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 12.276.47

येन खट्वां समारूढः कर्मणानुशयी भवेत् ।
आदितस्तन्न कर्तव्यमिच्छता भवमात्मनः ॥ ४७ ॥

yena khaṭvāṃ samārūḍhaḥ karmaṇānuśayī bhavet |
āditastanna kartavyamicchatā bhavamātmanaḥ || 47 ||

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

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

Yena, Yah, Yat, Khatva, Samarudha, Karman, Anushayi, Anushayin, Aditah, Adita, Tan, Kartavya, Icchata, Bhava, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.276.47). 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: “yena khaṭvāṃ samārūḍhaḥ karmaṇānuśayī bhavet
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • khaṭvām -
  • khaṭvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samārūḍhaḥ -
  • samārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anuśayī -
  • anuśayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    anuśayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “āditastanna kartavyamicchatā bhavamātmanaḥ
  • āditas -
  • āditaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ad]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kartavyam -
  • kartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • icchatā* -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavam -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.276.47

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 12.276.47 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇನ ಖಟ್ವಾಂ ಸಮಾರೂಢಃ ಕರ್ಮಣಾನುಶಯೀ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಆದಿತಸ್ತನ್ನ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಮಿಚ್ಛತಾ ಭವಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 12.276.47 in Bengali sript:
যেন খট্বাং সমারূঢঃ কর্মণানুশযী ভবেত্ ।
আদিতস্তন্ন কর্তব্যমিচ্ছতা ভবমাত্মনঃ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 12.276.47 in Gujarati sript:
યેન ખટ્વાં સમારૂઢઃ કર્મણાનુશયી ભવેત્ ।
આદિતસ્તન્ન કર્તવ્યમિચ્છતા ભવમાત્મનઃ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 12.276.47 in Malayalam sript:
യേന ഖട്വാം സമാരൂഢഃ കര്മണാനുശയീ ഭവേത് ।
ആദിതസ്തന്ന കര്തവ്യമിച്ഛതാ ഭവമാത്മനഃ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.276.47 in Telugu sript:
యేన ఖట్వాం సమారూఢః కర్మణానుశయీ భవేత్ ।
ఆదితస్తన్న కర్తవ్యమిచ్ఛతా భవమాత్మనః ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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