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 12.286.10

गृहस्थानां तु सर्वेषां विनाशमभिकाङ्क्षताम् ।
निधनं शोभनं तात पुलिनेषु क्रियावताम् ॥ १० ॥

gṛhasthānāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ vināśamabhikāṅkṣatām |
nidhanaṃ śobhanaṃ tāta pulineṣu kriyāvatām || 10 ||

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

...assailed, I always forgive the assault. The righteous are of opinion that forgiveness and truth and sincerity and compassion are the foremost (of all virtues). Truth is the arcanum of the Vedas. The arcanum...

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

Grihastha, Sarva, Vinasha, Abhi, Kankshat, Kankshata, Nidhana, Shobhana, Tata, Pulina, Kriyavat, Kriyavata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.286.10). 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: “gṛhasthānāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ vināśamabhikāṅkṣatām
  • gṛhasthānām -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gṛhastha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gṛhasthā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vināśam -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kāṅkṣatām -
  • kāṅkṣat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kāṅkṣat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kāṅkṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • Line 2: “nidhanaṃ śobhanaṃ tāta pulineṣu kriyāvatām
  • nidhanam -
  • nidhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nidhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nidhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śobhanam -
  • śobhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śobhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pulineṣu -
  • pulina (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pulina (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kriyāvatām -
  • kriyāvat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kriyāvat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kriyāvatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.286.10

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 12.286.10 in Kannada sript:
ಗೃಹಸ್ಥಾನಾಂ ತು ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ವಿನಾಶಮಭಿಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷತಾಮ್ ।
ನಿಧನಂ ಶೋಭನಂ ತಾತ ಪುಲಿನೇಷು ಕ್ರಿಯಾವತಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 12.286.10 in Bengali sript:
গৃহস্থানাং তু সর্বেষাং বিনাশমভিকাঙ্ক্ষতাম্ ।
নিধনং শোভনং তাত পুলিনেষু ক্রিযাবতাম্ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 12.286.10 in Gujarati sript:
ગૃહસ્થાનાં તુ સર્વેષાં વિનાશમભિકાઙ્ક્ષતામ્ ।
નિધનં શોભનં તાત પુલિનેષુ ક્રિયાવતામ્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 12.286.10 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൃഹസ്ഥാനാം തു സര്വേഷാം വിനാശമഭികാങ്ക്ഷതാമ് ।
നിധനം ശോഭനം താത പുലിനേഷു ക്രിയാവതാമ് ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.286.10 in Telugu sript:
గృహస్థానాం తు సర్వేషాం వినాశమభికాఙ్క్షతామ్ ।
నిధనం శోభనం తాత పులినేషు క్రియావతామ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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