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 12.285.4

सुक्षेत्राच्च सुबीजाच्च पुण्यो भवति संभवः ।
अतोऽन्यतरतो हीनादवरो नाम जायते ॥ ४ ॥

sukṣetrācca subījācca puṇyo bhavati saṃbhavaḥ |
ato'nyatarato hīnādavaro nāma jāyate || 4 ||

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

...his ruin) by his heart which runs after all worldly objects, like a fish (dragged to its ruin) by the bait of meat. Like unto the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all mortal creatures exist...

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

Sukshetra, Subija, Punya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sambhava, Sambhu, Atah, Anyataratah, Hina, Avara, Naman, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.285.4). 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: “sukṣetrācca subījācca puṇyo bhavati saṃbhavaḥ
  • sukṣetrāc -
  • sukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • subījāc -
  • subīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    subīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṇyo* -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sambhavaḥ -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ato'nyatarato hīnādavaro nāma jāyate
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anyatarato* -
  • anyatarataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hīnād -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • avaro* -
  • avara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.285.4

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 12.285.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಾಚ್ಚ ಸುಬೀಜಾಚ್ಚ ಪುಣ್ಯೋ ಭವತಿ ಸಂಭವಃ ।
ಅತೋಽನ್ಯತರತೋ ಹೀನಾದವರೋ ನಾಮ ಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 12.285.4 in Bengali sript:
সুক্ষেত্রাচ্চ সুবীজাচ্চ পুণ্যো ভবতি সংভবঃ ।
অতোঽন্যতরতো হীনাদবরো নাম জাযতে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 12.285.4 in Gujarati sript:
સુક્ષેત્રાચ્ચ સુબીજાચ્ચ પુણ્યો ભવતિ સંભવઃ ।
અતોઽન્યતરતો હીનાદવરો નામ જાયતે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 12.285.4 in Malayalam sript:
സുക്ഷേത്രാച്ച സുബീജാച്ച പുണ്യോ ഭവതി സംഭവഃ ।
അതോഽന്യതരതോ ഹീനാദവരോ നാമ ജായതേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.285.4 in Telugu sript:
సుక్షేత్రాచ్చ సుబీజాచ్చ పుణ్యో భవతి సంభవః ।
అతోఽన్యతరతో హీనాదవరో నామ జాయతే ॥ ౪ ॥

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