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 12.270.12

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अयत्नसाध्यं मुनयो वदन्ति ये चापि मुक्तास्त उपासितव्याः ।
त्वया च लोकेन च सामरेण तस्मान्न शाम्यन्ति महर्षिसंघाः ॥ १२ ॥

ayatnasādhyaṃ munayo vadanti ye cāpi muktāsta upāsitavyāḥ |
tvayā ca lokena ca sāmareṇa tasmānna śāmyanti maharṣisaṃghāḥ || 12 ||

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

...disunited as effects, and that art the form of shadow and of light. Salutations to you that art amiable, and that art frightful, and that art exceedingly so. Salutations to you that art auspicious, that art...
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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 (12.270.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayatna, Sadhya, Muni, Munaya, Vadat, Vadanti, Yah, Yat, Capin, Capi, Mukta, Tas, Upasitavya, Tva, Yushmad, Loka, Samara, Tasmat, Tad, Shamyat, Shamyanti, Maharshisangha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.270.12). 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: “ayatnasādhyaṃ munayo vadanti ye cāpi muktāsta upāsitavyāḥ ”
ayatna -
ayatna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādhyam -
sādhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sādhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
munayo* -
muni (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

munaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vadanti -
√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
muktās -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

muktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
ta* -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
upāsitavyāḥ -
upāsitavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upāsitavyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tvayā ca lokena ca sāmareṇa tasmānna śāmyanti maharṣisaṃghāḥ ”
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lokena -
loka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sāmareṇa -
sāmara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sāmara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tasmān -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāmyanti -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
maharṣisaṅghāḥ -
maharṣisaṅgha (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 12.270.12

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;

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Preview of verse 12.270.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಯತ್ನಸಾಧ್ಯಂ ಮುನಯೋ ವದನ್ತಿ ಯೇ ಚಾಪಿ ಮುಕ್ತಾಸ್ತ ಉಪಾಸಿತವ್ಯಾಃ ।
ತ್ವಯಾ ಚ ಲೋಕೇನ ಚ ಸಾಮರೇಣ ತಸ್ಮಾನ್ನ ಶಾಮ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಸಂಘಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 12.270.12 in Bengali sript:
অযত্নসাধ্যং মুনযো বদন্তি যে চাপি মুক্তাস্ত উপাসিতব্যাঃ ।
ত্বযা চ লোকেন চ সামরেণ তস্মান্ন শাম্যন্তি মহর্ষিসংঘাঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.270.12 in Gujarati sript:
અયત્નસાધ્યં મુનયો વદન્તિ યે ચાપિ મુક્તાસ્ત ઉપાસિતવ્યાઃ ।
ત્વયા ચ લોકેન ચ સામરેણ તસ્માન્ન શામ્યન્તિ મહર્ષિસંઘાઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.270.12 in Malayalam sript:
അയത്നസാധ്യം മുനയോ വദന്തി യേ ചാപി മുക്താസ്ത ഉപാസിതവ്യാഃ ।
ത്വയാ ച ലോകേന ച സാമരേണ തസ്മാന്ന ശാമ്യന്തി മഹര്ഷിസംഘാഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.270.12 in Telugu sript:
అయత్నసాధ్యం మునయో వదన్తి యే చాపి ముక్తాస్త ఉపాసితవ్యాః ।
త్వయా చ లోకేన చ సామరేణ తస్మాన్న శామ్యన్తి మహర్షిసంఘాః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021