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 12.260.29

यज्ञार्थानि हि सृष्टानि यथा वै श्रूयते श्रुतिः ।
एवं पूर्वे पूर्वतराः प्रवृत्ताश्चैव मानवाः ॥ २९ ॥

yajñārthāni hi sṛṣṭāni yathā vai śrūyate śrutiḥ |
evaṃ pūrve pūrvatarāḥ pravṛttāścaiva mānavāḥ || 29 ||

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

...universal destruction and from Him all things again come forth. Men possessed of scriptural lore cannot obtain him by such lore. Nor can He be obtained by Penances, nor by Sacrifices. The only means by which...

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

Yajna, Artha, Srishta, Yatha, Shruti, Evam, Eva, Purva, Purvatara, Pravritta, Manava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.260.29). 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: “yajñārthāni hi sṛṣṭāni yathā vai śrūyate śrutiḥ
  • yajñā -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthāni -
  • artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sṛṣṭāni -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • śrūyate -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • śrutiḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “evaṃ pūrve pūrvatarāḥ pravṛttāścaiva mānavāḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrve -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūrvatarāḥ -
  • pūrvatara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūrvatarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pravṛttāś -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.260.29

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 12.260.29 in Kannada sript:
ಯಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥಾನಿ ಹಿ ಸೃಷ್ಟಾನಿ ಯಥಾ ವೈ ಶ್ರೂಯತೇ ಶ್ರುತಿಃ ।
ಏವಂ ಪೂರ್ವೇ ಪೂರ್ವತರಾಃ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಮಾನವಾಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 12.260.29 in Bengali sript:
যজ্ঞার্থানি হি সৃষ্টানি যথা বৈ শ্রূযতে শ্রুতিঃ ।
এবং পূর্বে পূর্বতরাঃ প্রবৃত্তাশ্চৈব মানবাঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 12.260.29 in Gujarati sript:
યજ્ઞાર્થાનિ હિ સૃષ્ટાનિ યથા વૈ શ્રૂયતે શ્રુતિઃ ।
એવં પૂર્વે પૂર્વતરાઃ પ્રવૃત્તાશ્ચૈવ માનવાઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 12.260.29 in Malayalam sript:
യജ്ഞാര്ഥാനി ഹി സൃഷ്ടാനി യഥാ വൈ ശ്രൂയതേ ശ്രുതിഃ ।
ഏവം പൂര്വേ പൂര്വതരാഃ പ്രവൃത്താശ്ചൈവ മാനവാഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.260.29 in Telugu sript:
యజ్ఞార్థాని హి సృష్టాని యథా వై శ్రూయతే శ్రుతిః ।
ఏవం పూర్వే పూర్వతరాః ప్రవృత్తాశ్చైవ మానవాః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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