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 12.81.11

अकालमृत्युर्विश्वासो विश्वसन्हि विपद्यते ।
यस्मिन्करोति विश्वासमिच्छतस्तस्य जीवति ॥ ११ ॥

akālamṛtyurviśvāso viśvasanhi vipadyate |
yasminkaroti viśvāsamicchatastasya jīvati || 11 ||

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

...and especially of women, as also from mountains and uneven lands and inaccessible fastnesses and elephants and horses and (noxious) reptiles. You should also give up wandering in the night, and avoid the faults...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.81.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akala, Riti, Urvi, Shvasa, Vishva, Sat, Vipad, Yat, Yata, Yati, Yah, Karoti, Vishvasa, Icchat, Tad, Jivat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.81.11). 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: “akālamṛtyurviśvāso viśvasanhi vipadyate
  • akālam -
  • akāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtyu -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • urvi -
  • urvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śvāso* -
  • śvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśva -
  • viśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vipad -
  • vipad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yate -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
    yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “yasminkaroti viśvāsamicchatastasya jīvati
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • viśvāsam -
  • viśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • icchatas -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.81.11

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 12.81.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕಾಲಮೃತ್ಯುರ್ವಿಶ್ವಾಸೋ ವಿಶ್ವಸನ್ಹಿ ವಿಪದ್ಯತೇ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಕರೋತಿ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಮಿಚ್ಛತಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಜೀವತಿ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 12.81.11 in Bengali sript:
অকালমৃত্যুর্বিশ্বাসো বিশ্বসন্হি বিপদ্যতে ।
যস্মিন্করোতি বিশ্বাসমিচ্ছতস্তস্য জীবতি ॥ ১১ ॥

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 12.81.11 in Gujarati sript:
અકાલમૃત્યુર્વિશ્વાસો વિશ્વસન્હિ વિપદ્યતે ।
યસ્મિન્કરોતિ વિશ્વાસમિચ્છતસ્તસ્ય જીવતિ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 12.81.11 in Malayalam sript:
അകാലമൃത്യുര്വിശ്വാസോ വിശ്വസന്ഹി വിപദ്യതേ ।
യസ്മിന്കരോതി വിശ്വാസമിച്ഛതസ്തസ്യ ജീവതി ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.81.11 in Telugu sript:
అకాలమృత్యుర్విశ్వాసో విశ్వసన్హి విపద్యతే ।
యస్మిన్కరోతి విశ్వాసమిచ్ఛతస్తస్య జీవతి ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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