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 12.280.21

एवं कर्माणि यानीह बुद्धियुक्तानि भूपते ।
नसमानीह हीनानि तानि पुण्यतमान्यपि ॥ २१ ॥

evaṃ karmāṇi yānīha buddhiyuktāni bhūpate |
nasamānīha hīnāni tāni puṇyatamānyapi || 21 ||

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

...mortals, they that are kings, and those others that are householders born in high families, have all become what they are only in consequence of their penances.{GL_NOTE:175689:} The silken robes they wear, 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 (12.280.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Karman, Yani, Yat, Iha, Buddhiyukta, Bhupata, Bhupati, Nasa, Hina, Tad, Tani, Punyatama, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.280.21). 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: “evaṃ karmāṇi yānīha buddhiyuktāni bhūpate
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yānī -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • buddhiyuktāni -
  • buddhiyukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūpate -
  • bhūpatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nasamānīha hīnāni tāni puṇyatamānyapi
  • nasam -
  • nasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānī -
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hīnāni -
  • hīna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • puṇyatamānya -
  • puṇyatama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.280.21

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 12.280.21 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಯಾನೀಹ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯುಕ್ತಾನಿ ಭೂಪತೇ ।
ನಸಮಾನೀಹ ಹೀನಾನಿ ತಾನಿ ಪುಣ್ಯತಮಾನ್ಯಪಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 12.280.21 in Bengali sript:
এবং কর্মাণি যানীহ বুদ্ধিযুক্তানি ভূপতে ।
নসমানীহ হীনানি তানি পুণ্যতমান্যপি ॥ ২১ ॥

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 12.280.21 in Gujarati sript:
એવં કર્માણિ યાનીહ બુદ્ધિયુક્તાનિ ભૂપતે ।
નસમાનીહ હીનાનિ તાનિ પુણ્યતમાન્યપિ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 12.280.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം കര്മാണി യാനീഹ ബുദ്ധിയുക്താനി ഭൂപതേ ।
നസമാനീഹ ഹീനാനി താനി പുണ്യതമാന്യപി ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.280.21 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం కర్మాణి యానీహ బుద్ధియుక్తాని భూపతే ।
నసమానీహ హీనాని తాని పుణ్యతమాన్యపి ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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