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 12.92.20

यदि नात्मनि पुत्रेषु न चेत्पौत्रेषु नप्तृषु ।
न हि पापं कृतं कर्म सद्यः फलति गौरिव ॥ २० ॥

yadi nātmani putreṣu na cetpautreṣu naptṛṣu |
na hi pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ karma sadyaḥ phalati gauriva || 20 ||

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

...sorrow, and earning the wealth of knowledge, he succeeds in obtaining felicity.{GL_NOTE:174473:} I grieve for them that adhere to worldly happiness as dependent on wealth. All that, however, vanishes like a...

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

Yadi, Yad, Mani, Putra, Nabh, Trishu, Tri, Papam, Papa, Krit, Krita, Karman, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Phalat, Gauriva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.92.20). 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: “yadi nātmani putreṣu na cetpautreṣu naptṛṣu
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mani -
  • manī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    manī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • putreṣu -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse cetpautreṣu*na
  • nap -
  • nabh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tṛṣu -
  • tṛṣu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tṛṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tṛṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tṛṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “na hi pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ karma sadyaḥ phalati gauriva
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (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]
    kṛ -> kṛta (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]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • phalati -
  • phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • gauriva -
  • gauriva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.92.20

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 12.92.20 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಿ ನಾತ್ಮನಿ ಪುತ್ರೇಷು ನ ಚೇತ್ಪೌತ್ರೇಷು ನಪ್ತೃಷು ।
ನ ಹಿ ಪಾಪಂ ಕೃತಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಸದ್ಯಃ ಫಲತಿ ಗೌರಿವ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 12.92.20 in Bengali sript:
যদি নাত্মনি পুত্রেষু ন চেত্পৌত্রেষু নপ্তৃষু ।
ন হি পাপং কৃতং কর্ম সদ্যঃ ফলতি গৌরিব ॥ ২০ ॥

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 12.92.20 in Gujarati sript:
યદિ નાત્મનિ પુત્રેષુ ન ચેત્પૌત્રેષુ નપ્તૃષુ ।
ન હિ પાપં કૃતં કર્મ સદ્યઃ ફલતિ ગૌરિવ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 12.92.20 in Malayalam sript:
യദി നാത്മനി പുത്രേഷു ന ചേത്പൌത്രേഷു നപ്തൃഷു ।
ന ഹി പാപം കൃതം കര്മ സദ്യഃ ഫലതി ഗൌരിവ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.92.20 in Telugu sript:
యది నాత్మని పుత్రేషు న చేత్పౌత్రేషు నప్తృషు ।
న హి పాపం కృతం కర్మ సద్యః ఫలతి గౌరివ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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