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 12.276.46

कर्मणा यत्र पापेन वर्तन्ते जीवितेस्पवः ।
व्यवधावेत्ततस्तूर्णं ससर्पाच्छरणादिव ॥ ४६ ॥

karmaṇā yatra pāpena vartante jīvitespavaḥ |
vyavadhāvettatastūrṇaṃ sasarpāccharaṇādiva || 46 ||

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

...beneficial for all creatures both in this world and the next! Do you tell me what should be known by all this connection.' Thus questioned, Parasara, possessed of great ascetic merit and conversant with the...

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

Karman, Yatra, Papa, Vyavadha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Turnam, Turna, Sasarpa, Sharana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.276.46). 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: “karmaṇā yatra pāpena vartante jīvitespavaḥ
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpena -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vartante -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Cannot analyse jīvitespavaḥ
  • Line 2: “vyavadhāvettatastūrṇaṃ sasarpāccharaṇādiva
  • vyavadhā -
  • vyavadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avet -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • sasarpācch -
  • sasarpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sasarpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śaraṇād -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.276.46

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 12.276.46 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ಯತ್ರ ಪಾಪೇನ ವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ಜೀವಿತೇಸ್ಪವಃ ।
ವ್ಯವಧಾವೇತ್ತತಸ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಸಸರ್ಪಾಚ್ಛರಣಾದಿವ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 12.276.46 in Bengali sript:
কর্মণা যত্র পাপেন বর্তন্তে জীবিতেস্পবঃ ।
ব্যবধাবেত্ততস্তূর্ণং সসর্পাচ্ছরণাদিব ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 12.276.46 in Gujarati sript:
કર્મણા યત્ર પાપેન વર્તન્તે જીવિતેસ્પવઃ ।
વ્યવધાવેત્તતસ્તૂર્ણં સસર્પાચ્છરણાદિવ ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 12.276.46 in Malayalam sript:
കര്മണാ യത്ര പാപേന വര്തന്തേ ജീവിതേസ്പവഃ ।
വ്യവധാവേത്തതസ്തൂര്ണം സസര്പാച്ഛരണാദിവ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.276.46 in Telugu sript:
కర్మణా యత్ర పాపేన వర్తన్తే జీవితేస్పవః ।
వ్యవధావేత్తతస్తూర్ణం ససర్పాచ్ఛరణాదివ ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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