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 12.9.30

कुशलाकुशलान्येके कृत्वा कर्माणि मानवाः ।
कार्यकारणसंश्लिष्टं स्वजनं नाम बिभ्रति ॥ ३० ॥

kuśalākuśalānyeke kṛtvā karmāṇi mānavāḥ |
kāryakāraṇasaṃśliṣṭaṃ svajanaṃ nāma bibhrati || 30 ||

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

...of foes, Nakula of mighty arms and a broad chest, temperate in speech and possessed of great wisdom, with face whose colour then resembled that of copper, looked at the king, that foremost of all righteous persons...

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

Kushala, Akushala, Eka, Kritva, Kritvan, Karman, Manava, Karyakarana, Samshlishta, Svajana, Naman, Bibhrat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.9.30). 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: “kuśalākuśalānyeke kṛtvā karmāṇi mānavāḥ
  • kuśalā -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akuśalānye -
  • akuśala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eke -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kāryakāraṇasaṃśliṣṭaṃ svajanaṃ nāma bibhrati
  • kāryakāraṇa -
  • kāryakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśliṣṭam -
  • saṃśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃśliṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃśliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • svajanam -
  • svajana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bibhrati -
  • bibhrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bibhrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.9.30

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 12.9.30 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಶಲಾಕುಶಲಾನ್ಯೇಕೇ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಮಾನವಾಃ ।
ಕಾರ್ಯಕಾರಣಸಂಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಂ ಸ್ವಜನಂ ನಾಮ ಬಿಭ್ರತಿ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 12.9.30 in Bengali sript:
কুশলাকুশলান্যেকে কৃত্বা কর্মাণি মানবাঃ ।
কার্যকারণসংশ্লিষ্টং স্বজনং নাম বিভ্রতি ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 12.9.30 in Gujarati sript:
કુશલાકુશલાન્યેકે કૃત્વા કર્માણિ માનવાઃ ।
કાર્યકારણસંશ્લિષ્ટં સ્વજનં નામ બિભ્રતિ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 12.9.30 in Malayalam sript:
കുശലാകുശലാന്യേകേ കൃത്വാ കര്മാണി മാനവാഃ ।
കാര്യകാരണസംശ്ലിഷ്ടം സ്വജനം നാമ ബിഭ്രതി ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.9.30 in Telugu sript:
కుశలాకుశలాన్యేకే కృత్వా కర్మాణి మానవాః ।
కార్యకారణసంశ్లిష్టం స్వజనం నామ బిభ్రతి ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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