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 12.292.43

स लिङ्गान्तरमासाद्य प्राकृतं लिङ्गमव्रणम् ।
व्रणद्वाराण्यधिष्ठाय कर्माण्यात्मनि मन्यते ॥ ४३ ॥

sa liṅgāntaramāsādya prākṛtaṃ liṅgamavraṇam |
vraṇadvārāṇyadhiṣṭhāya karmāṇyātmani manyate || 43 ||

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

...nature of the topics of enquiry knows that Prakriti also assumes the same kind of diversity and unity, for when Destruction comes she reverts into unity and when Creation flows she assumes diversity of form...

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

Linga, Tara, Asadya, Prakrita, Avrana, Vranat, Vara, Adhi, Tha, Karman, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.292.43). 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: “sa liṅgāntaramāsādya prākṛtaṃ liṅgamavraṇam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • liṅgān -
  • liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prākṛtam -
  • prākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avraṇam -
  • avraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vraṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “vraṇadvārāṇyadhiṣṭhāya karmāṇyātmani manyate
  • vraṇad -
  • vraṇ -> vraṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vraṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vraṇ class 1 verb]
  • vārāṇya -
  • vāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • adhiṣ -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭhāya -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • karmāṇyā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ātmani -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.292.43

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 12.292.43 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಲಿಙ್ಗಾನ್ತರಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಪ್ರಾಕೃತಂ ಲಿಙ್ಗಮವ್ರಣಮ್ ।
ವ್ರಣದ್ವಾರಾಣ್ಯಧಿಷ್ಠಾಯ ಕರ್ಮಾಣ್ಯಾತ್ಮನಿ ಮನ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 12.292.43 in Bengali sript:
স লিঙ্গান্তরমাসাদ্য প্রাকৃতং লিঙ্গমব্রণম্ ।
ব্রণদ্বারাণ্যধিষ্ঠায কর্মাণ্যাত্মনি মন্যতে ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 12.292.43 in Gujarati sript:
સ લિઙ્ગાન્તરમાસાદ્ય પ્રાકૃતં લિઙ્ગમવ્રણમ્ ।
વ્રણદ્વારાણ્યધિષ્ઠાય કર્માણ્યાત્મનિ મન્યતે ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 12.292.43 in Malayalam sript:
സ ലിങ്ഗാന്തരമാസാദ്യ പ്രാകൃതം ലിങ്ഗമവ്രണമ് ।
വ്രണദ്വാരാണ്യധിഷ്ഠായ കര്മാണ്യാത്മനി മന്യതേ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.292.43 in Telugu sript:
స లిఙ్గాన్తరమాసాద్య ప్రాకృతం లిఙ్గమవ్రణమ్ ।
వ్రణద్వారాణ్యధిష్ఠాయ కర్మాణ్యాత్మని మన్యతే ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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