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 12.159.38

अमात्यान्वा गुरून्वापि जह्याद्धर्मेण धार्मिकः ।
प्रायश्चित्तमकुर्वाणैर्नैतैरर्हति संविदम् ॥ ३८ ॥

amātyānvā gurūnvāpi jahyāddharmeṇa dhārmikaḥ |
prāyaścittamakurvāṇairnaitairarhati saṃvidam || 38 ||

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

...the mother’s womb enjoys or suffers the happiness or the misery that has been ordained for him in consequence of his own acts. In childhood or youth or old age, at whatever period of life one does an act good...

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

Amatya, Var, Guru, Vapi, Vapin, Dharmena, Dharma, Dharmika, Prayashcitta, Nri, Eta, Etad, Esha, Arhat, Samvid, Samvida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.159.38). 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: “amātyānvā gurūnvāpi jahyāddharmeṇa dhārmikaḥ
  • amātyān -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gurūn -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jahyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • dharmeṇa -
  • dharmeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhārmikaḥ -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prāyaścittamakurvāṇairnaitairarhati saṃvidam
  • prāyaścittam -
  • prāyaścitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāyaścitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāyaścittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akurvā -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aṇai -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • air -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etair -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saṃvidam -
  • saṃvida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṃvid (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.159.38

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 12.159.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅಮಾತ್ಯಾನ್ವಾ ಗುರೂನ್ವಾಪಿ ಜಹ್ಯಾದ್ಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತಮಕುರ್ವಾಣೈರ್ನೈತೈರರ್ಹತಿ ಸಂವಿದಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 12.159.38 in Bengali sript:
অমাত্যান্বা গুরূন্বাপি জহ্যাদ্ধর্মেণ ধার্মিকঃ ।
প্রাযশ্চিত্তমকুর্বাণৈর্নৈতৈরর্হতি সংবিদম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 12.159.38 in Gujarati sript:
અમાત્યાન્વા ગુરૂન્વાપિ જહ્યાદ્ધર્મેણ ધાર્મિકઃ ।
પ્રાયશ્ચિત્તમકુર્વાણૈર્નૈતૈરર્હતિ સંવિદમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 12.159.38 in Malayalam sript:
അമാത്യാന്വാ ഗുരൂന്വാപി ജഹ്യാദ്ധര്മേണ ധാര്മികഃ ।
പ്രായശ്ചിത്തമകുര്വാണൈര്നൈതൈരര്ഹതി സംവിദമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.159.38 in Telugu sript:
అమాత్యాన్వా గురూన్వాపి జహ్యాద్ధర్మేణ ధార్మికః ।
ప్రాయశ్చిత్తమకుర్వాణైర్నైతైరర్హతి సంవిదమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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