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 12.308.85

इच्छाद्वेषभवैर्दुःखैः प्रकर्षो यत्र जायते ।
तत्र या नृपते वृत्तिस्तत्प्रयोजनमिष्यते ॥ ८५ ॥

icchādveṣabhavairduḥkhaiḥ prakarṣo yatra jāyate |
tatra yā nṛpate vṛttistatprayojanamiṣyate || 85 ||

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

...two persons of opposite sexes, if, indeed, you are really acquainted with the rules of propriety in respect of speech. O king of Mithila, I am staying in you without touching you at all even like a drop of water...

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

Icchadvesha, Bhava, Duhkha, Prakarsha, Yatra, Jayat, Tatra, Nripati, Vritti, Tat, Tad, Prayojana, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.85). 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: “icchādveṣabhavairduḥkhaiḥ prakarṣo yatra jāyate
  • icchādveṣa -
  • icchādveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    icchādveṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavair -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • duḥkhaiḥ -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prakarṣo* -
  • prakarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “tatra nṛpate vṛttistatprayojanamiṣyate
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpate -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vṛttis -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prayojanam -
  • prayojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayojanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.85

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 12.308.85 in Kannada sript:
ಇಚ್ಛಾದ್ವೇಷಭವೈರ್ದುಃಖೈಃ ಪ್ರಕರ್ಷೋ ಯತ್ರ ಜಾಯತೇ ।
ತತ್ರ ಯಾ ನೃಪತೇ ವೃತ್ತಿಸ್ತತ್ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಮಿಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೮೫ ॥

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 12.308.85 in Bengali sript:
ইচ্ছাদ্বেষভবৈর্দুঃখৈঃ প্রকর্ষো যত্র জাযতে ।
তত্র যা নৃপতে বৃত্তিস্তত্প্রযোজনমিষ্যতে ॥ ৮৫ ॥

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 12.308.85 in Gujarati sript:
ઇચ્છાદ્વેષભવૈર્દુઃખૈઃ પ્રકર્ષો યત્ર જાયતે ।
તત્ર યા નૃપતે વૃત્તિસ્તત્પ્રયોજનમિષ્યતે ॥ ૮૫ ॥

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 12.308.85 in Malayalam sript:
ഇച്ഛാദ്വേഷഭവൈര്ദുഃഖൈഃ പ്രകര്ഷോ യത്ര ജായതേ ।
തത്ര യാ നൃപതേ വൃത്തിസ്തത്പ്രയോജനമിഷ്യതേ ॥ ൮൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.85 in Telugu sript:
ఇచ్ఛాద్వేషభవైర్దుఃఖైః ప్రకర్షో యత్ర జాయతే ।
తత్ర యా నృపతే వృత్తిస్తత్ప్రయోజనమిష్యతే ॥ ౮౫ ॥

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