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 12.194.20

यथागुणं कर्मगणं फलार्थी करोत्ययं कर्मफले निविष्टः ।
तथा तथायं गुणसंप्रयुक्तः शुभाशुभं कर्मफलं भुनक्ति ॥ २० ॥

yathāguṇaṃ karmagaṇaṃ phalārthī karotyayaṃ karmaphale niviṣṭaḥ |
tathā tathāyaṃ guṇasaṃprayuktaḥ śubhāśubhaṃ karmaphalaṃ bhunakti || 20 ||

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

...darkness), he regards his senses as existing with their respective objects and, therefore, acts and moves about with an imaginary body after the manner of his own self while awake.{GL_NOTE:174975:} That dissociation...

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

Yathagunam, Karman, Gana, Phalarthin, Phalarthi, Karoti, Aya, Idam, Karmaphala, Nivishta, Tatha, Guna, Samprayukta, Shubhashubha, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.194.20). 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: “yathāguṇaṃ karmagaṇaṃ phalārthī karotyayaṃ karmaphale niviṣṭaḥ
  • yathāguṇam -
  • yathāguṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gaṇam -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • phalārthī -
  • phalārthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    phalārthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    phalārthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karotya -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karmaphale -
  • karmaphala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    karmaphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • niviṣṭaḥ -
  • niviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā tathāyaṃ guṇasaṃprayuktaḥ śubhāśubhaṃ karmaphalaṃ bhunakti
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samprayuktaḥ -
  • samprayukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhāśubham -
  • śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhāśubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karmaphalam -
  • karmaphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karmaphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhu -
  • bhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nakti -
  • nakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.194.20

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 12.194.20 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾಗುಣಂ ಕರ್ಮಗಣಂ ಫಲಾರ್ಥೀ ಕರೋತ್ಯಯಂ ಕರ್ಮಫಲೇ ನಿವಿಷ್ಟಃ ।
ತಥಾ ತಥಾಯಂ ಗುಣಸಂಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತಃ ಶುಭಾಶುಭಂ ಕರ್ಮಫಲಂ ಭುನಕ್ತಿ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 12.194.20 in Bengali sript:
যথাগুণং কর্মগণং ফলার্থী করোত্যযং কর্মফলে নিবিষ্টঃ ।
তথা তথাযং গুণসংপ্রযুক্তঃ শুভাশুভং কর্মফলং ভুনক্তি ॥ ২০ ॥

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 12.194.20 in Gujarati sript:
યથાગુણં કર્મગણં ફલાર્થી કરોત્યયં કર્મફલે નિવિષ્ટઃ ।
તથા તથાયં ગુણસંપ્રયુક્તઃ શુભાશુભં કર્મફલં ભુનક્તિ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 12.194.20 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാഗുണം കര്മഗണം ഫലാര്ഥീ കരോത്യയം കര്മഫലേ നിവിഷ്ടഃ ।
തഥാ തഥായം ഗുണസംപ്രയുക്തഃ ശുഭാശുഭം കര്മഫലം ഭുനക്തി ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.194.20 in Telugu sript:
యథాగుణం కర్మగణం ఫలార్థీ కరోత్యయం కర్మఫలే నివిష్టః ।
తథా తథాయం గుణసంప్రయుక్తః శుభాశుభం కర్మఫలం భునక్తి ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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