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 12.285.35

जनक उवाच ।
कानि कर्माणि धर्म्याणि लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विजसत्तम ।
न हिंसन्तीह भूतानि क्रियमाणानि सर्वदा ॥ ३५ ॥

janaka uvāca |
kāni karmāṇi dharmyāṇi loke'smindvijasattama |
na hiṃsantīha bhūtāni kriyamāṇāni sarvadā || 35 ||

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

...175730:} Through acts good and bad performed by himself in his past lives, man obtains gold and animals and spouses, and children, and honour of birth, and possessions of value, and his entire affluence.'...

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

Janaka, Kim, Karman, Dharmya, Loka, Idam, Dvijasattama, Himsat, Himsanti, Iha, Bhuta, Bhutani, Kriyamana, Sarvada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.285.35). 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: “janaka uvāca
  • janaka* -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kāni karmāṇi dharmyāṇi loke'smindvijasattama
  • kāni -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmyāṇi -
  • dharmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • loke' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “na hiṃsantīha bhūtāni kriyamāṇāni sarvadā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hiṃsantī -
  • hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb]
    hiṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hiṃs (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
    hiṃs (verb class 7)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kriyamāṇāni -
  • kriyamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • sarvadā -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.285.35

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 12.285.35 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಕ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಾನಿ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಧರ್ಮ್ಯಾಣಿ ಲೋಕೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ನ ಹಿಂಸನ್ತೀಹ ಭೂತಾನಿ ಕ್ರಿಯಮಾಣಾನಿ ಸರ್ವದಾ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 12.285.35 in Bengali sript:
জনক উবাচ ।
কানি কর্মাণি ধর্ম্যাণি লোকেঽস্মিন্দ্বিজসত্তম ।
ন হিংসন্তীহ ভূতানি ক্রিযমাণানি সর্বদা ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 12.285.35 in Gujarati sript:
જનક ઉવાચ ।
કાનિ કર્માણિ ધર્મ્યાણિ લોકેઽસ્મિન્દ્વિજસત્તમ ।
ન હિંસન્તીહ ભૂતાનિ ક્રિયમાણાનિ સર્વદા ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 12.285.35 in Malayalam sript:
ജനക ഉവാച ।
കാനി കര്മാണി ധര്മ്യാണി ലോകേഽസ്മിന്ദ്വിജസത്തമ ।
ന ഹിംസന്തീഹ ഭൂതാനി ക്രിയമാണാനി സര്വദാ ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.285.35 in Telugu sript:
జనక ఉవాచ ।
కాని కర్మాణి ధర్మ్యాణి లోకేఽస్మిన్ద్విజసత్తమ ।
న హింసన్తీహ భూతాని క్రియమాణాని సర్వదా ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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