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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 12.258.18
तस्मात्पितुर्वचः कार्यं न विचार्यं कथंचन ।
पातकान्यपि पूयन्ते पितुर्वचनकारिणः ॥ १८ ॥
tasmātpiturvacaḥ kāryaṃ na vicāryaṃ kathaṃcana |
pātakānyapi pūyante piturvacanakāriṇaḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...erroneously supposing relationships (where relationship in reality there is none) indulge in grief at sight of such changes of abode. This Jiva is no one’s relation; there is none again that may be said to...
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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 (12.258.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tasmat, Tad, Pitri, Pitu, Vaca, Vacas, Karya, Vicarya, Vicari, Katham, Katha, Cana, Pataka, Api, Vacanakarin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “tasmātpiturvacaḥ kāryaṃ na vicāryaṃ kathaṃcana ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vacaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicāryam -
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vicārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vicārī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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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: “pātakānyapi pūyante piturvacanakāriṇaḥ ”
- pātakānya -
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pātaka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pūyante -
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√pū (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√pū (verb class 9)[present passive third plural]√pūy (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vacanakāriṇaḥ -
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vacanakārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vacanakārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.258.18
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 12.258.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಪಿತುರ್ವಚಃ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ನ ವಿಚಾರ್ಯಂ ಕಥಂಚನ ।
ಪಾತಕಾನ್ಯಪಿ ಪೂಯನ್ತೇ ಪಿತುರ್ವಚನಕಾರಿಣಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 12.258.18 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাত্পিতুর্বচঃ কার্যং ন বিচার্যং কথংচন ।
পাতকান্যপি পূযন্তে পিতুর্বচনকারিণঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 12.258.18 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માત્પિતુર્વચઃ કાર્યં ન વિચાર્યં કથંચન ।
પાતકાન્યપિ પૂયન્તે પિતુર્વચનકારિણઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.258.18 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാത്പിതുര്വചഃ കാര്യം ന വിചാര്യം കഥംചന ।
പാതകാന്യപി പൂയന്തേ പിതുര്വചനകാരിണഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.258.18 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాత్పితుర్వచః కార్యం న విచార్యం కథంచన ।
పాతకాన్యపి పూయన్తే పితుర్వచనకారిణః ॥ ౧౮ ॥