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 12.308.93

अथ यः स्वार्थमुत्सृज्य परार्थं प्राह मानवः ।
विशङ्का जायते तस्मिन्वाक्यं तदपि दोषवत् ॥ ९३ ॥

atha yaḥ svārthamutsṛjya parārthaṃ prāha mānavaḥ |
viśaṅkā jāyate tasminvākyaṃ tadapi doṣavat || 93 ||

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

...be altered by the condition of that other with which it may temporarily exist. After this manner, colour and practices, though they may exist together with and in a person that is emancipate, do not really attach...

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

Atha, Yah, Svartha, Utsrijya, Parartha, Praha, Manava, Vishanka, Jayat, Tad, Vakya, Tat, Api, Doshavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.93). 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: “atha yaḥ svārthamutsṛjya parārthaṃ prāha mānavaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svārtham -
  • svārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utsṛjya -
  • utsṛjya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    utsṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parārtham -
  • parārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “viśaṅkā jāyate tasminvākyaṃ tadapi doṣavat
  • viśaṅkā* -
  • viśaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • doṣavat -
  • doṣavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    doṣavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.93

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 12.308.93 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಯಃ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಮುತ್ಸೃಜ್ಯ ಪರಾರ್ಥಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಮಾನವಃ ।
ವಿಶಙ್ಕಾ ಜಾಯತೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ತದಪಿ ದೋಷವತ್ ॥ ೯೩ ॥

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 12.308.93 in Bengali sript:
অথ যঃ স্বার্থমুত্সৃজ্য পরার্থং প্রাহ মানবঃ ।
বিশঙ্কা জাযতে তস্মিন্বাক্যং তদপি দোষবত্ ॥ ৯৩ ॥

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 12.308.93 in Gujarati sript:
અથ યઃ સ્વાર્થમુત્સૃજ્ય પરાર્થં પ્રાહ માનવઃ ।
વિશઙ્કા જાયતે તસ્મિન્વાક્યં તદપિ દોષવત્ ॥ ૯૩ ॥

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 12.308.93 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ യഃ സ്വാര്ഥമുത്സൃജ്യ പരാര്ഥം പ്രാഹ മാനവഃ ।
വിശങ്കാ ജായതേ തസ്മിന്വാക്യം തദപി ദോഷവത് ॥ ൯൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.93 in Telugu sript:
అథ యః స్వార్థముత్సృజ్య పరార్థం ప్రాహ మానవః ।
విశఙ్కా జాయతే తస్మిన్వాక్యం తదపి దోషవత్ ॥ ౯౩ ॥

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