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 12.276.5

यैः कैश्चित्संमतो लोके गुणैस्तु पुरुषो नृषु ।
भवत्यनपगान्सर्वांस्तान्गुणांल्लक्षयाम्यहम् ॥ ५ ॥

yaiḥ kaiścitsaṃmato loke guṇaistu puruṣo nṛṣu |
bhavatyanapagānsarvāṃstānguṇāṃllakṣayāmyaham || 5 ||

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

...That man who knows that thousands of kings possessed of even great offence and power have departed from this earth, succeeds in becoming emancipated. That man who knows that in this world the acquisition of...

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

Yah, Yat, Kah, Kim, Cit, Mata, Loka, Guna, Purusha, Nri, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Anapaga, Sarva, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.276.5). 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: “yaiḥ kaiścitsaṃmato loke guṇaistu puruṣo nṛṣu
  • yaiḥ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kaiś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • guṇais -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛṣu -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhavatyanapagānsarvāṃstānguṇāṃllakṣayāmyaham
  • bhavatya -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • anapagān -
  • anapaga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvāṃs -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • guṇāṃl -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • lakṣayāmya -
  • lakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.276.5

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 12.276.5 in Kannada sript:
ಯೈಃ ಕೈಶ್ಚಿತ್ಸಂಮತೋ ಲೋಕೇ ಗುಣೈಸ್ತು ಪುರುಷೋ ನೃಷು ।
ಭವತ್ಯನಪಗಾನ್ಸರ್ವಾಂಸ್ತಾನ್ಗುಣಾಂಲ್ಲಕ್ಷಯಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.276.5 in Bengali sript:
যৈঃ কৈশ্চিত্সংমতো লোকে গুণৈস্তু পুরুষো নৃষু ।
ভবত্যনপগান্সর্বাংস্তান্গুণাংল্লক্ষযাম্যহম্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.276.5 in Gujarati sript:
યૈઃ કૈશ્ચિત્સંમતો લોકે ગુણૈસ્તુ પુરુષો નૃષુ ।
ભવત્યનપગાન્સર્વાંસ્તાન્ગુણાંલ્લક્ષયામ્યહમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.276.5 in Malayalam sript:
യൈഃ കൈശ്ചിത്സംമതോ ലോകേ ഗുണൈസ്തു പുരുഷോ നൃഷു ।
ഭവത്യനപഗാന്സര്വാംസ്താന്ഗുണാംല്ലക്ഷയാമ്യഹമ് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.276.5 in Telugu sript:
యైః కైశ్చిత్సంమతో లోకే గుణైస్తు పురుషో నృషు ।
భవత్యనపగాన్సర్వాంస్తాన్గుణాంల్లక్షయామ్యహమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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