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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 12.128.37
अकार्यमपि यज्ञार्थं क्रियते यज्ञकर्मसु ।
एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजा न दोषं प्राप्तुमर्हति ॥ ३७ ॥
akāryamapi yajñārthaṃ kriyate yajñakarmasu |
etasmātkāraṇādrājā na doṣaṃ prāptumarhati || 37 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...life become stupefied in respect of their duties, and all acts lose their merit, when men see cause of fear on every direction in consequence of lust and covetousness and folly, when all creatures cease to trust...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.128.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Akarya, Api, Yajna, Artha, Kriyat, Yajnakarman, Etad, Esha, Karana, Raja, Dosha, Pra, Aptu, Arhat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.128.37). 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: “akāryamapi yajñārthaṃ kriyate yajñakarmasu ”
- akāryam -
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akārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yajñā -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kriyate -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- yajñakarmasu -
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yajñakarman (noun, masculine)[locative plural]yajñakarman (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “etasmātkāraṇādrājā na doṣaṃ prāptumarhati ”
- etasmāt -
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etad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- kāraṇād -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣam -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]doṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aptum -
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aptu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]aptu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- arhati -
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arhat (noun, masculine)[locative single]arhat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√arh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.128.37
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.128.37 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕಾರ್ಯಮಪಿ ಯಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥಂ ಕ್ರಿಯತೇ ಯಜ್ಞಕರ್ಮಸು ।
ಏತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಕಾರಣಾದ್ರಾಜಾ ನ ದೋಷಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತುಮರ್ಹತಿ ॥ ೩೭ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.128.37 in Bengali sript:
অকার্যমপি যজ্ঞার্থং ক্রিযতে যজ্ঞকর্মসু ।
এতস্মাত্কারণাদ্রাজা ন দোষং প্রাপ্তুমর্হতি ॥ ৩৭ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.128.37 in Gujarati sript:
અકાર્યમપિ યજ્ઞાર્થં ક્રિયતે યજ્ઞકર્મસુ ।
એતસ્માત્કારણાદ્રાજા ન દોષં પ્રાપ્તુમર્હતિ ॥ ૩૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.128.37 in Malayalam sript:
അകാര്യമപി യജ്ഞാര്ഥം ക്രിയതേ യജ്ഞകര്മസു ।
ഏതസ്മാത്കാരണാദ്രാജാ ന ദോഷം പ്രാപ്തുമര്ഹതി ॥ ൩൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.128.37 in Telugu sript:
అకార్యమపి యజ్ఞార్థం క్రియతే యజ్ఞకర్మసు ।
ఏతస్మాత్కారణాద్రాజా న దోషం ప్రాప్తుమర్హతి ॥ ౩౭ ॥