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 12.152.31

लाभालाभौ सुखदुःखे च तात प्रियाप्रिये मरणं जीवितं च ।
समानि येषां स्थिरविक्रमाणां बुद्धात्मनां सत्त्वमवस्थितानाम् ॥ ३१ ॥

lābhālābhau sukhaduḥkhe ca tāta priyāpriye maraṇaṃ jīvitaṃ ca |
samāni yeṣāṃ sthiravikramāṇāṃ buddhātmanāṃ sattvamavasthitānām || 31 ||

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

...others from every side, the rulers of men obstruct and afflict him like sportsmen afflicting with keen shafts a deer that is espied in the woods. Such a man is then overwhelmed with many other afflictions of...

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

Labhalabha, Sukhaduhkha, Tata, Priyapriya, Marana, Jivita, Sama, Samani, Yah, Yat, Sthiravikrama, Buddha, Mana, Sattva, Avasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.152.31). 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: “lābhālābhau sukhaduḥkhe ca tāta priyāpriye maraṇaṃ jīvitaṃ ca
  • lābhālābhau -
  • lābhālābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sukhaduḥkhe -
  • sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyāpriye -
  • priyāpriya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “samāni yeṣāṃ sthiravikramāṇāṃ buddhātmanāṃ sattvamavasthitānām
  • samāni -
  • samānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sthiravikramāṇām -
  • sthiravikrama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sthiravikrama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sthiravikramā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • buddhāt -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manām -
  • manā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sattvam -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avasthitānām -
  • avasthita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    avasthita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    avasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.152.31

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 12.152.31 in Kannada sript:
ಲಾಭಾಲಾಭೌ ಸುಖದುಃಖೇ ಚ ತಾತ ಪ್ರಿಯಾಪ್ರಿಯೇ ಮರಣಂ ಜೀವಿತಂ ಚ ।
ಸಮಾನಿ ಯೇಷಾಂ ಸ್ಥಿರವಿಕ್ರಮಾಣಾಂ ಬುದ್ಧಾತ್ಮನಾಂ ಸತ್ತ್ವಮವಸ್ಥಿತಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 12.152.31 in Bengali sript:
লাভালাভৌ সুখদুঃখে চ তাত প্রিযাপ্রিযে মরণং জীবিতং চ ।
সমানি যেষাং স্থিরবিক্রমাণাং বুদ্ধাত্মনাং সত্ত্বমবস্থিতানাম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 12.152.31 in Gujarati sript:
લાભાલાભૌ સુખદુઃખે ચ તાત પ્રિયાપ્રિયે મરણં જીવિતં ચ ।
સમાનિ યેષાં સ્થિરવિક્રમાણાં બુદ્ધાત્મનાં સત્ત્વમવસ્થિતાનામ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 12.152.31 in Malayalam sript:
ലാഭാലാഭൌ സുഖദുഃഖേ ച താത പ്രിയാപ്രിയേ മരണം ജീവിതം ച ।
സമാനി യേഷാം സ്ഥിരവിക്രമാണാം ബുദ്ധാത്മനാം സത്ത്വമവസ്ഥിതാനാമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.152.31 in Telugu sript:
లాభాలాభౌ సుఖదుఃఖే చ తాత ప్రియాప్రియే మరణం జీవితం చ ।
సమాని యేషాం స్థిరవిక్రమాణాం బుద్ధాత్మనాం సత్త్వమవస్థితానామ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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