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 12.308.122

न चैषामप्ययो राजंल्लक्ष्यते प्रभवो न च ।
अवस्थायामवस्थायां दीपस्येवार्चिषो गतिः ॥ १२२ ॥

na caiṣāmapyayo rājaṃllakṣyate prabhavo na ca |
avasthāyāmavasthāyāṃ dīpasyevārciṣo gatiḥ || 122 ||

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

...that is employed in weaving its cocoon round itself and thereby depriving itself of all means of escape. Do you keep to your left, without any scruple, the atheist who transgresses all restraints, who is situated...

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

Aisha, Apyaya, Rajan, Rajat, Lakshyata, Prabhava, Prabhu, Avastha, Dipa, Iva, Arcis, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.308.122). 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: “na caiṣāmapyayo rājaṃllakṣyate prabhavo na ca
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣā -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • apyayo* -
  • apyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājaṃl -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • lakṣyate -
  • lakṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    lakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • prabhavo* -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “avasthāyāmavasthāyāṃ dīpasyevārciṣo gatiḥ
  • avasthāyām -
  • avasthā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • avasthāyām -
  • avasthā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dīpasye -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arciṣo* -
  • arcis (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arcis (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • gatiḥ -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.308.122

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 12.308.122 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚೈಷಾಮಪ್ಯಯೋ ರಾಜಂಲ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯತೇ ಪ್ರಭವೋ ನ ಚ ।
ಅವಸ್ಥಾಯಾಮವಸ್ಥಾಯಾಂ ದೀಪಸ್ಯೇವಾರ್ಚಿಷೋ ಗತಿಃ ॥ ೧೨೨ ॥

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 12.308.122 in Bengali sript:
ন চৈষামপ্যযো রাজংল্লক্ষ্যতে প্রভবো ন চ ।
অবস্থাযামবস্থাযাং দীপস্যেবার্চিষো গতিঃ ॥ ১২২ ॥

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 12.308.122 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચૈષામપ્યયો રાજંલ્લક્ષ્યતે પ્રભવો ન ચ ।
અવસ્થાયામવસ્થાયાં દીપસ્યેવાર્ચિષો ગતિઃ ॥ ૧૨૨ ॥

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 12.308.122 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചൈഷാമപ്യയോ രാജംല്ലക്ഷ്യതേ പ്രഭവോ ന ച ।
അവസ്ഥായാമവസ്ഥായാം ദീപസ്യേവാര്ചിഷോ ഗതിഃ ॥ ൧൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.308.122 in Telugu sript:
న చైషామప్యయో రాజంల్లక్ష్యతే ప్రభవో న చ ।
అవస్థాయామవస్థాయాం దీపస్యేవార్చిషో గతిః ॥ ౧౨౨ ॥

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