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 12.81.30

कृत्स्नमेते विनिक्षिप्ताः प्रतिरूपेषु कर्मसु ।
युक्ता महत्सु कार्येषु श्रेयांस्युत्पादयन्ति च ॥ ३० ॥

kṛtsnamete vinikṣiptāḥ pratirūpeṣu karmasu |
yuktā mahatsu kāryeṣu śreyāṃsyutpādayanti ca || 30 ||

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

...the weak as always subject to humiliation. Take care that the eyes of the weak do not burn you with your kinsmen. In a race scorched by the eyes of the weak, no children take birth. Such eyes burn the race to...

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

Kritsna, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Vinikshipta, Pratirupa, Karman, Yukta, Mahat, Karya, Shreyas, Utpada, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.81.30). 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: “kṛtsnamete vinikṣiptāḥ pratirūpeṣu karmasu
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • vinikṣiptāḥ -
  • vinikṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinikṣiptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pratirūpeṣu -
  • pratirūpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pratirūpa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • karmasu -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “yuktā mahatsu kāryeṣu śreyāṃsyutpādayanti ca
  • yuktā* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • mahatsu -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kāryeṣu -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • śreyāṃsyu -
  • śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • utpāda -
  • utpāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.81.30

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 12.81.30 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಮೇತೇ ವಿನಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಾಃ ಪ್ರತಿರೂಪೇಷು ಕರ್ಮಸು ।
ಯುಕ್ತಾ ಮಹತ್ಸು ಕಾರ್ಯೇಷು ಶ್ರೇಯಾಂಸ್ಯುತ್ಪಾದಯನ್ತಿ ಚ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 12.81.30 in Bengali sript:
কৃত্স্নমেতে বিনিক্ষিপ্তাঃ প্রতিরূপেষু কর্মসু ।
যুক্তা মহত্সু কার্যেষু শ্রেযাংস্যুত্পাদযন্তি চ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 12.81.30 in Gujarati sript:
કૃત્સ્નમેતે વિનિક્ષિપ્તાઃ પ્રતિરૂપેષુ કર્મસુ ।
યુક્તા મહત્સુ કાર્યેષુ શ્રેયાંસ્યુત્પાદયન્તિ ચ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 12.81.30 in Malayalam sript:
കൃത്സ്നമേതേ വിനിക്ഷിപ്താഃ പ്രതിരൂപേഷു കര്മസു ।
യുക്താ മഹത്സു കാര്യേഷു ശ്രേയാംസ്യുത്പാദയന്തി ച ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.81.30 in Telugu sript:
కృత్స్నమేతే వినిక్షిప్తాః ప్రతిరూపేషు కర్మసు ।
యుక్తా మహత్సు కార్యేషు శ్రేయాంస్యుత్పాదయన్తి చ ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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