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 12.188.3

नावर्तन्ते पुनः पार्थ मुक्ताः संसारदोषतः ।
जन्मदोषपरिक्षीणाः स्वभावे पर्यवस्थिताः ॥ ३ ॥

nāvartante punaḥ pārtha muktāḥ saṃsāradoṣataḥ |
janmadoṣaparikṣīṇāḥ svabhāve paryavasthitāḥ || 3 ||

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

...observant of both kinds of religion. That which is called Brahmacarya (religion of abstention or yoga) is regarded as the means of attaining to Brahma. That is the foremost of all religions. It is by the practice...

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

Nava, Nau, Ritam, Tad, Yushmad, Puna, Partha, Mukta, Samsara, Doshatah, Janmada, Ushapa, Kshina, Svabhava, Paryavasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.188.3). 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: “nāvartante punaḥ pārtha muktāḥ saṃsāradoṣataḥ
  • nāvar -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muktāḥ -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
  • saṃsāra -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣataḥ -
  • doṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “janmadoṣaparikṣīṇāḥ svabhāve paryavasthitāḥ
  • janmado -
  • janmada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janmada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janmadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṣapa -
  • uṣapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣīṇāḥ -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • svabhāve -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • paryavasthitāḥ -
  • paryavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paryavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.188.3

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 12.188.3 in Kannada sript:
ನಾವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ಪುನಃ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಮುಕ್ತಾಃ ಸಂಸಾರದೋಷತಃ ।
ಜನ್ಮದೋಷಪರಿಕ್ಷೀಣಾಃ ಸ್ವಭಾವೇ ಪರ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 12.188.3 in Bengali sript:
নাবর্তন্তে পুনঃ পার্থ মুক্তাঃ সংসারদোষতঃ ।
জন্মদোষপরিক্ষীণাঃ স্বভাবে পর্যবস্থিতাঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 12.188.3 in Gujarati sript:
નાવર્તન્તે પુનઃ પાર્થ મુક્તાઃ સંસારદોષતઃ ।
જન્મદોષપરિક્ષીણાઃ સ્વભાવે પર્યવસ્થિતાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 12.188.3 in Malayalam sript:
നാവര്തന്തേ പുനഃ പാര്ഥ മുക്താഃ സംസാരദോഷതഃ ।
ജന്മദോഷപരിക്ഷീണാഃ സ്വഭാവേ പര്യവസ്ഥിതാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.188.3 in Telugu sript:
నావర్తన్తే పునః పార్థ ముక్తాః సంసారదోషతః ।
జన్మదోషపరిక్షీణాః స్వభావే పర్యవస్థితాః ॥ ౩ ॥

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