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 12.185.10

स स्वर्गसदृशो देशस्तत्र ह्युक्ताः शुभा गुणाः ।
काले मृत्युः प्रभवति स्पृशन्ति व्याधयो न च ॥ १० ॥

sa svargasadṛśo deśastatra hyuktāḥ śubhā guṇāḥ |
kāle mṛtyuḥ prabhavati spṛśanti vyādhayo na ca || 10 ||

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

...apprehend Brahma which is without beginning and which is the highest of the high. Only the divine creator of all things, viz., the puissant Narayana, had knowledge of Brahma. From Narayana, the Rishis, the foremost...

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

Svargasad, Risha, Desha, Tatra, Ukta, Shubha, Guna, Kale, Kala, Mrityu, Prabhavat, Sprishat, Sprishanti, Vyadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.185.10). 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: “sa svargasadṛśo deśastatra hyuktāḥ śubhā guṇāḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svargasad -
  • svargasad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ṛśo* -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • deśas -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hyu -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • uktāḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • śubhā* -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kāle mṛtyuḥ prabhavati spṛśanti vyādhayo na ca
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhavati -
  • prabhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • spṛśanti -
  • spṛśantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    spṛśantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    spṛśantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛśantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • vyādhayo* -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.185.10

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 12.185.10 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಸದೃಶೋ ದೇಶಸ್ತತ್ರ ಹ್ಯುಕ್ತಾಃ ಶುಭಾ ಗುಣಾಃ ।
ಕಾಲೇ ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ಪ್ರಭವತಿ ಸ್ಪೃಶನ್ತಿ ವ್ಯಾಧಯೋ ನ ಚ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 12.185.10 in Bengali sript:
স স্বর্গসদৃশো দেশস্তত্র হ্যুক্তাঃ শুভা গুণাঃ ।
কালে মৃত্যুঃ প্রভবতি স্পৃশন্তি ব্যাধযো ন চ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 12.185.10 in Gujarati sript:
સ સ્વર્ગસદૃશો દેશસ્તત્ર હ્યુક્તાઃ શુભા ગુણાઃ ।
કાલે મૃત્યુઃ પ્રભવતિ સ્પૃશન્તિ વ્યાધયો ન ચ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 12.185.10 in Malayalam sript:
സ സ്വര്ഗസദൃശോ ദേശസ്തത്ര ഹ്യുക്താഃ ശുഭാ ഗുണാഃ ।
കാലേ മൃത്യുഃ പ്രഭവതി സ്പൃശന്തി വ്യാധയോ ന ച ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.185.10 in Telugu sript:
స స్వర్గసదృశో దేశస్తత్ర హ్యుక్తాః శుభా గుణాః ।
కాలే మృత్యుః ప్రభవతి స్పృశన్తి వ్యాధయో న చ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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