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 3.158.12

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अर्थधर्मावनादृत्य यः पापे कुरुते मनः ।
कर्मणां पार्थ पापानां स फलं विन्दते ध्रुवम् ।
पुनरेवं न कर्तव्यं मम चेदिच्छसि प्रियम् ॥ १२ ॥

arthadharmāvanādṛtya yaḥ pāpe kurute manaḥ |
karmaṇāṃ pārtha pāpānāṃ sa phalaṃ vindate dhruvam |
punarevaṃ na kartavyaṃ mama cedicchasi priyam || 12 ||

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

...beholding romantic woods on that mountain, as they always thought of Kiriti, every day and night appeared unto them even as a year. From that very moment joy had taken leave of them...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.158.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Dharma, Anadritya, Yah, Papa, Kuruta, Mana, Manas, Karman, Partha, Phala, Vindat, Vindati, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Punar, Evam, Eva, Kartavya, Asmad, Ccha, Priyam, Pri, Priya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.158.12). 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: “arthadharmāvanādṛtya yaḥ pāpe kurute manaḥ ”
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dharmāva -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
anādṛtya -
anādṛtya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pāpe -
pāpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kurute -
kurutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kuruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kuruta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle third single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “karmaṇāṃ pārtha pāpānāṃ sa phalaṃ vindate dhruvam ”
karmaṇām -
karman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
pārtha -
pārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pārtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāpānām -
pāpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vindate -
√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vid class 6 verb]

√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vid class 7 verb]

√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vid class 7 verb]

vindati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vindati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vid (verb class 6)

[present middle third single]

√vid (verb class 7)

[present middle third plural]
dhruvam -
dhruvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dhruva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhruva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dhruvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “punarevaṃ na kartavyaṃ mama cedicchasi priyam ”
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kartavyam -
kartavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kartavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kartavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
cedi -
cedi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
ccha -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.158.12

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 3.158.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಥಧರ್ಮಾವನಾದೃತ್ಯ ಯಃ ಪಾಪೇ ಕುರುತೇ ಮನಃ ।
ಕರ್ಮಣಾಂ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಪಾಪಾನಾಂ ಸ ಫಲಂ ವಿನ್ದತೇ ಧ್ರುವಮ್ ।
ಪುನರೇವಂ ನ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಮಮ ಚೇದಿಚ್ಛಸಿ ಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ 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 3.158.12 in Bengali sript:
অর্থধর্মাবনাদৃত্য যঃ পাপে কুরুতে মনঃ ।
কর্মণাং পার্থ পাপানাং স ফলং বিন্দতে ধ্রুবম্ ।
পুনরেবং ন কর্তব্যং মম চেদিচ্ছসি প্রিযম্ ॥ 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 3.158.12 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થધર્માવનાદૃત્ય યઃ પાપે કુરુતે મનઃ ।
કર્મણાં પાર્થ પાપાનાં સ ફલં વિન્દતે ધ્રુવમ્ ।
પુનરેવં ન કર્તવ્યં મમ ચેદિચ્છસિ પ્રિયમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.158.12 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ഥധര്മാവനാദൃത്യ യഃ പാപേ കുരുതേ മനഃ ।
കര്മണാം പാര്ഥ പാപാനാം സ ഫലം വിന്ദതേ ധ്രുവമ് ।
പുനരേവം ന കര്തവ്യം മമ ചേദിച്ഛസി പ്രിയമ് ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.158.12 in Telugu sript:
అర్థధర్మావనాదృత్య యః పాపే కురుతే మనః ।
కర్మణాం పార్థ పాపానాం స ఫలం విన్దతే ధ్రువమ్ ।
పునరేవం న కర్తవ్యం మమ చేదిచ్ఛసి ప్రియమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021