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 13.121.21

त्रिविधानीह वृत्तानि नरस्याहुर्मनीषिणः ।
पुण्यमन्यत्पापमन्यन्न पुण्यं न च पापकम् ॥ २१ ॥

trividhānīha vṛttāni narasyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ |
puṇyamanyatpāpamanyanna puṇyaṃ na ca pāpakam || 21 ||

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

...taste the honey of that speech which will drop from your lips, the honey that will, I am sure, be as sweet as a jet of nectar itself. If I behold anything on earth or in heaven, which is highly delightful and of wonderful aspect but which is...

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

Trividha, Iha, Vritta, Nara, Ahu, Manishin, Manishi, Punya, Papaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.121.21). 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: “trividhānīha vṛttāni narasyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
  • trividhānī -
  • trividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vṛttāni -
  • vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • narasyā -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ahur -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • manīṣiṇaḥ -
  • manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “puṇyamanyatpāpamanyanna puṇyaṃ na ca pāpakam
  • Cannot analyse puṇyamanyatpāpamanyanna*pu
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • 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]
  • pāpakam -
  • pāpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.121.21

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 13.121.21 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ರಿವಿಧಾನೀಹ ವೃತ್ತಾನಿ ನರಸ್ಯಾಹುರ್ಮನೀಷಿಣಃ ।
ಪುಣ್ಯಮನ್ಯತ್ಪಾಪಮನ್ಯನ್ನ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ನ ಚ ಪಾಪಕಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 13.121.21 in Bengali sript:
ত্রিবিধানীহ বৃত্তানি নরস্যাহুর্মনীষিণঃ ।
পুণ্যমন্যত্পাপমন্যন্ন পুণ্যং ন চ পাপকম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 13.121.21 in Gujarati sript:
ત્રિવિધાનીહ વૃત્તાનિ નરસ્યાહુર્મનીષિણઃ ।
પુણ્યમન્યત્પાપમન્યન્ન પુણ્યં ન ચ પાપકમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 13.121.21 in Malayalam sript:
ത്രിവിധാനീഹ വൃത്താനി നരസ്യാഹുര്മനീഷിണഃ ।
പുണ്യമന്യത്പാപമന്യന്ന പുണ്യം ന ച പാപകമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.121.21 in Telugu sript:
త్రివిధానీహ వృత్తాని నరస్యాహుర్మనీషిణః ।
పుణ్యమన్యత్పాపమన్యన్న పుణ్యం న చ పాపకమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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