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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 9.3.44
न जानीते हि यः श्रेयः श्रेयसश्चावमन्यते ।
स क्षिप्रं भ्रश्यते राज्यान्न च श्रेयोऽनुविन्दति ॥ ४४ ॥
na jānīte hi yaḥ śreyaḥ śreyasaścāvamanyate |
sa kṣipraṃ bhraśyate rājyānna ca śreyo'nuvindati || 44 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...By encountering such a death, a person enjoys eternal happiness in the other world. Let all the Kshatriyas assembled here listen to me. It were better that they should...
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 (9.3.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Anyata, Kshipram, Kshipra, Rajya, Anu, Vindat, Vindati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.3.44). 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: “na jānīte hi yaḥ śreyaḥ śreyasaścāvamanyate ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānīte -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śreyaḥ -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- śreyasaś -
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śreyas (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śreyas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cāva -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- anyate -
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anyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sa kṣipraṃ bhraśyate rājyānna ca śreyo'nuvindati ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhraśyate -
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√bhraṃś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bhraṃś (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√bhraś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bhraś (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- rājyānn -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rāj]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreyo' -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vindati -
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vindati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vindati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vindati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vindatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 6)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.3.44
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.44 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಜಾನೀತೇ ಹಿ ಯಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಸಶ್ಚಾವಮನ್ಯತೇ ।
ಸ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಭ್ರಶ್ಯತೇ ರಾಜ್ಯಾನ್ನ ಚ ಶ್ರೇಯೋಽನುವಿನ್ದತಿ ॥ ೪೪ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.44 in Bengali sript:
ন জানীতে হি যঃ শ্রেযঃ শ্রেযসশ্চাবমন্যতে ।
স ক্ষিপ্রং ভ্রশ্যতে রাজ্যান্ন চ শ্রেযোঽনুবিন্দতি ॥ ৪৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.44 in Gujarati sript:
ન જાનીતે હિ યઃ શ્રેયઃ શ્રેયસશ્ચાવમન્યતે ।
સ ક્ષિપ્રં ભ્રશ્યતે રાજ્યાન્ન ચ શ્રેયોઽનુવિન્દતિ ॥ ૪૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.44 in Malayalam sript:
ന ജാനീതേ ഹി യഃ ശ്രേയഃ ശ്രേയസശ്ചാവമന്യതേ ।
സ ക്ഷിപ്രം ഭ്രശ്യതേ രാജ്യാന്ന ച ശ്രേയോഽനുവിന്ദതി ॥ ൪൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.44 in Telugu sript:
న జానీతే హి యః శ్రేయః శ్రేయసశ్చావమన్యతే ।
స క్షిప్రం భ్రశ్యతే రాజ్యాన్న చ శ్రేయోఽనువిన్దతి ॥ ౪౪ ॥