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 12.283.6

संसिद्धः पुरुषो लोके यदाचरति पापकम् ।
मदेनाभिप्लुतमनास्तच्च नग्राह्यमुच्यते ॥ ६ ॥

saṃsiddhaḥ puruṣo loke yadācarati pāpakam |
madenābhiplutamanāstacca nagrāhyamucyate || 6 ||

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

...however, a person of superior birth perpetrates censurable acts, such acts stain him. Hence, of the two, viz., acts and birth, acts stain man (more than birth).{GL_NOTE:175700:} "Janaka said, 'What are those...

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

Samsiddha, Purusha, Loka, Yada, Yad, Acarat, Papaka, Mada, Abhipluta, Ana, Tat, Tad, Nak, Rahya, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.283.6). 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: “saṃsiddhaḥ puruṣo loke yadācarati pāpakam
  • saṃsiddhaḥ -
  • saṃsiddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • acarati -
  • acarat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    acarat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pāpakam -
  • pāpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “madenābhiplutamanāstacca nagrāhyamucyate
  • madenā -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhiplutam -
  • abhipluta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhipluta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhiplutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anās -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nag -
  • nak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rāhyam -
  • rah -> rāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb]
    rah -> rāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.283.6

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 12.283.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಸಿದ್ಧಃ ಪುರುಷೋ ಲೋಕೇ ಯದಾಚರತಿ ಪಾಪಕಮ್ ।
ಮದೇನಾಭಿಪ್ಲುತಮನಾಸ್ತಚ್ಚ ನಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.283.6 in Bengali sript:
সংসিদ্ধঃ পুরুষো লোকে যদাচরতি পাপকম্ ।
মদেনাভিপ্লুতমনাস্তচ্চ নগ্রাহ্যমুচ্যতে ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.283.6 in Gujarati sript:
સંસિદ્ધઃ પુરુષો લોકે યદાચરતિ પાપકમ્ ।
મદેનાભિપ્લુતમનાસ્તચ્ચ નગ્રાહ્યમુચ્યતે ॥ ૬ ॥

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 12.283.6 in Malayalam sript:
സംസിദ്ധഃ പുരുഷോ ലോകേ യദാചരതി പാപകമ് ।
മദേനാഭിപ്ലുതമനാസ്തച്ച നഗ്രാഹ്യമുച്യതേ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.283.6 in Telugu sript:
సంసిద్ధః పురుషో లోకే యదాచరతి పాపకమ్ ।
మదేనాభిప్లుతమనాస్తచ్చ నగ్రాహ్యముచ్యతే ॥ ౬ ॥

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