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 12.86.12

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न चापि गूढं कार्यं ते ग्राह्यं कार्योपघातकम् ।
कार्ये खलु विपन्ने त्वां सोऽधर्मस्तांश्च पीडयेत् ॥ १२ ॥

na cāpi gūḍhaṃ kāryaṃ te grāhyaṃ kāryopaghātakam |
kārye khalu vipanne tvāṃ so'dharmastāṃśca pīḍayet || 12 ||

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

...} The strokes inflicted with blazing and keen lances and darts and swords and axes, all made of hard iron, constitute its profuse wealth procured from the respectable people by agreement in respect of the amount...
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 (12.86.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Capin, Capi, Gudham, Gudha, Karya, Tad, Yushmad, Grahya, Kari, Upaghataka, Khalu, Vipanna, Tva, Sah, Adharma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.86.12). 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: “na cāpi gūḍhaṃ kāryaṃ te grāhyaṃ kāryopaghātakam ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gūḍham -
gūḍham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

gūḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gūḍha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

gūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]

√guh -> gūḍha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
kāryam -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
grāhyam -
grāhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

grāhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

grāhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √grah]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √grah]

√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √grah]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]

√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
kāryo -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kāri (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kārī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
upaghātakam -
upaghātaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upaghātaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

upaghātakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kārye khalu vipanne tvāṃ so'dharmastāṃśca pīḍayet ”
kārye -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ], [locative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

khalu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

khalu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

khalu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vipanne -
vipanna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vipanna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vipannā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adharmas -
adharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tāṃś -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pīḍayet -
√pīḍ (verb class 10)

[optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.86.12

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.86.12 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚಾಪಿ ಗೂಢಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ತೇ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಂ ಕಾರ್ಯೋಪಘಾತಕಮ್ ।
ಕಾರ್ಯೇ ಖಲು ವಿಪನ್ನೇ ತ್ವಾಂ ಸೋಽಧರ್ಮಸ್ತಾಂಶ್ಚ ಪೀಡಯೇತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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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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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 12.86.12 in Bengali sript:
ন চাপি গূঢং কার্যং তে গ্রাহ্যং কার্যোপঘাতকম্ ।
কার্যে খলু বিপন্নে ত্বাং সোঽধর্মস্তাংশ্চ পীডযেত্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.86.12 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચાપિ ગૂઢં કાર્યં તે ગ્રાહ્યં કાર્યોપઘાતકમ્ ।
કાર્યે ખલુ વિપન્ને ત્વાં સોઽધર્મસ્તાંશ્ચ પીડયેત્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.86.12 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചാപി ഗൂഢം കാര്യം തേ ഗ്രാഹ്യം കാര്യോപഘാതകമ് ।
കാര്യേ ഖലു വിപന്നേ ത്വാം സോഽധര്മസ്താംശ്ച പീഡയേത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.86.12 in Telugu sript:
న చాపి గూఢం కార్యం తే గ్రాహ్యం కార్యోపఘాతకమ్ ।
కార్యే ఖలు విపన్నే త్వాం సోఽధర్మస్తాంశ్చ పీడయేత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021