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 12.280.6

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अज्ञानाद्धि कृतं पापं तपसैवाभिनिर्णुदेत् ।
पापं हि कर्म फलति पापमेव स्वयं कृतम् ।
तस्मात्पापं न सेवेत कर्म दुःखफलोदयम् ॥ ६ ॥

ajñānāddhi kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tapasaivābhinirṇudet |
pāpaṃ hi karma phalati pāpameva svayaṃ kṛtam |
tasmātpāpaṃ na seveta karma duḥkhaphalodayam || 6 ||

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

...Under these circumstances, one’s attachments and aversions increase, and one ceases to regard one’s (transitory) possessions as eternal and indestructible. When a person becomes overwhelmed by attachment and...
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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 (12.280.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajnanat, Ajnana, Krit, Krita, Papam, Papa, Karman, Phalat, Eva, Svayam, Tasmat, Tad, Duhkha, Phalodaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.280.6). 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: “ajñānāddhi kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tapasaivābhinirṇudet ”
ajñānāddh -
ajñānāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (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 -> kṛta (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 (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
pāpam -
pāpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

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

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse tapasaivābhinirṇudet
Line 2: “pāpaṃ hi karma phalati pāpameva svayaṃ kṛtam ”
pāpam -
pāpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

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

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
phalati -
√phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]

√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]

√phal (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
pāpam -
pāpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

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

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (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 -> kṛta (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 (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
Line 3: “tasmātpāpaṃ na seveta karma duḥkhaphalodayam ”
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
pāpam -
pāpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

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

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
seveta -
√sev (verb class 1)

[optative middle third single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalodayam -
phalodaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.280.6

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 12.280.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅಜ್ಞಾನಾದ್ಧಿ ಕೃತಂ ಪಾಪಂ ತಪಸೈವಾಭಿನಿರ್ಣುದೇತ್ ।
ಪಾಪಂ ಹಿ ಕರ್ಮ ಫಲತಿ ಪಾಪಮೇವ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಪಾಪಂ ನ ಸೇವೇತ ಕರ್ಮ ದುಃಖಫಲೋದಯಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.280.6 in Bengali sript:
অজ্ঞানাদ্ধি কৃতং পাপং তপসৈবাভিনির্ণুদেত্ ।
পাপং হি কর্ম ফলতি পাপমেব স্বযং কৃতম্ ।
তস্মাত্পাপং ন সেবেত কর্ম দুঃখফলোদযম্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.280.6 in Gujarati sript:
અજ્ઞાનાદ્ધિ કૃતં પાપં તપસૈવાભિનિર્ણુદેત્ ।
પાપં હિ કર્મ ફલતિ પાપમેવ સ્વયં કૃતમ્ ।
તસ્માત્પાપં ન સેવેત કર્મ દુઃખફલોદયમ્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.280.6 in Malayalam sript:
അജ്ഞാനാദ്ധി കൃതം പാപം തപസൈവാഭിനിര്ണുദേത് ।
പാപം ഹി കര്മ ഫലതി പാപമേവ സ്വയം കൃതമ് ।
തസ്മാത്പാപം ന സേവേത കര്മ ദുഃഖഫലോദയമ് ॥ ൬ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.280.6 in Telugu sript:
అజ్ఞానాద్ధి కృతం పాపం తపసైవాభినిర్ణుదేత్ ।
పాపం హి కర్మ ఫలతి పాపమేవ స్వయం కృతమ్ ।
తస్మాత్పాపం న సేవేత కర్మ దుఃఖఫలోదయమ్ ॥ ౬ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021