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 12.173.34

अपरे बाहुबलिनः कृतविद्या मनस्विनः ।
जुगुप्सितां सुकृपणां पापां वृत्तिमुपासते ॥ ३४ ॥

apare bāhubalinaḥ kṛtavidyā manasvinaḥ |
jugupsitāṃ sukṛpaṇāṃ pāpāṃ vṛttimupāsate || 34 ||

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

...the avoidance of the disagreeable which brings misery. Such acquisition and such avoidance again are accomplished by acts.'{GL_NOTE:174809:} "Manu said, 'It is by liberating oneself from acts that one succeeds...

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

Apara, Bahubalin, Kritavidya, Manasvin, Manasvi, Jugupsita, Sukripa, Papa, Vritti, Upa, Asat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.173.34). 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: “apare bāhubalinaḥ kṛtavidyā manasvinaḥ
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bāhubalinaḥ -
  • bāhubalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bāhubalin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛtavidyā* -
  • kṛtavidya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtavidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manasvinaḥ -
  • manasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “jugupsitāṃ sukṛpaṇāṃ pāpāṃ vṛttimupāsate
  • jugupsitām -
  • jugupsitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gup -> jugupsitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √gup]
  • sukṛpa -
  • sukṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukṛpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāpām -
  • pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛttim -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asate -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.173.34

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 12.173.34 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪರೇ ಬಾಹುಬಲಿನಃ ಕೃತವಿದ್ಯಾ ಮನಸ್ವಿನಃ ।
ಜುಗುಪ್ಸಿತಾಂ ಸುಕೃಪಣಾಂ ಪಾಪಾಂ ವೃತ್ತಿಮುಪಾಸತೇ ॥ 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 12.173.34 in Bengali sript:
অপরে বাহুবলিনঃ কৃতবিদ্যা মনস্বিনঃ ।
জুগুপ্সিতাং সুকৃপণাং পাপাং বৃত্তিমুপাসতে ॥ 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 12.173.34 in Gujarati sript:
અપરે બાહુબલિનઃ કૃતવિદ્યા મનસ્વિનઃ ।
જુગુપ્સિતાં સુકૃપણાં પાપાં વૃત્તિમુપાસતે ॥ 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 12.173.34 in Malayalam sript:
അപരേ ബാഹുബലിനഃ കൃതവിദ്യാ മനസ്വിനഃ ।
ജുഗുപ്സിതാം സുകൃപണാം പാപാം വൃത്തിമുപാസതേ ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.173.34 in Telugu sript:
అపరే బాహుబలినః కృతవిద్యా మనస్వినః ।
జుగుప్సితాం సుకృపణాం పాపాం వృత్తిముపాసతే ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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