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 12.273.62

ये तु शक्रकथां दिव्यामिमां पर्वसु पर्वसु ।
विप्रमध्ये पठिष्यन्ति न ते प्राप्स्यन्ति किल्बिषम् ॥ ६२ ॥

ye tu śakrakathāṃ divyāmimāṃ parvasu parvasu |
vipramadhye paṭhiṣyanti na te prāpsyanti kilbiṣam || 62 ||

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

...scriptures have laid down for them, thus travelling in diverse courses, and seeing that ourselves also are equally content with our own scriptures, we fail to understand what is truly beneficial. If the scriptures...

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

Yah, Yat, Shakrakatha, Divi, Divya, Iyam, Idam, Parvan, Vipra, Adhi, Pathishyat, Pathishyanti, Tad, Yushmad, Pra, Kilbisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.273.62). 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: “ye tu śakrakathāṃ divyāmimāṃ parvasu parvasu
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śakrakathām -
  • śakrakathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • divyām -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • parvasu -
  • parvan (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • parvasu -
  • parvan (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “vipramadhye paṭhiṣyanti na te prāpsyanti kilbiṣam
  • vipram -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • paṭhiṣyanti -
  • paṭh -> paṭhiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh -> paṭhiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √paṭh class 1 verb]
    paṭh (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsyanti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [future active third plural]
  • kilbiṣam -
  • kilbiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.273.62

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 12.273.62 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ತು ಶಕ್ರಕಥಾಂ ದಿವ್ಯಾಮಿಮಾಂ ಪರ್ವಸು ಪರ್ವಸು ।
ವಿಪ್ರಮಧ್ಯೇ ಪಠಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ನ ತೇ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಕಿಲ್ಬಿಷಮ್ ॥ ೬೨ ॥

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 12.273.62 in Bengali sript:
যে তু শক্রকথাং দিব্যামিমাং পর্বসু পর্বসু ।
বিপ্রমধ্যে পঠিষ্যন্তি ন তে প্রাপ্স্যন্তি কিল্বিষম্ ॥ ৬২ ॥

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 12.273.62 in Gujarati sript:
યે તુ શક્રકથાં દિવ્યામિમાં પર્વસુ પર્વસુ ।
વિપ્રમધ્યે પઠિષ્યન્તિ ન તે પ્રાપ્સ્યન્તિ કિલ્બિષમ્ ॥ ૬૨ ॥

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 12.273.62 in Malayalam sript:
യേ തു ശക്രകഥാം ദിവ്യാമിമാം പര്വസു പര്വസു ।
വിപ്രമധ്യേ പഠിഷ്യന്തി ന തേ പ്രാപ്സ്യന്തി കില്ബിഷമ് ॥ ൬൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.273.62 in Telugu sript:
యే తు శక్రకథాం దివ్యామిమాం పర్వసు పర్వసు ।
విప్రమధ్యే పఠిష్యన్తి న తే ప్రాప్స్యన్తి కిల్బిషమ్ ॥ ౬౨ ॥

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