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 12.90.7

कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं लोकानामिह जीवनम् ।
ऊर्ध्वं चैव त्रयी विद्या सा भूतान्भावयत्युत ॥ ७ ॥

kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyaṃ lokānāmiha jīvanam |
ūrdhvaṃ caiva trayī vidyā sā bhūtānbhāvayatyuta || 7 ||

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

...long as it can be avoided. The policy of conciliation, or producing disunion, and making gifts should first be tried, the battle, it is said, should come after these. At the very sight of a (hostile) force,...

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

Krish, Krishi, Gorakshya, Vanijya, Loka, Iha, Jivana, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Trayi, Vidya, Bhuta, Bhavayatin, Bhavayat, Uta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.90.7). 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: “kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyaṃ lokānāmiha jīvanam
  • kṛṣi -
  • kṛṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kṛṣ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛṣ (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle first single]
  • gorakṣya -
  • gorakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāṇijyam -
  • vāṇijya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāṇijyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jīvanam -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ūrdhvaṃ caiva trayī vidyā bhūtānbhāvayatyuta
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • trayī -
  • trayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vidyā -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhūtān -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhāvayatyu -
  • bhāvayatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhū], [vocative dual from √bhū], [accusative dual from √bhū], [locative single from √bhū]
    bhū (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.90.7

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 12.90.7 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷಿಗೋರಕ್ಷ್ಯವಾಣಿಜ್ಯಂ ಲೋಕಾನಾಮಿಹ ಜೀವನಮ್ ।
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಚೈವ ತ್ರಯೀ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಸಾ ಭೂತಾನ್ಭಾವಯತ್ಯುತ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 12.90.7 in Bengali sript:
কৃষিগোরক্ষ্যবাণিজ্যং লোকানামিহ জীবনম্ ।
ঊর্ধ্বং চৈব ত্রযী বিদ্যা সা ভূতান্ভাবযত্যুত ॥ ৭ ॥

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 12.90.7 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષિગોરક્ષ્યવાણિજ્યં લોકાનામિહ જીવનમ્ ।
ઊર્ધ્વં ચૈવ ત્રયી વિદ્યા સા ભૂતાન્ભાવયત્યુત ॥ ૭ ॥

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 12.90.7 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷിഗോരക്ഷ്യവാണിജ്യം ലോകാനാമിഹ ജീവനമ് ।
ഊര്ധ്വം ചൈവ ത്രയീ വിദ്യാ സാ ഭൂതാന്ഭാവയത്യുത ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.90.7 in Telugu sript:
కృషిగోరక్ష్యవాణిజ్యం లోకానామిహ జీవనమ్ ।
ఊర్ధ్వం చైవ త్రయీ విద్యా సా భూతాన్భావయత్యుత ॥ ౭ ॥

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