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 2.59.12

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अन्तो नूनं भवितायं कुरूणां सुदारुणः सर्वहरो विनाशः ।
वाचः काव्याः सुहृदां पथ्यरूपा न श्रूयन्ते वर्धते लोभ एव ॥ १२ ॥

anto nūnaṃ bhavitāyaṃ kurūṇāṃ sudāruṇaḥ sarvaharo vināśaḥ |
vācaḥ kāvyāḥ suhṛdāṃ pathyarūpā na śrūyante vardhate lobha eva || 12 ||

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

...Suvala.'" Vaisampayana continued,—'When the intelligent king Yudhishthira the just has spoken thus,— 'Fie!' 'Fie!' were the words that were uttered by all the aged persons that were...
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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 (2.59.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anta, Nunam, Bhavitri, Bhavita, Aya, Idam, Kuru, Sudaruna, Sudaru, Sarvahara, Vinasha, Vac, Vaca, Kavya, Kavi, Suhrid, Pathin, Pathya, Pathi, Arupa, Lobha, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.59.12). 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: “anto nūnaṃ bhavitāyaṃ kurūṇāṃ sudāruṇaḥ sarvaharo vināśaḥ ”
anto* -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhavitā -
bhavita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhavita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhavitṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhavitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kurūṇām -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
sudāruṇaḥ -
sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sudāru (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sarvaharo* -
sarvahara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vināśaḥ -
vināśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vācaḥ kāvyāḥ suhṛdāṃ pathyarūpā na śrūyante vardhate lobha eva ”
vācaḥ -
vāc (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāvyāḥ -
kāvya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kāvyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kav class 1 verb]

√kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kav class 1 verb]

kāvī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
suhṛdām -
suhṛd (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

suhṛd (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
pathya -
pathin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [locative single]

pathya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pathya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√path -> pathya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √path]

pathī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pathī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

pathī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
arūpā* -
arūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

arūpā (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]
śrūyante -
√śru (verb class 5)

[present passive third plural]
vardhate -
√vṛdh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
lobha* -
lobha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.59.12

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 2.59.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ತೋ ನೂನಂ ಭವಿತಾಯಂ ಕುರೂಣಾಂ ಸುದಾರುಣಃ ಸರ್ವಹರೋ ವಿನಾಶಃ ।
ವಾಚಃ ಕಾವ್ಯಾಃ ಸುಹೃದಾಂ ಪಥ್ಯರೂಪಾ ನ ಶ್ರೂಯನ್ತೇ ವರ್ಧತೇ ಲೋಭ ಏವ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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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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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 2.59.12 in Bengali sript:
অন্তো নূনং ভবিতাযং কুরূণাং সুদারুণঃ সর্বহরো বিনাশঃ ।
বাচঃ কাব্যাঃ সুহৃদাং পথ্যরূপা ন শ্রূযন্তে বর্ধতে লোভ এব ॥ ১২ ॥

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 2.59.12 in Gujarati sript:
અન્તો નૂનં ભવિતાયં કુરૂણાં સુદારુણઃ સર્વહરો વિનાશઃ ।
વાચઃ કાવ્યાઃ સુહૃદાં પથ્યરૂપા ન શ્રૂયન્તે વર્ધતે લોભ એવ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 2.59.12 in Malayalam sript:
അന്തോ നൂനം ഭവിതായം കുരൂണാം സുദാരുണഃ സര്വഹരോ വിനാശഃ ।
വാചഃ കാവ്യാഃ സുഹൃദാം പഥ്യരൂപാ ന ശ്രൂയന്തേ വര്ധതേ ലോഭ ഏവ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.59.12 in Telugu sript:
అన్తో నూనం భవితాయం కురూణాం సుదారుణః సర్వహరో వినాశః ।
వాచః కావ్యాః సుహృదాం పథ్యరూపా న శ్రూయన్తే వర్ధతే లోభ ఏవ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021