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 12.223.12

समत्वाद्धि प्रियो नास्ति नाप्रियश्च कथंचन ।
मनोनुकूलवादी च तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥ १२ ॥

samatvāddhi priyo nāsti nāpriyaśca kathaṃcana |
manonukūlavādī ca tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ || 12 ||

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

...and immobile objects has for its component parts these five entities. Everything, in respect of its creation and destruction, is referable to this fivefold entity. These five entities occur in all existent things...

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

Samatva, Pri, Priya, Nasti, Nabh, Katham, Katha, Cana, Manonukula, Vadi, Vadin, Tasmat, Tad, Sarvatra, Pujita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.223.12). 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: “samatvāddhi priyo nāsti nāpriyaśca kathaṃcana
  • samatvāddh -
  • samatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • priyo* -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • riyaś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “manonukūlavādī ca tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ
  • manonukūla -
  • manonukūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manonukūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādī -
  • vādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pūjitaḥ -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.223.12

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 12.223.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮತ್ವಾದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಿಯೋ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ನಾಪ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚ ಕಥಂಚನ ।
ಮನೋನುಕೂಲವಾದೀ ಚ ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಪೂಜಿತಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.223.12 in Bengali sript:
সমত্বাদ্ধি প্রিযো নাস্তি নাপ্রিযশ্চ কথংচন ।
মনোনুকূলবাদী চ তস্মাত্সর্বত্র পূজিতঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.223.12 in Gujarati sript:
સમત્વાદ્ધિ પ્રિયો નાસ્તિ નાપ્રિયશ્ચ કથંચન ।
મનોનુકૂલવાદી ચ તસ્માત્સર્વત્ર પૂજિતઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.223.12 in Malayalam sript:
സമത്വാദ്ധി പ്രിയോ നാസ്തി നാപ്രിയശ്ച കഥംചന ।
മനോനുകൂലവാദീ ച തസ്മാത്സര്വത്ര പൂജിതഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.223.12 in Telugu sript:
సమత్వాద్ధి ప్రియో నాస్తి నాప్రియశ్చ కథంచన ।
మనోనుకూలవాదీ చ తస్మాత్సర్వత్ర పూజితః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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