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 12.137.43

सत्कृतस्यार्थमानाभ्यां स्यात्तु पूर्वापकारिणः ।
नैव शान्तिर्न विश्वासः कर्म त्रासयते बलात् ॥ ४३ ॥

satkṛtasyārthamānābhyāṃ syāttu pūrvāpakāriṇaḥ |
naiva śāntirna viśvāsaḥ karma trāsayate balāt || 43 ||

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

...town taking the restored child with them. Behaviour like this has been laid down for all the four orders. By frequently listening to this auspicious story fraught with virtue, profit, and salvation, a man obtains...

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

Satkrita, Artha, Ana, Syat, Sya, Purvapakarin, Naiva, Shanti, Vishvasa, Karman, Trasayat, Balat, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.137.43). 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: “satkṛtasyārthamānābhyāṃ syāttu pūrvāpakāriṇaḥ
  • satkṛtasyā -
  • satkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    satkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānābhyām -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • 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]
  • pūrvāpakāriṇaḥ -
  • pūrvāpakārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pūrvāpakārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “naiva śāntirna viśvāsaḥ karma trāsayate balāt
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śāntir -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśvāsaḥ -
  • viśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • trāsayate -
  • tras -> trāsayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √tras]
    tras -> trāsayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √tras]
    trāsayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    trāsayat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    trāsayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    tras (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • balāt -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.137.43

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 12.137.43 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಕೃತಸ್ಯಾರ್ಥಮಾನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ತು ಪೂರ್ವಾಪಕಾರಿಣಃ ।
ನೈವ ಶಾನ್ತಿರ್ನ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಃ ಕರ್ಮ ತ್ರಾಸಯತೇ ಬಲಾತ್ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 12.137.43 in Bengali sript:
সত্কৃতস্যার্থমানাভ্যাং স্যাত্তু পূর্বাপকারিণঃ ।
নৈব শান্তির্ন বিশ্বাসঃ কর্ম ত্রাসযতে বলাত্ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 12.137.43 in Gujarati sript:
સત્કૃતસ્યાર્થમાનાભ્યાં સ્યાત્તુ પૂર્વાપકારિણઃ ।
નૈવ શાન્તિર્ન વિશ્વાસઃ કર્મ ત્રાસયતે બલાત્ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 12.137.43 in Malayalam sript:
സത്കൃതസ്യാര്ഥമാനാഭ്യാം സ്യാത്തു പൂര്വാപകാരിണഃ ।
നൈവ ശാന്തിര്ന വിശ്വാസഃ കര്മ ത്രാസയതേ ബലാത് ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.137.43 in Telugu sript:
సత్కృతస్యార్థమానాభ్యాం స్యాత్తు పూర్వాపకారిణః ।
నైవ శాన్తిర్న విశ్వాసః కర్మ త్రాసయతే బలాత్ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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