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 12.83.42

अतो नायं शुभो वासस्तुल्ये सदसती इह ।
वधो ह्येवात्र सुकृते दुष्कृते न च संशयः ॥ ४२ ॥

ato nāyaṃ śubho vāsastulye sadasatī iha |
vadho hyevātra sukṛte duṣkṛte na ca saṃśayaḥ || 42 ||

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

...compassing the (intended) ends of his measures. That king of infirm soul, who, yielding to the influence of wrath and malice, does not love and honour those amongst his kinsmen that are possessed of good qualities...

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

Atah, Naya, Shubha, Shubh, Vasas, Vasa, Tulya, Sadasat, Iha, Vadha, Eva, Sukrit, Sukrita, Sukriti, Dushkrit, Dushkrita, Dushkriti, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.83.42). 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: “ato nāyaṃ śubho vāsastulye sadasatī iha
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nāyam -
  • nāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śubho* -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vāsas -
  • vāsas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tulye -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [locative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative single from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tul class 10 verb]
  • sadasatī -
  • sadasat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sadasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vadho hyevātra sukṛte duṣkṛte na ca saṃśayaḥ
  • vadho* -
  • vadhar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukṛte -
  • sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sukṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sukṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sukṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • duṣkṛte -
  • duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    duṣkṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    duṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    duṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.83.42

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 12.83.42 in Kannada sript:
ಅತೋ ನಾಯಂ ಶುಭೋ ವಾಸಸ್ತುಲ್ಯೇ ಸದಸತೀ ಇಹ ।
ವಧೋ ಹ್ಯೇವಾತ್ರ ಸುಕೃತೇ ದುಷ್ಕೃತೇ ನ ಚ ಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 12.83.42 in Bengali sript:
অতো নাযং শুভো বাসস্তুল্যে সদসতী ইহ ।
বধো হ্যেবাত্র সুকৃতে দুষ্কৃতে ন চ সংশযঃ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 12.83.42 in Gujarati sript:
અતો નાયં શુભો વાસસ્તુલ્યે સદસતી ઇહ ।
વધો હ્યેવાત્ર સુકૃતે દુષ્કૃતે ન ચ સંશયઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 12.83.42 in Malayalam sript:
അതോ നായം ശുഭോ വാസസ്തുല്യേ സദസതീ ഇഹ ।
വധോ ഹ്യേവാത്ര സുകൃതേ ദുഷ്കൃതേ ന ച സംശയഃ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.83.42 in Telugu sript:
అతో నాయం శుభో వాసస్తుల్యే సదసతీ ఇహ ।
వధో హ్యేవాత్ర సుకృతే దుష్కృతే న చ సంశయః ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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