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 12.220.96

पुराणः शाश्वतो धर्मः सर्वप्राणभृतां समः ।
कालो न परिहार्यश्च न चास्यास्ति व्यतिक्रमः ॥ ९६ ॥

purāṇaḥ śāśvato dharmaḥ sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṃ samaḥ |
kālo na parihāryaśca na cāsyāsti vyatikramaḥ || 96 ||

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

...taken spouses according to the ways indicated in the ordinance and having established afire (of his own). As regards the domestic mode of life, four kinds of conduct have been laid down by the learned. The first...

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

Purana, Puranas, Shashvata, Dharma, Sarvaprana, Bhrit, Bhrita, Sama, Kala, Pariharya, Asya, Asti, Vyatikrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.220.96). 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: “purāṇaḥ śāśvato dharmaḥ sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṃ samaḥ
  • purāṇaḥ -
  • purāṇas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāśvato* -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvaprāṇa -
  • sarvaprāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛtām -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kālo na parihāryaśca na cāsyāsti vyatikramaḥ
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parihāryaś -
  • parihārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsyā -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √as]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ās]
    as -> āsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    āsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √as]
    as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √as]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vyatikramaḥ -
  • vyatikrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.220.96

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 12.220.96 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾಣಃ ಶಾಶ್ವತೋ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಾಣಭೃತಾಂ ಸಮಃ ।
ಕಾಲೋ ನ ಪರಿಹಾರ್ಯಶ್ಚ ನ ಚಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ತಿ ವ್ಯತಿಕ್ರಮಃ ॥ ೯೬ ॥

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 12.220.96 in Bengali sript:
পুরাণঃ শাশ্বতো ধর্মঃ সর্বপ্রাণভৃতাং সমঃ ।
কালো ন পরিহার্যশ্চ ন চাস্যাস্তি ব্যতিক্রমঃ ॥ ৯৬ ॥

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 12.220.96 in Gujarati sript:
પુરાણઃ શાશ્વતો ધર્મઃ સર્વપ્રાણભૃતાં સમઃ ।
કાલો ન પરિહાર્યશ્ચ ન ચાસ્યાસ્તિ વ્યતિક્રમઃ ॥ ૯૬ ॥

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 12.220.96 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാണഃ ശാശ്വതോ ധര്മഃ സര്വപ്രാണഭൃതാം സമഃ ।
കാലോ ന പരിഹാര്യശ്ച ന ചാസ്യാസ്തി വ്യതിക്രമഃ ॥ ൯൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.220.96 in Telugu sript:
పురాణః శాశ్వతో ధర్మః సర్వప్రాణభృతాం సమః ।
కాలో న పరిహార్యశ్చ న చాస్యాస్తి వ్యతిక్రమః ॥ ౯౬ ॥

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