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 12.107.18

आत्मन्येव हि संदृश्यावुभौ जयपराजयौ ।
निःशेषकारिणां तात निःशेषकरणाद्भयम् ॥ १८ ॥

ātmanyeva hi saṃdṛśyāvubhau jayaparājayau |
niḥśeṣakāriṇāṃ tāta niḥśeṣakaraṇādbhayam || 18 ||

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

...Bhishma said, 'Listen, O descendent of Kuru, who Chastisement is and why he is called also Vyavahara! That upon whom all things depend is called Chastisement. Chastisement is that by which righteousness is kept...

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

Atmanya, Iva, Sandrishya, Ubha, Jayaparajaya, Nihshesha, Karin, Tata, Karana, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.107.18). 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: “ātmanyeva hi saṃdṛśyāvubhau jayaparājayau
  • ātmanye -
  • ātmanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ātmanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ātmanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sandṛśyāvu -
  • sandṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jayaparājayau -
  • jayaparājaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “niḥśeṣakāriṇāṃ tāta niḥśeṣakaraṇādbhayam
  • niḥśeṣa -
  • niḥśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niḥśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāriṇām -
  • kārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niḥśeṣa -
  • niḥśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niḥśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karaṇād -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.107.18

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 12.107.18 in Kannada sript:
ಆತ್ಮನ್ಯೇವ ಹಿ ಸಂದೃಶ್ಯಾವುಭೌ ಜಯಪರಾಜಯೌ ।
ನಿಃಶೇಷಕಾರಿಣಾಂ ತಾತ ನಿಃಶೇಷಕರಣಾದ್ಭಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 12.107.18 in Bengali sript:
আত্মন্যেব হি সংদৃশ্যাবুভৌ জযপরাজযৌ ।
নিঃশেষকারিণাং তাত নিঃশেষকরণাদ্ভযম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 12.107.18 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મન્યેવ હિ સંદૃશ્યાવુભૌ જયપરાજયૌ ।
નિઃશેષકારિણાં તાત નિઃશેષકરણાદ્ભયમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 12.107.18 in Malayalam sript:
ആത്മന്യേവ ഹി സംദൃശ്യാവുഭൌ ജയപരാജയൌ ।
നിഃശേഷകാരിണാം താത നിഃശേഷകരണാദ്ഭയമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.107.18 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్మన్యేవ హి సందృశ్యావుభౌ జయపరాజయౌ ।
నిఃశేషకారిణాం తాత నిఃశేషకరణాద్భయమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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