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 12.307.12

एवंभूतेषु भूतेषु नित्यभूताध्रुवेषु च ।
कथं हृष्येत जातेषु मृतेषु च कथं ज्वरेत् ॥ १२ ॥

evaṃbhūteṣu bhūteṣu nityabhūtādhruveṣu ca |
kathaṃ hṛṣyeta jāteṣu mṛteṣu ca kathaṃ jvaret || 12 ||

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

...NOTE:175846:} The sorrow born of wish or aversion increases to a great measure. The conduct, O king, that one pursues in such a matter (for dispelling the sorrow experienced) is called Prayojanam.{GL_NOTE:175847...

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

Evambhuta, Bhuta, Nitya, Adhruva, Katham, Katha, Jata, Mrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.307.12). 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: “evaṃbhūteṣu bhūteṣu nityabhūtādhruveṣu ca
  • evambhūteṣu -
  • evambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    evambhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhūteṣu -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • nitya -
  • nitya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtā -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • adhruveṣu -
  • adhruva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    adhruva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ hṛṣyeta jāteṣu mṛteṣu ca kathaṃ jvaret
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hṛṣyeta -
  • hṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    hṛṣ (verb class 4)
    [optative active second plural], [optative passive third single]
  • jāteṣu -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [locative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • mṛteṣu -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jvaret -
  • jvar (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.307.12

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 12.307.12 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂಭೂತೇಷು ಭೂತೇಷು ನಿತ್ಯಭೂತಾಧ್ರುವೇಷು ಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಹೃಷ್ಯೇತ ಜಾತೇಷು ಮೃತೇಷು ಚ ಕಥಂ ಜ್ವರೇತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 12.307.12 in Bengali sript:
এবংভূতেষু ভূতেষু নিত্যভূতাধ্রুবেষু চ ।
কথং হৃষ্যেত জাতেষু মৃতেষু চ কথং জ্বরেত্ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 12.307.12 in Gujarati sript:
એવંભૂતેષુ ભૂતેષુ નિત્યભૂતાધ્રુવેષુ ચ ।
કથં હૃષ્યેત જાતેષુ મૃતેષુ ચ કથં જ્વરેત્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 12.307.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവംഭൂതേഷു ഭൂതേഷു നിത്യഭൂതാധ്രുവേഷു ച ।
കഥം ഹൃഷ്യേത ജാതേഷു മൃതേഷു ച കഥം ജ്വരേത് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.307.12 in Telugu sript:
ఏవంభూతేషు భూతేషు నిత్యభూతాధ్రువేషు చ ।
కథం హృష్యేత జాతేషు మృతేషు చ కథం జ్వరేత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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