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 12.220.113

वियोनिषु च बीजानि मोक्ष्यन्ते पुरुषा यदा ।
संकरं कांस्यभाण्डैश्च बलिं चापि कुपात्रकैः ॥ ११३ ॥

viyoniṣu ca bījāni mokṣyante puruṣā yadā |
saṃkaraṃ kāṃsyabhāṇḍaiśca baliṃ cāpi kupātrakaiḥ || 113 ||

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

...domestic mode of life should be content with his own wedded wife. He should be self-restrained. He should avoid malice and subdue his senses. He should never quarrel with his Ritwik, Purohita, and preceptor...

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

Viyoni, Bija, Purusha, Yada, Yad, Sankara, Kamsya, Bhanda, Bali, Capin, Capi, Kupatraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.220.113). 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: “viyoniṣu ca bījāni mokṣyante puruṣā yadā
  • viyoniṣu -
  • viyoni (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    viyoni (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    viyoni (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bījāni -
  • bīja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mokṣyante -
  • mokṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    mokṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third plural]
    muc (verb class 6)
    [future middle third plural]
  • puruṣā* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “saṃkaraṃ kāṃsyabhāṇḍaiśca baliṃ cāpi kupātrakaiḥ
  • saṅkaram -
  • saṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāṃsya -
  • kāṃsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kāṃs]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
    kāṃs -> kāṃsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kāṃs class 1 verb]
  • bhāṇḍaiś -
  • bhāṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kupātrakaiḥ -
  • kupātraka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.220.113

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 12.220.113 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಯೋನಿಷು ಚ ಬೀಜಾನಿ ಮೋಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಪುರುಷಾ ಯದಾ ।
ಸಂಕರಂ ಕಾಂಸ್ಯಭಾಣ್ಡೈಶ್ಚ ಬಲಿಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಕುಪಾತ್ರಕೈಃ ॥ ೧೧೩ ॥

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 12.220.113 in Bengali sript:
বিযোনিষু চ বীজানি মোক্ষ্যন্তে পুরুষা যদা ।
সংকরং কাংস্যভাণ্ডৈশ্চ বলিং চাপি কুপাত্রকৈঃ ॥ ১১৩ ॥

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 12.220.113 in Gujarati sript:
વિયોનિષુ ચ બીજાનિ મોક્ષ્યન્તે પુરુષા યદા ।
સંકરં કાંસ્યભાણ્ડૈશ્ચ બલિં ચાપિ કુપાત્રકૈઃ ॥ ૧૧૩ ॥

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 12.220.113 in Malayalam sript:
വിയോനിഷു ച ബീജാനി മോക്ഷ്യന്തേ പുരുഷാ യദാ ।
സംകരം കാംസ്യഭാണ്ഡൈശ്ച ബലിം ചാപി കുപാത്രകൈഃ ॥ ൧൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.220.113 in Telugu sript:
వియోనిషు చ బీజాని మోక్ష్యన్తే పురుషా యదా ।
సంకరం కాంస్యభాణ్డైశ్చ బలిం చాపి కుపాత్రకైః ॥ ౧౧౩ ॥

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