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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 9.3.45
प्रणिपत्य हि राजानं राज्यं यदि लभेमहि ।
श्रेयः स्यान्न तु मौढ्येन राजन्गन्तुं पराभवम् ॥ ४५ ॥
praṇipatya hi rājānaṃ rājyaṃ yadi labhemahi |
śreyaḥ syānna tu mauḍhyena rājangantuṃ parābhavam || 45 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...should even submit to the power of the angry Bhimasena than that they should abandon the duties practised by them from the days of their ancestors. There is no act...
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 (9.3.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prani, Patya, Rajan, Rajana, Rajya, Yadi, Yad, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Syat, Sya, Maudhya, Rajat, Gantu, Parabhava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.3.45). 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: “praṇipatya hi rājānaṃ rājyaṃ yadi labhemahi ”
- praṇi -
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praṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]praṇī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- patya -
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patya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pat -> patya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pat]√pat -> patya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pat]√pat (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rājānam -
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rājāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- labhemahi -
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√labh (verb class 1)[optative middle first plural]
- Line 2: “śreyaḥ syānna tu mauḍhyena rājangantuṃ parābhavam ”
- 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]
- syān -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mauḍhyena -
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mauḍhya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mauḍhya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- parābhavam -
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parābhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
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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 9.3.45 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಣಿಪತ್ಯ ಹಿ ರಾಜಾನಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಯದಿ ಲಭೇಮಹಿ ।
ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಸ್ಯಾನ್ನ ತು ಮೌಢ್ಯೇನ ರಾಜನ್ಗನ್ತುಂ ಪರಾಭವಮ್ ॥ ೪೫ ॥
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 9.3.45 in Bengali sript:
প্রণিপত্য হি রাজানং রাজ্যং যদি লভেমহি ।
শ্রেযঃ স্যান্ন তু মৌঢ্যেন রাজন্গন্তুং পরাভবম্ ॥ ৪৫ ॥
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 9.3.45 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રણિપત્ય હિ રાજાનં રાજ્યં યદિ લભેમહિ ।
શ્રેયઃ સ્યાન્ન તુ મૌઢ્યેન રાજન્ગન્તું પરાભવમ્ ॥ ૪૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.45 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രണിപത്യ ഹി രാജാനം രാജ്യം യദി ലഭേമഹി ।
ശ്രേയഃ സ്യാന്ന തു മൌഢ്യേന രാജന്ഗന്തും പരാഭവമ് ॥ ൪൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.3.45 in Telugu sript:
ప్రణిపత్య హి రాజానం రాజ్యం యది లభేమహి ।
శ్రేయః స్యాన్న తు మౌఢ్యేన రాజన్గన్తుం పరాభవమ్ ॥ ౪౫ ॥