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 12.309.13

अद्यकालिकया बुद्ध्या दूरे श्व इति निर्भयाः ।
सर्वभक्षा न पश्यन्ति कर्मभूमिं विचेतसः ॥ १३ ॥

adyakālikayā buddhyā dūre śva iti nirbhayāḥ |
sarvabhakṣā na paśyanti karmabhūmiṃ vicetasaḥ || 13 ||

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

...a preceptor that could teach him the religion of Emancipation.'"{GL_NOTE:175889:} "Yudhishthira said, 'If there is any efficacy in gifts, in sacrifices, in penances well-performed, and in dutiful services rendered...

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

Adya, Kalika, Buddhi, Dure, Dura, Iti, Nirbhaya, Sarvabhaksha, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Karmabhumi, Vicetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.309.13). 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: “adyakālikayā buddhyā dūre śva iti nirbhayāḥ
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālikayā -
  • kālikā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • buddhyā* -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dūre -
  • dūre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nirbhayāḥ -
  • nirbhaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirbhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sarvabhakṣā na paśyanti karmabhūmiṃ vicetasaḥ
  • sarvabhakṣā* -
  • sarvabhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvabhakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyanti -
  • paśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karmabhūmim -
  • karmabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vicetasaḥ -
  • vicetas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vicetas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.309.13

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 12.309.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅದ್ಯಕಾಲಿಕಯಾ ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ದೂರೇ ಶ್ವ ಇತಿ ನಿರ್ಭಯಾಃ ।
ಸರ್ವಭಕ್ಷಾ ನ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಕರ್ಮಭೂಮಿಂ ವಿಚೇತಸಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 12.309.13 in Bengali sript:
অদ্যকালিকযা বুদ্ধ্যা দূরে শ্ব ইতি নির্ভযাঃ ।
সর্বভক্ষা ন পশ্যন্তি কর্মভূমিং বিচেতসঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 12.309.13 in Gujarati sript:
અદ્યકાલિકયા બુદ્ધ્યા દૂરે શ્વ ઇતિ નિર્ભયાઃ ।
સર્વભક્ષા ન પશ્યન્તિ કર્મભૂમિં વિચેતસઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 12.309.13 in Malayalam sript:
അദ്യകാലികയാ ബുദ്ധ്യാ ദൂരേ ശ്വ ഇതി നിര്ഭയാഃ ।
സര്വഭക്ഷാ ന പശ്യന്തി കര്മഭൂമിം വിചേതസഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.309.13 in Telugu sript:
అద్యకాలికయా బుద్ధ్యా దూరే శ్వ ఇతి నిర్భయాః ।
సర్వభక్షా న పశ్యన్తి కర్మభూమిం విచేతసః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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