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 12.309.30

यो लुब्धः सुभृशं प्रियानृतश्च मनुष्यः सततनिकृतिवञ्चनारतिः स्यात् ।
उपनिधिभिरसुखकृत्स परमनिरयगो भृशमसुखमनुभवति दुष्कृतकर्मा ॥ ३० ॥

yo lubdhaḥ subhṛśaṃ priyānṛtaśca manuṣyaḥ satatanikṛtivañcanāratiḥ syāt |
upanidhibhirasukhakṛtsa paramanirayago bhṛśamasukhamanubhavati duṣkṛtakarmā || 30 ||

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

...long-continued penances well-performed, become crowned with fruition. The track of the righteous cannot be discerned even as that of birds in the, sky or that of fishes in the water. There is no need of speaking...

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

Yah, Lubdha, Subhrisha, Priya, Rita, Manushi, Manushya, Satata, Nikriti, Nikritin, Vancana, Arati, Syat, Sya, Upanidhi, Asukha, Kritsa, Parama, Niraya, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Anubha, Vati, Dushkritakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.309.30). 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: “yo lubdhaḥ subhṛśaṃ priyānṛtaśca manuṣyaḥ satatanikṛtivañcanāratiḥ syāt
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lubdhaḥ -
  • lubdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
  • subhṛśam -
  • subhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • priyān -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ṛtaś -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manuṣyaḥ -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satata -
  • satata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nikṛti -
  • nikṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nikṛti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nikṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nikṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nikṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vañcanā -
  • vañcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vañcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vañcanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aratiḥ -
  • arati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    arati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “upanidhibhirasukhakṛtsa paramanirayago bhṛśamasukhamanubhavati duṣkṛtakarmā
  • upanidhibhir -
  • upanidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • asukha -
  • asukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtsa -
  • kṛtsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niraya -
  • niraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • go* -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asukham -
  • asukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anubha -
  • anubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vati -
  • vati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vatī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vatī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • duṣkṛtakarmā -
  • duṣkṛtakarman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.309.30

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 12.309.30 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಲುಬ್ಧಃ ಸುಭೃಶಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಾನೃತಶ್ಚ ಮನುಷ್ಯಃ ಸತತನಿಕೃತಿವಞ್ಚನಾರತಿಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಉಪನಿಧಿಭಿರಸುಖಕೃತ್ಸ ಪರಮನಿರಯಗೋ ಭೃಶಮಸುಖಮನುಭವತಿ ದುಷ್ಕೃತಕರ್ಮಾ ॥ 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 12.309.30 in Bengali sript:
যো লুব্ধঃ সুভৃশং প্রিযানৃতশ্চ মনুষ্যঃ সততনিকৃতিবঞ্চনারতিঃ স্যাত্ ।
উপনিধিভিরসুখকৃত্স পরমনিরযগো ভৃশমসুখমনুভবতি দুষ্কৃতকর্মা ॥ 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 12.309.30 in Gujarati sript:
યો લુબ્ધઃ સુભૃશં પ્રિયાનૃતશ્ચ મનુષ્યઃ સતતનિકૃતિવઞ્ચનારતિઃ સ્યાત્ ।
ઉપનિધિભિરસુખકૃત્સ પરમનિરયગો ભૃશમસુખમનુભવતિ દુષ્કૃતકર્મા ॥ 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 12.309.30 in Malayalam sript:
യോ ലുബ്ധഃ സുഭൃശം പ്രിയാനൃതശ്ച മനുഷ്യഃ സതതനികൃതിവഞ്ചനാരതിഃ സ്യാത് ।
ഉപനിധിഭിരസുഖകൃത്സ പരമനിരയഗോ ഭൃശമസുഖമനുഭവതി ദുഷ്കൃതകര്മാ ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.309.30 in Telugu sript:
యో లుబ్ధః సుభృశం ప్రియానృతశ్చ మనుష్యః సతతనికృతివఞ్చనారతిః స్యాత్ ।
ఉపనిధిభిరసుఖకృత్స పరమనిరయగో భృశమసుఖమనుభవతి దుష్కృతకర్మా ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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