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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 12.287.8
नाधर्मः कारणापेक्षी कर्तारमभिमुञ्चति ।
कर्ता खलु यथाकालं तत्सर्वमभिपद्यते ।
न भिद्यन्ते कृतात्मान आत्मप्रत्ययदर्शिनः ॥ ८ ॥
nādharmaḥ kāraṇāpekṣī kartāramabhimuñcati |
kartā khalu yathākālaṃ tatsarvamabhipadyate |
na bhidyante kṛtātmāna ātmapratyayadarśinaḥ || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...systems, each calls his own system to be the better. Men of wisdom devoted to Yoga assign proper and very good reasons, O crusher of foes, for showing that one that does not believe in the existence of God cannot...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.287.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nri, Adharma, Karana, Apekshin, Kartri, Kartara, Abhi, Muncat, Karta, Khalu, Yathakala, Tat, Tad, Sarvam, Sarva, Kritatman, Pratyaya, Darshin, Darshi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “nādharmaḥ kāraṇāpekṣī kartāramabhimuñcati ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adharmaḥ -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāraṇā -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apekṣī -
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apekṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kartāram -
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kartāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- abhi -
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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]
- muñcati -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “kartā khalu yathākālaṃ tatsarvamabhipadyate ”
- kartā -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kartā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]khalu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]khalu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]khalu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yathākālam -
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yathākāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhi -
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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]
- padyate -
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√pad (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√pad (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 3: “na bhidyante kṛtātmāna ātmapratyayadarśinaḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhidyante -
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√bhid (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√bhid (verb class 7)[present passive third plural]
- kṛtātmāna* -
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kṛtātman (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- pratyaya -
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pratyaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśinaḥ -
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darśin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]darśin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]darśī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.287.8
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 12.287.8 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಧರ್ಮಃ ಕಾರಣಾಪೇಕ್ಷೀ ಕರ್ತಾರಮಭಿಮುಞ್ಚತಿ ।
ಕರ್ತಾ ಖಲು ಯಥಾಕಾಲಂ ತತ್ಸರ್ವಮಭಿಪದ್ಯತೇ ।
ನ ಭಿದ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಕೃತಾತ್ಮಾನ ಆತ್ಮಪ್ರತ್ಯಯದರ್ಶಿನಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 12.287.8 in Bengali sript:
নাধর্মঃ কারণাপেক্ষী কর্তারমভিমুঞ্চতি ।
কর্তা খলু যথাকালং তত্সর্বমভিপদ্যতে ।
ন ভিদ্যন্তে কৃতাত্মান আত্মপ্রত্যযদর্শিনঃ ॥ ৮ ॥
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 12.287.8 in Gujarati sript:
નાધર્મઃ કારણાપેક્ષી કર્તારમભિમુઞ્ચતિ ।
કર્તા ખલુ યથાકાલં તત્સર્વમભિપદ્યતે ।
ન ભિદ્યન્તે કૃતાત્માન આત્મપ્રત્યયદર્શિનઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.287.8 in Malayalam sript:
നാധര്മഃ കാരണാപേക്ഷീ കര്താരമഭിമുഞ്ചതി ।
കര്താ ഖലു യഥാകാലം തത്സര്വമഭിപദ്യതേ ।
ന ഭിദ്യന്തേ കൃതാത്മാന ആത്മപ്രത്യയദര്ശിനഃ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.287.8 in Telugu sript:
నాధర్మః కారణాపేక్షీ కర్తారమభిముఞ్చతి ।
కర్తా ఖలు యథాకాలం తత్సర్వమభిపద్యతే ।
న భిద్యన్తే కృతాత్మాన ఆత్మప్రత్యయదర్శినః ॥ ౮ ॥