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 12.162.8

सर्वतः पापदर्शी च नास्तिको वेदनिन्दकः ।
संप्रकीर्णेन्द्रियो लोके यः कामनिरतश्चरेत् ॥ ८ ॥

sarvataḥ pāpadarśī ca nāstiko vedanindakaḥ |
saṃprakīrṇendriyo loke yaḥ kāmanirataścaret || 8 ||

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

...acts without desire of fruit, whose whole wealth exists for charity, and who performs the daily Homa, is a real Renouncer.{GL_NOTE:174721:} One should conduct oneself as a friend to all creatures, abstaining...

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

Sarvatah, Sarvata, Papadarshin, Nastika, Vedanindaka, Samprakirna, Indriya, Loka, Yah, Kama, Nirata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.162.8). 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: “sarvataḥ pāpadarśī ca nāstiko vedanindakaḥ
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpadarśī -
  • pāpadarśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāstiko* -
  • nāstika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedanindakaḥ -
  • vedanindaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃprakīrṇendriyo loke yaḥ kāmanirataścaret
  • samprakīrṇe -
  • samprakīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    samprakīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samprakīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indriyo* -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāma -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirataś -
  • nirata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.162.8

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 12.162.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವತಃ ಪಾಪದರ್ಶೀ ಚ ನಾಸ್ತಿಕೋ ವೇದನಿನ್ದಕಃ ।
ಸಂಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯೋ ಲೋಕೇ ಯಃ ಕಾಮನಿರತಶ್ಚರೇತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.162.8 in Bengali sript:
সর্বতঃ পাপদর্শী চ নাস্তিকো বেদনিন্দকঃ ।
সংপ্রকীর্ণেন্দ্রিযো লোকে যঃ কামনিরতশ্চরেত্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.162.8 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વતઃ પાપદર્શી ચ નાસ્તિકો વેદનિન્દકઃ ।
સંપ્રકીર્ણેન્દ્રિયો લોકે યઃ કામનિરતશ્ચરેત્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.162.8 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വതഃ പാപദര്ശീ ച നാസ്തികോ വേദനിന്ദകഃ ।
സംപ്രകീര്ണേന്ദ്രിയോ ലോകേ യഃ കാമനിരതശ്ചരേത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.162.8 in Telugu sript:
సర్వతః పాపదర్శీ చ నాస్తికో వేదనిన్దకః ।
సంప్రకీర్ణేన్ద్రియో లోకే యః కామనిరతశ్చరేత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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