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 12.128.8

उपायं धर्मबहुलं यात्रार्थं शृणु भारत ।
नाहमेतादृशं धर्मं बुभूषे धर्मकारणात् ।
दुःखादान इहाढ्येषु स्यात्तु पश्चात्क्षमो मतः ॥ ८ ॥

upāyaṃ dharmabahulaṃ yātrārthaṃ śṛṇu bhārata |
nāhametādṛśaṃ dharmaṃ bubhūṣe dharmakāraṇāt |
duḥkhādāna ihāḍhyeṣu syāttu paścātkṣamo mataḥ || 8 ||

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

...step. The king should fear him, from whom there is no fear; he should also always fear them that should be feared. Fear that arises from an unfeared one may lead to total extermination. By attention (to the...

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

Upaya, Dharma, Dharman, Bahulam, Bahula, Yatra, Yatri, Artha, Bharata, Naha, Etadrish, Etadrisha, Bubhusha, Dharmakarana, Duhkha, Ana, Iha, Adhya, Syat, Sya, Pashcat, Pashca, Ksham, Kshama, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.128.8). 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: “upāyaṃ dharmabahulaṃ yātrārthaṃ śṛṇu bhārata
  • upāyam -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bahulam -
  • bahulam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yātrā -
  • yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    yātṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    yātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārtham -
  • ārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nāhametādṛśaṃ dharmaṃ bubhūṣe dharmakāraṇāt
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • etādṛśam -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bubhūṣe -
  • bubhūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhū (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single]
  • dharmakāraṇāt -
  • dharmakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 3: “duḥkhādāna ihāḍhyeṣu syāttu paścātkṣamo mataḥ
  • duḥkhād -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āna* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āḍhyeṣu -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṣamo* -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.128.8

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 12.128.8 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾಯಂ ಧರ್ಮಬಹುಲಂ ಯಾತ್ರಾರ್ಥಂ ಶೃಣು ಭಾರತ ।
ನಾಹಮೇತಾದೃಶಂ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಬುಭೂಷೇ ಧರ್ಮಕಾರಣಾತ್ ।
ದುಃಖಾದಾನ ಇಹಾಢ್ಯೇಷು ಸ್ಯಾತ್ತು ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ಕ್ಷಮೋ ಮತಃ ॥ 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 12.128.8 in Bengali sript:
উপাযং ধর্মবহুলং যাত্রার্থং শৃণু ভারত ।
নাহমেতাদৃশং ধর্মং বুভূষে ধর্মকারণাত্ ।
দুঃখাদান ইহাঢ্যেষু স্যাত্তু পশ্চাত্ক্ষমো মতঃ ॥ 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 12.128.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાયં ધર્મબહુલં યાત્રાર્થં શૃણુ ભારત ।
નાહમેતાદૃશં ધર્મં બુભૂષે ધર્મકારણાત્ ।
દુઃખાદાન ઇહાઢ્યેષુ સ્યાત્તુ પશ્ચાત્ક્ષમો મતઃ ॥ 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 12.128.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപായം ധര്മബഹുലം യാത്രാര്ഥം ശൃണു ഭാരത ।
നാഹമേതാദൃശം ധര്മം ബുഭൂഷേ ധര്മകാരണാത് ।
ദുഃഖാദാന ഇഹാഢ്യേഷു സ്യാത്തു പശ്ചാത്ക്ഷമോ മതഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.128.8 in Telugu sript:
ఉపాయం ధర్మబహులం యాత్రార్థం శృణు భారత ।
నాహమేతాదృశం ధర్మం బుభూషే ధర్మకారణాత్ ।
దుఃఖాదాన ఇహాఢ్యేషు స్యాత్తు పశ్చాత్క్షమో మతః ॥ ౮ ॥

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