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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 12.91.31
कुलेषु पापरक्षांसि जायन्ते वर्णसंकरात् ।
अपुमांसोऽङ्गहीनाश्च स्थूलजिह्वा विचेतसः ॥ ३१ ॥
kuleṣu pāparakṣāṃsi jāyante varṇasaṃkarāt |
apumāṃso'ṅgahīnāśca sthūlajihvā vicetasaḥ || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...should, therefore, with close attention, ascertain their friends and foes. If a king becomes mild, he is disregarded. If he becomes fierce, he inspires people with dread. Therefore, do not be fierce. Do, not...
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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 (12.91.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kula, Papa, Rakshas, Jayanta, Varnasankara, Uma, Sah, Angahina, Sthulajihva, Vicetas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.91.31). 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: “kuleṣu pāparakṣāṃsi jāyante varṇasaṃkarāt ”
- kuleṣu -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kula (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- pāpa -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣāṃsi -
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rakṣas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jāyante -
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jāyanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third plural]
- varṇasaṅkarāt -
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varṇasaṅkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “apumāṃso'ṅgahīnāśca sthūlajihvā vicetasaḥ ”
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- umāṃ -
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umā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅgahīnāś -
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aṅgahīna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aṅgahīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthūlajihvā* -
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sthūlajihva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vicetasaḥ -
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vicetas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vicetas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.91.31
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.31 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಲೇಷು ಪಾಪರಕ್ಷಾಂಸಿ ಜಾಯನ್ತೇ ವರ್ಣಸಂಕರಾತ್ ।
ಅಪುಮಾಂಸೋಽಙ್ಗಹೀನಾಶ್ಚ ಸ್ಥೂಲಜಿಹ್ವಾ ವಿಚೇತಸಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.31 in Bengali sript:
কুলেষু পাপরক্ষাংসি জাযন্তে বর্ণসংকরাত্ ।
অপুমাংসোঽঙ্গহীনাশ্চ স্থূলজিহ্বা বিচেতসঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.31 in Gujarati sript:
કુલેષુ પાપરક્ષાંસિ જાયન્તે વર્ણસંકરાત્ ।
અપુમાંસોઽઙ્ગહીનાશ્ચ સ્થૂલજિહ્વા વિચેતસઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.31 in Malayalam sript:
കുലേഷു പാപരക്ഷാംസി ജായന്തേ വര്ണസംകരാത് ।
അപുമാംസോഽങ്ഗഹീനാശ്ച സ്ഥൂലജിഹ്വാ വിചേതസഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.91.31 in Telugu sript:
కులేషు పాపరక్షాంసి జాయన్తే వర్ణసంకరాత్ ।
అపుమాంసోఽఙ్గహీనాశ్చ స్థూలజిహ్వా విచేతసః ॥ ౩౧ ॥