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 12.290.37

द्वंद्वानां विप्रयोगं च विज्ञाय कृपणं नृप ।
अन्योन्यभक्षणं दृष्ट्वा भूतानामपि चाशुभम् ॥ ३७ ॥

dvaṃdvānāṃ viprayogaṃ ca vijñāya kṛpaṇaṃ nṛpa |
anyonyabhakṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūtānāmapi cāśubham || 37 ||

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

...ingredients have been created by Him without assistance from any source and have been overwhelmed by him. In consequence of His manifold forms, He is said to be of universal form. Undergoing modifications He...

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

Dvandva, Viprayoga, Vijna, Vijnaya, Kripanam, Kripana, Nripa, Anyonya, Bhakshana, Bhuta, Api, Ashubha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.290.37). 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: “dvaṃdvānāṃ viprayogaṃ ca vijñāya kṛpaṇaṃ nṛpa
  • dvandvānām -
  • dvandva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dvandva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • viprayogam -
  • viprayoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijñāya -
  • vijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kṛpaṇam -
  • kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “anyonyabhakṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūtānāmapi cāśubham
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣaṇam -
  • bhakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • bhūtānām -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśubham -
  • aśubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.290.37

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 12.290.37 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಂದ್ವಾನಾಂ ವಿಪ್ರಯೋಗಂ ಚ ವಿಜ್ಞಾಯ ಕೃಪಣಂ ನೃಪ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಭಕ್ಷಣಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಭೂತಾನಾಮಪಿ ಚಾಶುಭಮ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.290.37 in Bengali sript:
দ্বংদ্বানাং বিপ্রযোগং চ বিজ্ঞায কৃপণং নৃপ ।
অন্যোন্যভক্ষণং দৃষ্ট্বা ভূতানামপি চাশুভম্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.290.37 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વંદ્વાનાં વિપ્રયોગં ચ વિજ્ઞાય કૃપણં નૃપ ।
અન્યોન્યભક્ષણં દૃષ્ટ્વા ભૂતાનામપિ ચાશુભમ્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.290.37 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വംദ്വാനാം വിപ്രയോഗം ച വിജ്ഞായ കൃപണം നൃപ ।
അന്യോന്യഭക്ഷണം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ഭൂതാനാമപി ചാശുഭമ് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.290.37 in Telugu sript:
ద్వంద్వానాం విప్రయోగం చ విజ్ఞాయ కృపణం నృప ।
అన్యోన్యభక్షణం దృష్ట్వా భూతానామపి చాశుభమ్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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