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 12.149.34

न कर्मणा पितुः पुत्रः पिता वा पुत्रकर्मणा ।
मार्गेणान्येन गच्छन्ति त्यक्त्वा सुकृतदुष्कृते ॥ ३४ ॥

na karmaṇā pituḥ putraḥ pitā vā putrakarmaṇā |
mārgeṇānyena gacchanti tyaktvā sukṛtaduṣkṛte || 34 ||

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

...chief received Gautama very gladly. The king of the Rakshasas then, O Yudhishthira, commanded his attendants, saying, 'Let Gautama be soon brought hither from the gate.' At the command of the king, certain persons...

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

Karman, Pitri, Pitu, Putra, Putrakarman, Marga, Anya, Gacchat, Sukrita, Dushkrit, Dushkrita, Dushkriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.149.34). 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: “na karmaṇā pituḥ putraḥ pitā putrakarmaṇā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putraḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • putrakarmaṇā -
  • putrakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “mārgeṇānyena gacchanti tyaktvā sukṛtaduṣkṛte
  • mārgeṇā -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anyena -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • sukṛta -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duṣkṛte -
  • duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    duṣkṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    duṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    duṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.149.34

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 12.149.34 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ಪಿತುಃ ಪುತ್ರಃ ಪಿತಾ ವಾ ಪುತ್ರಕರ್ಮಣಾ ।
ಮಾರ್ಗೇಣಾನ್ಯೇನ ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಸುಕೃತದುಷ್ಕೃತೇ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 12.149.34 in Bengali sript:
ন কর্মণা পিতুঃ পুত্রঃ পিতা বা পুত্রকর্মণা ।
মার্গেণান্যেন গচ্ছন্তি ত্যক্ত্বা সুকৃতদুষ্কৃতে ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 12.149.34 in Gujarati sript:
ન કર્મણા પિતુઃ પુત્રઃ પિતા વા પુત્રકર્મણા ।
માર્ગેણાન્યેન ગચ્છન્તિ ત્યક્ત્વા સુકૃતદુષ્કૃતે ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 12.149.34 in Malayalam sript:
ന കര്മണാ പിതുഃ പുത്രഃ പിതാ വാ പുത്രകര്മണാ ।
മാര്ഗേണാന്യേന ഗച്ഛന്തി ത്യക്ത്വാ സുകൃതദുഷ്കൃതേ ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.149.34 in Telugu sript:
న కర్మణా పితుః పుత్రః పితా వా పుత్రకర్మణా ।
మార్గేణాన్యేన గచ్ఛన్తి త్యక్త్వా సుకృతదుష్కృతే ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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