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 12.286.7

पापात्पापसमाचारान्निहीनाच्च नराधिप ।
पाप एव वधः प्रोक्तो नरकायेति निश्चयः ॥ ७ ॥

pāpātpāpasamācārānnihīnācca narādhipa |
pāpa eva vadhaḥ prokto narakāyeti niścayaḥ || 7 ||

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

...person aimed. Hence he that is possessed of learning should never aim them at others. If a person deeply pierces a man of wisdom with wordy shafts, the wise mart should then adopt peace (without giving way to...

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

Papa, Papasamacara, Ina, Naradhipa, Eva, Vadha, Prokta, Naraka, Iti, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.286.7). 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: “pāpātpāpasamācārānnihīnācca narādhipa
  • pāpāt -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pāpasamācārānn -
  • pāpasamācāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ihī -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ināc -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narādhipa -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pāpa eva vadhaḥ prokto narakāyeti niścayaḥ
  • pāpa* -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadhaḥ -
  • vadhar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prokto* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narakāye -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niścayaḥ -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.286.7

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 12.286.7 in Kannada sript:
ಪಾಪಾತ್ಪಾಪಸಮಾಚಾರಾನ್ನಿಹೀನಾಚ್ಚ ನರಾಧಿಪ ।
ಪಾಪ ಏವ ವಧಃ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತೋ ನರಕಾಯೇತಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 12.286.7 in Bengali sript:
পাপাত্পাপসমাচারান্নিহীনাচ্চ নরাধিপ ।
পাপ এব বধঃ প্রোক্তো নরকাযেতি নিশ্চযঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 12.286.7 in Gujarati sript:
પાપાત્પાપસમાચારાન્નિહીનાચ્ચ નરાધિપ ।
પાપ એવ વધઃ પ્રોક્તો નરકાયેતિ નિશ્ચયઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 12.286.7 in Malayalam sript:
പാപാത്പാപസമാചാരാന്നിഹീനാച്ച നരാധിപ ।
പാപ ഏവ വധഃ പ്രോക്തോ നരകായേതി നിശ്ചയഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.286.7 in Telugu sript:
పాపాత్పాపసమాచారాన్నిహీనాచ్చ నరాధిప ।
పాప ఏవ వధః ప్రోక్తో నరకాయేతి నిశ్చయః ॥ ౭ ॥

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