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 12.115.11

प्रत्यक्षं गुणवादी यः परोक्षं तु विनिन्दकः ।
स मानवः श्ववल्लोके नष्टलोकपरायणः ॥ ११ ॥

pratyakṣaṃ guṇavādī yaḥ parokṣaṃ tu vinindakaḥ |
sa mānavaḥ śvavalloke naṣṭalokaparāyaṇaḥ || 11 ||

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

...sacrifices with presents in profusion unto the Brahmanas. By such acts one wins many regions (of felicity) of wonderful aspect.'" "Yudhishthira said, 'What course of conduct should be adopted by a king shorn...

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

Pratyaksham, Pratyaksha, Gunavadin, Yah, Paroksha, Vinindaka, Manava, Shvavat, Loka, Nashta, Lokapa, Raya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.115.11). 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: “pratyakṣaṃ guṇavādī yaḥ parokṣaṃ tu vinindakaḥ
  • pratyakṣam -
  • pratyakṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • guṇavādī -
  • guṇavādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parokṣam -
  • parokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parokṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vinindakaḥ -
  • vinindaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa mānavaḥ śvavalloke naṣṭalokaparāyaṇaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvaval -
  • śvavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śvavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • naṣṭa -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √naś class 1 verb]
  • lokapa -
  • lokapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāya -
  • rāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> rāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    rai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṇaḥ -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.115.11

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 12.115.11 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಂ ಗುಣವಾದೀ ಯಃ ಪರೋಕ್ಷಂ ತು ವಿನಿನ್ದಕಃ ।
ಸ ಮಾನವಃ ಶ್ವವಲ್ಲೋಕೇ ನಷ್ಟಲೋಕಪರಾಯಣಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 12.115.11 in Bengali sript:
প্রত্যক্ষং গুণবাদী যঃ পরোক্ষং তু বিনিন্দকঃ ।
স মানবঃ শ্ববল্লোকে নষ্টলোকপরাযণঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 12.115.11 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રત્યક્ષં ગુણવાદી યઃ પરોક્ષં તુ વિનિન્દકઃ ।
સ માનવઃ શ્વવલ્લોકે નષ્ટલોકપરાયણઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 12.115.11 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രത്യക്ഷം ഗുണവാദീ യഃ പരോക്ഷം തു വിനിന്ദകഃ ।
സ മാനവഃ ശ്വവല്ലോകേ നഷ്ടലോകപരായണഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.115.11 in Telugu sript:
ప్రత్యక్షం గుణవాదీ యః పరోక్షం తు వినిన్దకః ।
స మానవః శ్వవల్లోకే నష్టలోకపరాయణః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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