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 12.255.14

स स्म पापकृतां लोकान्गच्छेदशुभकर्मणा ।
प्रमाणमप्रमाणेन यः कुर्यादशुभं नरः ।
पापात्मा सोऽकृतप्रज्ञः सदैवेह द्विजोत्तम ॥ १४ ॥

sa sma pāpakṛtāṃ lokāngacchedaśubhakarmaṇā |
pramāṇamapramāṇena yaḥ kuryādaśubhaṃ naraḥ |
pāpātmā so'kṛtaprajñaḥ sadaiveha dvijottama || 14 ||

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

Sma, Papakrit, Papakrita, Loka, Ashubhakarman, Pramana, Apramana, Yah, Kuryada, Shubha, Shubh, Nara, Nri, Papatman, Sah, Akrita, Prajna, Sadaiva, Iha, Dvijottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.255.14). 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: “sa sma pāpakṛtāṃ lokāngacchedaśubhakarmaṇā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pāpakṛtām -
  • pāpakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāpakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pāpakṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gacched -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • aśubhakarmaṇā -
  • aśubhakarman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aśubhakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “pramāṇamapramāṇena yaḥ kuryādaśubhaṃ naraḥ
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apramāṇena -
  • apramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuryāda -
  • kuryāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuryāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “pāpātmā so'kṛtaprajñaḥ sadaiveha dvijottama
  • pāpātmā -
  • pāpātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṛta -
  • akṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
  • prajñaḥ -
  • prajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadaive -
  • sadaiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sadaiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvijottama -
  • dvijottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.255.14

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 12.255.14 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಸ್ಮ ಪಾಪಕೃತಾಂ ಲೋಕಾನ್ಗಚ್ಛೇದಶುಭಕರ್ಮಣಾ ।
ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮಪ್ರಮಾಣೇನ ಯಃ ಕುರ್ಯಾದಶುಭಂ ನರಃ ।
ಪಾಪಾತ್ಮಾ ಸೋಽಕೃತಪ್ರಜ್ಞಃ ಸದೈವೇಹ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 12.255.14 in Bengali sript:
স স্ম পাপকৃতাং লোকান্গচ্ছেদশুভকর্মণা ।
প্রমাণমপ্রমাণেন যঃ কুর্যাদশুভং নরঃ ।
পাপাত্মা সোঽকৃতপ্রজ্ঞঃ সদৈবেহ দ্বিজোত্তম ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 12.255.14 in Gujarati sript:
સ સ્મ પાપકૃતાં લોકાન્ગચ્છેદશુભકર્મણા ।
પ્રમાણમપ્રમાણેન યઃ કુર્યાદશુભં નરઃ ।
પાપાત્મા સોઽકૃતપ્રજ્ઞઃ સદૈવેહ દ્વિજોત્તમ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 12.255.14 in Malayalam sript:
സ സ്മ പാപകൃതാം ലോകാന്ഗച്ഛേദശുഭകര്മണാ ।
പ്രമാണമപ്രമാണേന യഃ കുര്യാദശുഭം നരഃ ।
പാപാത്മാ സോഽകൃതപ്രജ്ഞഃ സദൈവേഹ ദ്വിജോത്തമ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.255.14 in Telugu sript:
స స్మ పాపకృతాం లోకాన్గచ్ఛేదశుభకర్మణా ।
ప్రమాణమప్రమాణేన యః కుర్యాదశుభం నరః ।
పాపాత్మా సోఽకృతప్రజ్ఞః సదైవేహ ద్విజోత్తమ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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