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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 12.211.31
अविद्याकर्मचेष्टानां केचिदाहुः पुनर्भवम् ।
कारणं लोभमोहौ तु दोषाणां च निषेवणम् ॥ ३१ ॥
avidyākarmaceṣṭānāṃ kecidāhuḥ punarbhavam |
kāraṇaṃ lobhamohau tu doṣāṇāṃ ca niṣevaṇam || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...is for the doing of action. A month of human beings is equal to a day and night of the Pitris. That division (as regards the Pitris) consists in this: the lighted fortnight (of men) is their day which is for...
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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 (12.211.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Avidya, Karmaceshta, Kah, Kim, Cit, Punarbhava, Karana, Lobha, Oha, Dosha, Nishevana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.211.31). 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: “avidyākarmaceṣṭānāṃ kecidāhuḥ punarbhavam ”
- avidyā -
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avidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karmaceṣṭānām -
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karmaceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āhuḥ -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]
- punarbhavam -
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punarbhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]punarbhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]punarbhavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kāraṇaṃ lobhamohau tu doṣāṇāṃ ca niṣevaṇam ”
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lobham -
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lobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ohau -
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oha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- doṣāṇām -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]doṣā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣevaṇam -
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niṣevaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niṣevaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.211.31
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.211.31 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಿದ್ಯಾಕರ್ಮಚೇಷ್ಟಾನಾಂ ಕೇಚಿದಾಹುಃ ಪುನರ್ಭವಮ್ ।
ಕಾರಣಂ ಲೋಭಮೋಹೌ ತು ದೋಷಾಣಾಂ ಚ ನಿಷೇವಣಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.211.31 in Bengali sript:
অবিদ্যাকর্মচেষ্টানাং কেচিদাহুঃ পুনর্ভবম্ ।
কারণং লোভমোহৌ তু দোষাণাং চ নিষেবণম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.211.31 in Gujarati sript:
અવિદ્યાકર્મચેષ્ટાનાં કેચિદાહુઃ પુનર્ભવમ્ ।
કારણં લોભમોહૌ તુ દોષાણાં ચ નિષેવણમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.211.31 in Malayalam sript:
അവിദ്യാകര്മചേഷ്ടാനാം കേചിദാഹുഃ പുനര്ഭവമ് ।
കാരണം ലോഭമോഹൌ തു ദോഷാണാം ച നിഷേവണമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.211.31 in Telugu sript:
అవిద్యాకర్మచేష్టానాం కేచిదాహుః పునర్భవమ్ ।
కారణం లోభమోహౌ తు దోషాణాం చ నిషేవణమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥