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 12.159.27

यदेकरात्रेण करोति पापं कृष्णं वर्णं ब्राह्मणः सेवमानः ।
स्थानासनाभ्यां विचरन्व्रती संस्त्रिभिर्वर्षैः शमयेदात्मपापम् ॥ २७ ॥

yadekarātreṇa karoti pāpaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ varṇaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ sevamānaḥ |
sthānāsanābhyāṃ vicaranvratī saṃstribhirvarṣaiḥ śamayedātmapāpam || 27 ||

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

...gifts, sacrifices, penances, and dutiful services returned to preceptors, are productive of wisdom and high felicity.'{GL_NOTE:174698:} 'Bhishma said, 'If the mind becomes affected by desire, wrath and other...

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

Yad, Kara, Karoti, Papam, Papa, Krishna, Varna, Brahmana, Sevamana, Sthanasana, Sat, Tri, Varsha, Atmapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.159.27). 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: “yadekarātreṇa karoti pāpaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ varṇaṃ brāhmaṇaḥ sevamānaḥ
  • yade -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • karāt -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • reṇa -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • brāhmaṇaḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sevamānaḥ -
  • sev -> sevamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “sthānāsanābhyāṃ vicaranvratī saṃstribhirvarṣaiḥ śamayedātmapāpam
  • sthānāsanābhyām -
  • sthānāsana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • Cannot analyse vicaranvratī*sa
  • saṃs -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • varṣaiḥ -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śamayed -
  • śam (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ātmapā -
  • ātmapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ātmapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ātmapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apam -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.159.27

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 12.159.27 in Kannada sript:
ಯದೇಕರಾತ್ರೇಣ ಕರೋತಿ ಪಾಪಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಂ ವರ್ಣಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಸೇವಮಾನಃ ।
ಸ್ಥಾನಾಸನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ವಿಚರನ್ವ್ರತೀ ಸಂಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ವರ್ಷೈಃ ಶಮಯೇದಾತ್ಮಪಾಪಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 12.159.27 in Bengali sript:
যদেকরাত্রেণ করোতি পাপং কৃষ্ণং বর্ণং ব্রাহ্মণঃ সেবমানঃ ।
স্থানাসনাভ্যাং বিচরন্ব্রতী সংস্ত্রিভির্বর্ষৈঃ শমযেদাত্মপাপম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 12.159.27 in Gujarati sript:
યદેકરાત્રેણ કરોતિ પાપં કૃષ્ણં વર્ણં બ્રાહ્મણઃ સેવમાનઃ ।
સ્થાનાસનાભ્યાં વિચરન્વ્રતી સંસ્ત્રિભિર્વર્ષૈઃ શમયેદાત્મપાપમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 12.159.27 in Malayalam sript:
യദേകരാത്രേണ കരോതി പാപം കൃഷ്ണം വര്ണം ബ്രാഹ്മണഃ സേവമാനഃ ।
സ്ഥാനാസനാഭ്യാം വിചരന്വ്രതീ സംസ്ത്രിഭിര്വര്ഷൈഃ ശമയേദാത്മപാപമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.159.27 in Telugu sript:
యదేకరాత్రేణ కరోతి పాపం కృష్ణం వర్ణం బ్రాహ్మణః సేవమానః ।
స్థానాసనాభ్యాం విచరన్వ్రతీ సంస్త్రిభిర్వర్షైః శమయేదాత్మపాపమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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