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 12.127.8

गौतम उवाच ।
मातापितृभ्यामानृण्यं किं कृत्वा समवाप्नुयात् ।
कथं च लोकानश्नाति पुरुषो दुर्लभाञ्शुभान् ॥ ८ ॥

gautama uvāca |
mātāpitṛbhyāmānṛṇyaṃ kiṃ kṛtvā samavāpnuyāt |
kathaṃ ca lokānaśnāti puruṣo durlabhāñśubhān || 8 ||

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

...He should next represent that those occasions are really the results of grave causes. As long as the cause of fear does not actually come, the king should make all his arrangements like a person inspired with...

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

Gautama, Matapitri, Anrinya, Kim, Kritva, Kritvan, Katham, Katha, Loka, Ashan, Ashna, Ati, Purusha, Durlabha, Shubha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.127.8). 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: “gautama uvāca
  • gautama* -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “mātāpitṛbhyāmānṛṇyaṃ kiṃ kṛtvā samavāpnuyāt
  • mātāpitṛbhyām -
  • mātāpitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • ānṛṇyam -
  • ānṛṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samavā -
  • samava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “kathaṃ ca lokānaśnāti puruṣo durlabhāñśubhān
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśnā -
  • aśna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aśnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • durlabhāñś -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śubhān -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.127.8

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 12.127.8 in Kannada sript:
ಗೌತಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮಾತಾಪಿತೃಭ್ಯಾಮಾನೃಣ್ಯಂ ಕಿಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸಮವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ।
ಕಥಂ ಚ ಲೋಕಾನಶ್ನಾತಿ ಪುರುಷೋ ದುರ್ಲಭಾಞ್ಶುಭಾನ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.127.8 in Bengali sript:
গৌতম উবাচ ।
মাতাপিতৃভ্যামানৃণ্যং কিং কৃত্বা সমবাপ্নুযাত্ ।
কথং চ লোকানশ্নাতি পুরুষো দুর্লভাঞ্শুভান্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.127.8 in Gujarati sript:
ગૌતમ ઉવાચ ।
માતાપિતૃભ્યામાનૃણ્યં કિં કૃત્વા સમવાપ્નુયાત્ ।
કથં ચ લોકાનશ્નાતિ પુરુષો દુર્લભાઞ્શુભાન્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.127.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൌതമ ഉവാച ।
മാതാപിതൃഭ്യാമാനൃണ്യം കിം കൃത്വാ സമവാപ്നുയാത് ।
കഥം ച ലോകാനശ്നാതി പുരുഷോ ദുര്ലഭാഞ്ശുഭാന് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.127.8 in Telugu sript:
గౌతమ ఉవాచ ।
మాతాపితృభ్యామానృణ్యం కిం కృత్వా సమవాప్నుయాత్ ।
కథం చ లోకానశ్నాతి పురుషో దుర్లభాఞ్శుభాన్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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