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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 11.1.23
तथा यौवनजं दर्पमास्थिते ते सुते नृप ।
न त्वया सुहृदां वाक्यं ब्रुवतामवधारितम् ।
स्वार्थश्च न कृतः कश्चिल्लुब्धेन फलगृद्धिना ॥ २३ ॥
tathā yauvanajaṃ darpamāsthite te sute nṛpa |
na tvayā suhṛdāṃ vākyaṃ bruvatāmavadhāritam |
svārthaśca na kṛtaḥ kaścillubdhena phalagṛddhinā || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...is born of youth, you didst not accept the counsels offered unto you by your well-wishers. Desirous of fruit, you didst not, through covetousness, do what was really for your...
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 (11.1.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatha, Yauvana, Darpa, Asthita, Tad, Yushmad, Sut, Suta, Suti, Nripa, Tva, Suhrid, Vakya, Avadharita, Svartha, Krit, Krita, Kah, Cit, Lubdha, Phala, Griddhin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.1.23). 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: “tathā yauvanajaṃ darpamāsthite te sute nṛpa ”
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yauvana -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jam -
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ja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- darpam -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āsthite -
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āsthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]āsthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āsthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sute -
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sut (noun, masculine)[dative single]sut (noun, neuter)[dative single]suta (noun, masculine)[locative single]suta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]suti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb], [locative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative single from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “na tvayā suhṛdāṃ vākyaṃ bruvatāmavadhāritam ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- suhṛdām -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- bruvatām -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperative middle third plural]
- avadhāritam -
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avadhārita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avadhārita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avadhāritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “svārthaśca na kṛtaḥ kaścillubdhena phalagṛddhinā ”
- svārthaś -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtaḥ -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cil -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lubdhena -
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lubdha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]lubdha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √lubh class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √lubh class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √lubh class 6 verb]
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gṛddhinā -
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gṛddhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gṛddhin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.1.23
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 11.1.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಯೌವನಜಂ ದರ್ಪಮಾಸ್ಥಿತೇ ತೇ ಸುತೇ ನೃಪ ।
ನ ತ್ವಯಾ ಸುಹೃದಾಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಬ್ರುವತಾಮವಧಾರಿತಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಶ್ಚ ನ ಕೃತಃ ಕಶ್ಚಿಲ್ಲುಬ್ಧೇನ ಫಲಗೃದ್ಧಿನಾ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 11.1.23 in Bengali sript:
তথা যৌবনজং দর্পমাস্থিতে তে সুতে নৃপ ।
ন ত্বযা সুহৃদাং বাক্যং ব্রুবতামবধারিতম্ ।
স্বার্থশ্চ ন কৃতঃ কশ্চিল্লুব্ধেন ফলগৃদ্ধিনা ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 11.1.23 in Gujarati sript:
તથા યૌવનજં દર્પમાસ્થિતે તે સુતે નૃપ ।
ન ત્વયા સુહૃદાં વાક્યં બ્રુવતામવધારિતમ્ ।
સ્વાર્થશ્ચ ન કૃતઃ કશ્ચિલ્લુબ્ધેન ફલગૃદ્ધિના ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.1.23 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ യൌവനജം ദര്പമാസ്ഥിതേ തേ സുതേ നൃപ ।
ന ത്വയാ സുഹൃദാം വാക്യം ബ്രുവതാമവധാരിതമ് ।
സ്വാര്ഥശ്ച ന കൃതഃ കശ്ചില്ലുബ്ധേന ഫലഗൃദ്ധിനാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 11.1.23 in Telugu sript:
తథా యౌవనజం దర్పమాస్థితే తే సుతే నృప ।
న త్వయా సుహృదాం వాక్యం బ్రువతామవధారితమ్ ।
స్వార్థశ్చ న కృతః కశ్చిల్లుబ్ధేన ఫలగృద్ధినా ॥ ౨౩ ॥