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 1.87.12

नाब्राह्मणः कृपणो जातु जीवेद्या चापि स्याद्ब्राह्मणी वीरपत्नी ।
सोऽहं यदैवाकृतपूर्वं चरेयं विवित्समानः किमु तत्र साधु ॥ १२ ॥

nābrāhmaṇaḥ kṛpaṇo jātu jīvedyā cāpi syādbrāhmaṇī vīrapatnī |
so'haṃ yadaivākṛtapūrvaṃ careyaṃ vivitsamānaḥ kimu tatra sādhu || 12 ||

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

...you worlds that each of us has acquired by his religious merits. You acceptest not them. But leaving them for you, we shall descend into the Earth-hell.' "Yayati answered, 'You...

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

Nri, Abrahmana, Kripana, Jatu, Capin, Capi, Syat, Sya, Brahmani, Virapatni, Sah, Aha, Asmad, Yada, Yad, Kritapurva, Ana, Tatra, Sadhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.87.12). 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: “nābrāhmaṇaḥ kṛpaṇo jātu jīvedyā cāpi syādbrāhmaṇī vīrapatnī
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abrāhmaṇaḥ -
  • abrāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛpaṇo* -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jīved -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • brāhmaṇī -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vīrapatnī -
  • vīrapatnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “so'haṃ yadaivākṛtapūrvaṃ careyaṃ vivitsamānaḥ kimu tatra sādhu
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • yadai -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aivā -
  • kṛtapūrvam -
  • kṛtapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • careyam -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • vivitsam -
  • vivitsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānaḥ -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Cannot analyse kimu*ta
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [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 1.87.12

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 1.87.12 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಕೃಪಣೋ ಜಾತು ಜೀವೇದ್ಯಾ ಚಾಪಿ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೀ ವೀರಪತ್ನೀ ।
ಸೋಽಹಂ ಯದೈವಾಕೃತಪೂರ್ವಂ ಚರೇಯಂ ವಿವಿತ್ಸಮಾನಃ ಕಿಮು ತತ್ರ ಸಾಧು ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 1.87.12 in Bengali sript:
নাব্রাহ্মণঃ কৃপণো জাতু জীবেদ্যা চাপি স্যাদ্ব্রাহ্মণী বীরপত্নী ।
সোঽহং যদৈবাকৃতপূর্বং চরেযং বিবিত্সমানঃ কিমু তত্র সাধু ॥ ১২ ॥

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 1.87.12 in Gujarati sript:
નાબ્રાહ્મણઃ કૃપણો જાતુ જીવેદ્યા ચાપિ સ્યાદ્બ્રાહ્મણી વીરપત્ની ।
સોઽહં યદૈવાકૃતપૂર્વં ચરેયં વિવિત્સમાનઃ કિમુ તત્ર સાધુ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 1.87.12 in Malayalam sript:
നാബ്രാഹ്മണഃ കൃപണോ ജാതു ജീവേദ്യാ ചാപി സ്യാദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണീ വീരപത്നീ ।
സോഽഹം യദൈവാകൃതപൂര്വം ചരേയം വിവിത്സമാനഃ കിമു തത്ര സാധു ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.87.12 in Telugu sript:
నాబ్రాహ్మణః కృపణో జాతు జీవేద్యా చాపి స్యాద్బ్రాహ్మణీ వీరపత్నీ ।
సోఽహం యదైవాకృతపూర్వం చరేయం వివిత్సమానః కిము తత్ర సాధు ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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