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 12.84.37

यस्त्वल्पेनापि कार्येण सकृदाक्षारितो भवेत् ।
पुनरन्यैर्गुणैर्युक्तो न मन्त्रं श्रोतुमर्हति ॥ ३७ ॥

yastvalpenāpi kāryeṇa sakṛdākṣārito bhavet |
punaranyairguṇairyukto na mantraṃ śrotumarhati || 37 ||

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

...they destroy their sins, and their merit increases in order that they may be able to do good to all creatures. The reclaimer of a field, for reclaiming it, takes up both paddy-blades and weeds. His action, however...

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

Yah, Tva, Alpena, Alpa, Api, Karya, Sakrit, Aksharita, Punar, Anya, Guna, Yukta, Mantra, Shrotu, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.84.37). 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: “yastvalpenāpi kāryeṇa sakṛdākṣārito bhavet
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alpenā -
  • alpena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kāryeṇa -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • sakṛd -
  • sakṛt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sakṛt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ākṣārito* -
  • ākṣārita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “punaranyairguṇairyukto na mantraṃ śrotumarhati
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyair -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yukto* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantram -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (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 12.84.37

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 12.84.37 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ತ್ವಲ್ಪೇನಾಪಿ ಕಾರ್ಯೇಣ ಸಕೃದಾಕ್ಷಾರಿತೋ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಪುನರನ್ಯೈರ್ಗುಣೈರ್ಯುಕ್ತೋ ನ ಮನ್ತ್ರಂ ಶ್ರೋತುಮರ್ಹತಿ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.84.37 in Bengali sript:
যস্ত্বল্পেনাপি কার্যেণ সকৃদাক্ষারিতো ভবেত্ ।
পুনরন্যৈর্গুণৈর্যুক্তো ন মন্ত্রং শ্রোতুমর্হতি ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.84.37 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્ત્વલ્પેનાપિ કાર્યેણ સકૃદાક્ષારિતો ભવેત્ ।
પુનરન્યૈર્ગુણૈર્યુક્તો ન મન્ત્રં શ્રોતુમર્હતિ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.84.37 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്ത്വല്പേനാപി കാര്യേണ സകൃദാക്ഷാരിതോ ഭവേത് ।
പുനരന്യൈര്ഗുണൈര്യുക്തോ ന മന്ത്രം ശ്രോതുമര്ഹതി ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.84.37 in Telugu sript:
యస్త్వల్పేనాపి కార్యేణ సకృదాక్షారితో భవేత్ ।
పునరన్యైర్గుణైర్యుక్తో న మన్త్రం శ్రోతుమర్హతి ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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