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 12.94.3

यद्वृत्तिमुपजीवन्ति प्रकृतिस्थस्य मानवाः ।
तदेव विषमस्थस्य स्वजनोऽपि न मृष्यते ॥ ३ ॥

yadvṛttimupajīvanti prakṛtisthasya mānavāḥ |
tadeva viṣamasthasya svajano'pi na mṛṣyate || 3 ||

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

...your hands), will do good to you in return (by performing penances and Vedic rites), and devour your enemy like wolves. Without doubt, a person of righteous deeds obtains a high end. By such deeds men succeed...

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

Yat, Yad, Vritti, Upa, Jivanti, Jivat, Prakritistha, Manava, Tada, Iva, Vishamastha, Svajana, Api, Mrishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.94.3). 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: “yadvṛttimupajīvanti prakṛtisthasya mānavāḥ
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jīvanti -
  • jīvanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jīvantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • prakṛtisthasya -
  • prakṛtistha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    prakṛtistha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “tadeva viṣamasthasya svajano'pi na mṛṣyate
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viṣamasthasya -
  • viṣamastha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    viṣamastha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • svajano' -
  • svajana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛṣyate -
  • mṛṣ -> mṛṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    mṛṣ (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.94.3

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 12.94.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯದ್ವೃತ್ತಿಮುಪಜೀವನ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಸ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಮಾನವಾಃ ।
ತದೇವ ವಿಷಮಸ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಸ್ವಜನೋಽಪಿ ನ ಮೃಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.94.3 in Bengali sript:
যদ্বৃত্তিমুপজীবন্তি প্রকৃতিস্থস্য মানবাঃ ।
তদেব বিষমস্থস্য স্বজনোঽপি ন মৃষ্যতে ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.94.3 in Gujarati sript:
યદ્વૃત્તિમુપજીવન્તિ પ્રકૃતિસ્થસ્ય માનવાઃ ।
તદેવ વિષમસ્થસ્ય સ્વજનોઽપિ ન મૃષ્યતે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.94.3 in Malayalam sript:
യദ്വൃത്തിമുപജീവന്തി പ്രകൃതിസ്ഥസ്യ മാനവാഃ ।
തദേവ വിഷമസ്ഥസ്യ സ്വജനോഽപി ന മൃഷ്യതേ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.94.3 in Telugu sript:
యద్వృత్తిముపజీవన్తి ప్రకృతిస్థస్య మానవాః ।
తదేవ విషమస్థస్య స్వజనోఽపి న మృష్యతే ॥ ౩ ॥

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