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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 12.283.20
महाकुलेषु ये जाता वृत्ताः पूर्वतराश्च ये ।
तेषामथासुरो भावो हृदयान्नापसर्पति ॥ २० ॥
mahākuleṣu ye jātā vṛttāḥ pūrvatarāśca ye |
teṣāmathāsuro bhāvo hṛdayānnāpasarpati || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...hands of one that is sinful, or of one that is of low birth and wicked conduct, O king, is inglorious and leads to hell. One whose period of life has run out cannot be rescued by anybody. Similarly, one whose...
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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 (12.283.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahakula, Yah, Yat, Jata, Vritta, Purvatara, Tad, Atha, Asura, Bhava, Hridaya, Apa, Sarpat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.283.20). 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: “mahākuleṣu ye jātā vṛttāḥ pūrvatarāśca ye ”
- mahākuleṣu -
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mahākula (noun, masculine)[locative plural]mahākula (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- jātā* -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- vṛttāḥ -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- pūrvatarāś -
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pūrvatara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pūrvatarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “teṣāmathāsuro bhāvo hṛdayānnāpasarpati ”
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asuro* -
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asura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sur (verb class 6)[imperfect active second single]
- bhāvo* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- hṛdayānn -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āpa -
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āpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]āpa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sarpati -
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sarpat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛp -> sarpat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]√sṛp -> sarpat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sṛp class 1 verb]√sṛp (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.283.20
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.283.20 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಕುಲೇಷು ಯೇ ಜಾತಾ ವೃತ್ತಾಃ ಪೂರ್ವತರಾಶ್ಚ ಯೇ ।
ತೇಷಾಮಥಾಸುರೋ ಭಾವೋ ಹೃದಯಾನ್ನಾಪಸರ್ಪತಿ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.283.20 in Bengali sript:
মহাকুলেষু যে জাতা বৃত্তাঃ পূর্বতরাশ্চ যে ।
তেষামথাসুরো ভাবো হৃদযান্নাপসর্পতি ॥ ২০ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.283.20 in Gujarati sript:
મહાકુલેષુ યે જાતા વૃત્તાઃ પૂર્વતરાશ્ચ યે ।
તેષામથાસુરો ભાવો હૃદયાન્નાપસર્પતિ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.283.20 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാകുലേഷു യേ ജാതാ വൃത്താഃ പൂര്വതരാശ്ച യേ ।
തേഷാമഥാസുരോ ഭാവോ ഹൃദയാന്നാപസര്പതി ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.283.20 in Telugu sript:
మహాకులేషు యే జాతా వృత్తాః పూర్వతరాశ్చ యే ।
తేషామథాసురో భావో హృదయాన్నాపసర్పతి ॥ ౨౦ ॥