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 12.136.133

यो यस्मिञ्जीवति स्वार्थं पश्येत्तावत्स जीवति ।
स तस्य तावन्मित्रं स्याद्यावन्न स्याद्विपर्ययः ॥ १३३ ॥

yo yasmiñjīvati svārthaṃ paśyettāvatsa jīvati |
sa tasya tāvanmitraṃ syādyāvanna syādviparyayaḥ || 133 ||

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

...Prabhasa, to the northern lake Manasa, and to Kalodaka. You shalt then regain life and acquire longevity. Lake Manasa is on the spot where the Sarasvati and the Drisadwati mingle with each other. A person possessed...

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

Yah, Yat, Jivat, Svartha, Pashya, Tta, Vatsa, Tad, Tavat, Mitra, Syadya, Anna, Syat, Sya, Viparyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.133). 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: “yo yasmiñjīvati svārthaṃ paśyettāvatsa jīvati
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasmiñ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • svārtham -
  • svārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśye -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • ttā -
  • ttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vatsa -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa tasya tāvanmitraṃ syādyāvanna syādviparyayaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāvan -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syādyāva -
  • syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √syad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √syad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √syad class 1 verb]
  • anna -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • viparyayaḥ -
  • viparyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.133

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 12.136.133 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಯಸ್ಮಿಞ್ಜೀವತಿ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಂ ಪಶ್ಯೇತ್ತಾವತ್ಸ ಜೀವತಿ ।
ಸ ತಸ್ಯ ತಾವನ್ಮಿತ್ರಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಯಾವನ್ನ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಿಪರ್ಯಯಃ ॥ ೧೩೩ ॥

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 12.136.133 in Bengali sript:
যো যস্মিঞ্জীবতি স্বার্থং পশ্যেত্তাবত্স জীবতি ।
স তস্য তাবন্মিত্রং স্যাদ্যাবন্ন স্যাদ্বিপর্যযঃ ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

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 12.136.133 in Gujarati sript:
યો યસ્મિઞ્જીવતિ સ્વાર્થં પશ્યેત્તાવત્સ જીવતિ ।
સ તસ્ય તાવન્મિત્રં સ્યાદ્યાવન્ન સ્યાદ્વિપર્યયઃ ॥ ૧૩૩ ॥

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 12.136.133 in Malayalam sript:
യോ യസ്മിഞ്ജീവതി സ്വാര്ഥം പശ്യേത്താവത്സ ജീവതി ।
സ തസ്യ താവന്മിത്രം സ്യാദ്യാവന്ന സ്യാദ്വിപര്യയഃ ॥ ൧൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.133 in Telugu sript:
యో యస్మిఞ్జీవతి స్వార్థం పశ్యేత్తావత్స జీవతి ।
స తస్య తావన్మిత్రం స్యాద్యావన్న స్యాద్విపర్యయః ॥ ౧౩౩ ॥

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