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 12.198.15

एवं प्रकृतितः सर्वे प्रभवन्ति शरीरिणः ।
निवर्तन्ते निवृत्तौ च सर्गं नैवोपयान्ति च ॥ १५ ॥

evaṃ prakṛtitaḥ sarve prabhavanti śarīriṇaḥ |
nivartante nivṛttau ca sargaṃ naivopayānti ca || 15 ||

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

...of its species) by its repeated cawing, after the same manner all our acts only proclaim the indications of Nature. He who is acquainted with only the transformations of Nature but not with Nature that is supreme...

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

Evam, Eva, Prakrit, Tas, Sarva, Prabhavanti, Prabhavat, Sharirin, Shariri, Nivritta, Nivritti, Sarga, Naiva, Upaya, Anti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.198.15). 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: “evaṃ prakṛtitaḥ sarve prabhavanti śarīriṇaḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prakṛti -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prabhavanti -
  • prabhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    prabhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śarīriṇaḥ -
  • śarīrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śarīrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śarīrī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “nivartante nivṛttau ca sargaṃ naivopayānti ca
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartante -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • nivṛttau -
  • nivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sargam -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • naivo -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upayā -
  • upaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [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 12.198.15

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 12.198.15 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿತಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಪ್ರಭವನ್ತಿ ಶರೀರಿಣಃ ।
ನಿವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ನಿವೃತ್ತೌ ಚ ಸರ್ಗಂ ನೈವೋಪಯಾನ್ತಿ ಚ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 12.198.15 in Bengali sript:
এবং প্রকৃতিতঃ সর্বে প্রভবন্তি শরীরিণঃ ।
নিবর্তন্তে নিবৃত্তৌ চ সর্গং নৈবোপযান্তি চ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 12.198.15 in Gujarati sript:
એવં પ્રકૃતિતઃ સર્વે પ્રભવન્તિ શરીરિણઃ ।
નિવર્તન્તે નિવૃત્તૌ ચ સર્ગં નૈવોપયાન્તિ ચ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 12.198.15 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം പ്രകൃതിതഃ സര്വേ പ്രഭവന്തി ശരീരിണഃ ।
നിവര്തന്തേ നിവൃത്തൌ ച സര്ഗം നൈവോപയാന്തി ച ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.198.15 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం ప్రకృతితః సర్వే ప్రభవన్తి శరీరిణః ।
నివర్తన్తే నివృత్తౌ చ సర్గం నైవోపయాన్తి చ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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