantyamāyayā
  • kṛṣi -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kṛṣ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛṣ (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle first single]
  • gorakṣa -
  • gorakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gorakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāṇijyam -
  • vāṇijya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāṇijyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jīvantya -
  • jīvanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīvantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • amāyayā -
  • amāyayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    amāyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “apramattāḥ kriyāvantaḥ suvratāḥ satyavādinaḥ
  • apramattāḥ -
  • apramatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apramattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kriyāvantaḥ -
  • kriyāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kriyāvanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suvratāḥ -
  • suvrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suvratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • satyavādinaḥ -
  • satyavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satyavādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satyavādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.78.15

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 12.78.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷಿಗೋರಕ್ಷವಾಣಿಜ್ಯಮುಪಜೀವನ್ತ್ಯಮಾಯಯಾ ।
ಅಪ್ರಮತ್ತಾಃ ಕ್ರಿಯಾವನ್ತಃ ಸುವ್ರತಾಃ ಸತ್ಯವಾದಿನಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 12.78.15 in Bengali sript:
কৃষিগোরক্ষবাণিজ্যমুপজীবন্ত্যমাযযা ।
অপ্রমত্তাঃ ক্রিযাবন্তঃ সুব্রতাঃ সত্যবাদিনঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.78.15 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષિગોરક્ષવાણિજ્યમુપજીવન્ત્યમાયયા ।
અપ્રમત્તાઃ ક્રિયાવન્તઃ સુવ્રતાઃ સત્યવાદિનઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 12.78.15 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷിഗോരക്ഷവാണിജ്യമുപജീവന്ത്യമായയാ ।
അപ്രമത്താഃ ക്രിയാവന്തഃ സുവ്രതാഃ സത്യവാദിനഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.78.15 in Telugu sript:
కృషిగోరక్షవాణిజ్యముపజీవన్త్యమాయయా ।
అప్రమత్తాః క్రియావన్తః సువ్రతాః సత్యవాదినః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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