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 12.291.47

निष्कैवल्येन पापेन तिर्यग्योनिमवाप्नुयात् ।
पुण्यपापेन मानुष्यं पुण्येनैकेन देवताः ॥ ४७ ॥

niṣkaivalyena pāpena tiryagyonimavāpnuyāt |
puṇyapāpena mānuṣyaṃ puṇyenaikena devatāḥ || 47 ||

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

...can have attributes but that That which transcends all attributes can have none. When the Jiva-soul conquers all attributes born of Prakriti and which it assumes under error, only then does it behold the Supreme...

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

Nishkaivalya, Papa, Tiryagyoni, Ava, Punyapapa, Manushya, Punya, Aika, Devata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.291.47). 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: “niṣkaivalyena pāpena tiryagyonimavāpnuyāt
  • niṣkaivalyena -
  • niṣkaivalya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    niṣkaivalya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāpena -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tiryagyonim -
  • tiryagyoni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    tiryagyoni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “puṇyapāpena mānuṣyaṃ puṇyenaikena devatāḥ
  • puṇyapāpena -
  • puṇyapāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    puṇyapāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mānuṣyam -
  • mānuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇyenai -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • aikena -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.291.47

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 12.291.47 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಷ್ಕೈವಲ್ಯೇನ ಪಾಪೇನ ತಿರ್ಯಗ್ಯೋನಿಮವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ।
ಪುಣ್ಯಪಾಪೇನ ಮಾನುಷ್ಯಂ ಪುಣ್ಯೇನೈಕೇನ ದೇವತಾಃ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 12.291.47 in Bengali sript:
নিষ্কৈবল্যেন পাপেন তির্যগ্যোনিমবাপ্নুযাত্ ।
পুণ্যপাপেন মানুষ্যং পুণ্যেনৈকেন দেবতাঃ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 12.291.47 in Gujarati sript:
નિષ્કૈવલ્યેન પાપેન તિર્યગ્યોનિમવાપ્નુયાત્ ।
પુણ્યપાપેન માનુષ્યં પુણ્યેનૈકેન દેવતાઃ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 12.291.47 in Malayalam sript:
നിഷ്കൈവല്യേന പാപേന തിര്യഗ്യോനിമവാപ്നുയാത് ।
പുണ്യപാപേന മാനുഷ്യം പുണ്യേനൈകേന ദേവതാഃ ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.291.47 in Telugu sript:
నిష్కైవల్యేన పాపేన తిర్యగ్యోనిమవాప్నుయాత్ ।
పుణ్యపాపేన మానుష్యం పుణ్యేనైకేన దేవతాః ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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