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 12.261.43

भवन्तोऽपि च हृष्यन्ति शोचन्ति च यथा वयम् ।
इन्द्रियार्थाश्च भवतां समानाः सर्वजन्तुषु ॥ ४३ ॥

bhavanto'pi ca hṛṣyanti śocanti ca yathā vayam |
indriyārthāśca bhavatāṃ samānāḥ sarvajantuṣu || 43 ||

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

...Kalpas in auspiciousness and after that in four other regions (called Mahar, Jana, Tapas, and Satya). Even that is the highest end of one belonging to the sixth colour, and who is Unsuccessful though crowned...

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

Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant, Api, Hrishyat, Hrishyanti, Shocat, Shocanti, Yatha, Vaya, Asmad, Indriyartha, Samana, Sarvajantu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.261.43). 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: “bhavanto'pi ca hṛṣyanti śocanti ca yathā vayam
  • bhavanto' -
  • bhavanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛṣyanti -
  • hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • śocanti -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • Line 2: “indriyārthāśca bhavatāṃ samānāḥ sarvajantuṣu
  • indriyārthāś -
  • indriyārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    indriyārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavatām -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • samānāḥ -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarvajantuṣu -
  • sarvajantu (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvajantu (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvajantu (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.261.43

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 12.261.43 in Kannada sript:
ಭವನ್ತೋಽಪಿ ಚ ಹೃಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಶೋಚನ್ತಿ ಚ ಯಥಾ ವಯಮ್ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾರ್ಥಾಶ್ಚ ಭವತಾಂ ಸಮಾನಾಃ ಸರ್ವಜನ್ತುಷು ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 12.261.43 in Bengali sript:
ভবন্তোঽপি চ হৃষ্যন্তি শোচন্তি চ যথা বযম্ ।
ইন্দ্রিযার্থাশ্চ ভবতাং সমানাঃ সর্বজন্তুষু ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 12.261.43 in Gujarati sript:
ભવન્તોઽપિ ચ હૃષ્યન્તિ શોચન્તિ ચ યથા વયમ્ ।
ઇન્દ્રિયાર્થાશ્ચ ભવતાં સમાનાઃ સર્વજન્તુષુ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 12.261.43 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവന്തോഽപി ച ഹൃഷ്യന്തി ശോചന്തി ച യഥാ വയമ് ।
ഇന്ദ്രിയാര്ഥാശ്ച ഭവതാം സമാനാഃ സര്വജന്തുഷു ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.261.43 in Telugu sript:
భవన్తోఽపి చ హృష్యన్తి శోచన్తి చ యథా వయమ్ ।
ఇన్ద్రియార్థాశ్చ భవతాం సమానాః సర్వజన్తుషు ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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