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 12.133.23

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भीष्म उवाच ।
तत्सर्वमुपचक्रुस्ते कापव्यस्यानुशासनम् ।
वृत्तिं च लेभिरे सर्वे पापेभ्यश्चाप्युपारमन् ॥ २३ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
tatsarvamupacakruste kāpavyasyānuśāsanam |
vṛttiṃ ca lebhire sarve pāpebhyaścāpyupāraman || 23 ||

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

...knowledge. Some persons have false knowledge. Truly ascertaining the nature of each kind of knowledge, a wise king derives knowledge from them that are regarded as good. They that are really breakers of morality...
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 (12.133.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Tat, Tad, Sarvam, Sarva, Upa, Cakru, Yushmad, Pavya, Anushasana, Vritti, Papa, Capin, Capi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.133.23). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca ”
bhīṣma* -
bhīṣma (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: “tatsarvamupacakruste kāpavyasyānuśāsanam ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
upa -
upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cakrus -
cakru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

cakru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active third plural]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect active third plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pavyasyā -
√pū -> pavya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √pū class 1 verb], [genitive single from √pū class 9 verb]

√pū -> pavya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √pū class 1 verb], [genitive single from √pū class 9 verb]
anuśāsanam -
anuśāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “vṛttiṃ ca lebhire sarve pāpebhyaścāpyupāraman ”
vṛttim -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lebhire -
√labh (verb class 1)

[perfect middle third plural]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pāpebhyaś -
pāpa (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
cāpyu -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
araman -
√ram (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.133.23

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;

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Preview of verse 12.133.23 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತ್ಸರ್ವಮುಪಚಕ್ರುಸ್ತೇ ಕಾಪವ್ಯಸ್ಯಾನುಶಾಸನಮ್ ।
ವೃತ್ತಿಂ ಚ ಲೇಭಿರೇ ಸರ್ವೇ ಪಾಪೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯುಪಾರಮನ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.133.23 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
তত্সর্বমুপচক্রুস্তে কাপব্যস্যানুশাসনম্ ।
বৃত্তিং চ লেভিরে সর্বে পাপেভ্যশ্চাপ্যুপারমন্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 12.133.23 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
તત્સર્વમુપચક્રુસ્તે કાપવ્યસ્યાનુશાસનમ્ ।
વૃત્તિં ચ લેભિરે સર્વે પાપેભ્યશ્ચાપ્યુપારમન્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.133.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
തത്സര്വമുപചക്രുസ്തേ കാപവ്യസ്യാനുശാസനമ് ।
വൃത്തിം ച ലേഭിരേ സര്വേ പാപേഭ്യശ്ചാപ്യുപാരമന് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.133.23 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
తత్సర్వముపచక్రుస్తే కాపవ్యస్యానుశాసనమ్ ।
వృత్తిం చ లేభిరే సర్వే పాపేభ్యశ్చాప్యుపారమన్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021