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 12.133.21

ये हि राष्ट्रोपरोधेन वृत्तिं कुर्वन्ति केचन ।
तदेव तेऽनु मीयन्ते कुणपं कृमयो यथा ॥ २१ ॥

ye hi rāṣṭroparodhena vṛttiṃ kurvanti kecana |
tadeva te'nu mīyante kuṇapaṃ kṛmayo yathā || 21 ||

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

...when confronted by an actual instance of the kind. Before the occasion comes, one should, O Bharata, comprehend the circumstances under which righteousness and its reverse become confused. Having acquired this...

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

Yah, Yat, Rashtra, Uparodha, Vritti, Kurvat, Kah, Kim, Cana, Tada, Iva, Tad, Yushmad, Anu, Kunapa, Krimi, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.133.21). 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: “ye hi rāṣṭroparodhena vṛttiṃ kurvanti kecana
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rāṣṭro -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uparodhena -
  • uparodha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “tadeva te'nu mīyante kuṇapaṃ kṛmayo yathā
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • mīyante -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    mi (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    (verb class 9)
    [present passive third plural]
  • kuṇapam -
  • kuṇapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṇapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṇapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛmayo* -
  • kṛmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.133.21

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 12.133.21 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ಹಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋಪರೋಧೇನ ವೃತ್ತಿಂ ಕುರ್ವನ್ತಿ ಕೇಚನ ।
ತದೇವ ತೇಽನು ಮೀಯನ್ತೇ ಕುಣಪಂ ಕೃಮಯೋ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.133.21 in Bengali sript:
যে হি রাষ্ট্রোপরোধেন বৃত্তিং কুর্বন্তি কেচন ।
তদেব তেঽনু মীযন্তে কুণপং কৃমযো যথা ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.133.21 in Gujarati sript:
યે હિ રાષ્ટ્રોપરોધેન વૃત્તિં કુર્વન્તિ કેચન ।
તદેવ તેઽનુ મીયન્તે કુણપં કૃમયો યથા ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.133.21 in Malayalam sript:
യേ ഹി രാഷ്ട്രോപരോധേന വൃത്തിം കുര്വന്തി കേചന ।
തദേവ തേഽനു മീയന്തേ കുണപം കൃമയോ യഥാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.133.21 in Telugu sript:
యే హి రాష్ట్రోపరోధేన వృత్తిం కుర్వన్తి కేచన ।
తదేవ తేఽను మీయన్తే కుణపం కృమయో యథా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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