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 12.138.20

नानर्थकेनार्थवत्त्वं कृतघ्नेन समाचरेत् ।
अर्थे तु शक्यते भोक्तुं कृतकार्योऽवमन्यते ।
तस्मात्सर्वाणि कार्याणि सावशेषाणि कारयेत् ॥ २० ॥

nānarthakenārthavattvaṃ kṛtaghnena samācaret |
arthe tu śakyate bhoktuṃ kṛtakāryo'vamanyate |
tasmātsarvāṇi kāryāṇi sāvaśeṣāṇi kārayet || 20 ||

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

...because it is a duty like that of cherishing the body. Fear, wrath, restlessness, and sorrow do not dwell in them. There is not the outward garb of religion for misleading their fellowmen. There is no mystery...

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

Artha, Kena, Kah, Kim, Arthavattva, Kritaghna, Sama, Shakyata, Kritakarya, Avamanya, Tad, Yushmad, Tasmat, Sarva, Sarvani, Karya, Savashesha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.138.20). 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: “nānarthakenārthavattvaṃ kṛtaghnena samācaret
  • nān -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kenā -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • arthavattvam -
  • arthavattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtaghnena -
  • kṛtaghna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtaghna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “arthe tu śakyate bhoktuṃ kṛtakāryo'vamanyate
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • bhoktum -
  • bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
  • kṛtakāryo' -
  • kṛtakārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avamanya -
  • avamanya (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]
  • Line 3: “tasmātsarvāṇi kāryāṇi sāvaśeṣāṇi kārayet
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāryāṇi -
  • kārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • sāvaśeṣāṇi -
  • sāvaśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.138.20

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 12.138.20 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನರ್ಥಕೇನಾರ್ಥವತ್ತ್ವಂ ಕೃತಘ್ನೇನ ಸಮಾಚರೇತ್ ।
ಅರ್ಥೇ ತು ಶಕ್ಯತೇ ಭೋಕ್ತುಂ ಕೃತಕಾರ್ಯೋಽವಮನ್ಯತೇ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಿ ಸಾವಶೇಷಾಣಿ ಕಾರಯೇತ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 12.138.20 in Bengali sript:
নানর্থকেনার্থবত্ত্বং কৃতঘ্নেন সমাচরেত্ ।
অর্থে তু শক্যতে ভোক্তুং কৃতকার্যোঽবমন্যতে ।
তস্মাত্সর্বাণি কার্যাণি সাবশেষাণি কারযেত্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 12.138.20 in Gujarati sript:
નાનર્થકેનાર્થવત્ત્વં કૃતઘ્નેન સમાચરેત્ ।
અર્થે તુ શક્યતે ભોક્તું કૃતકાર્યોઽવમન્યતે ।
તસ્માત્સર્વાણિ કાર્યાણિ સાવશેષાણિ કારયેત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 12.138.20 in Malayalam sript:
നാനര്ഥകേനാര്ഥവത്ത്വം കൃതഘ്നേന സമാചരേത് ।
അര്ഥേ തു ശക്യതേ ഭോക്തും കൃതകാര്യോഽവമന്യതേ ।
തസ്മാത്സര്വാണി കാര്യാണി സാവശേഷാണി കാരയേത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.138.20 in Telugu sript:
నానర్థకేనార్థవత్త్వం కృతఘ్నేన సమాచరేత్ ।
అర్థే తు శక్యతే భోక్తుం కృతకార్యోఽవమన్యతే ।
తస్మాత్సర్వాణి కార్యాణి సావశేషాణి కారయేత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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