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 12.8.30

न पश्यामोऽनपहृतं धनं किंचित्क्वचिद्वयम् ।
एवमेव हि राजानो जयन्ति पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥ ३० ॥

na paśyāmo'napahṛtaṃ dhanaṃ kiṃcitkvacidvayam |
evameva hi rājāno jayanti pṛthivīmimām || 30 ||

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

...of) renunciation should be adopted, only in times of distress, by kings overcome with decrepitude or defeated by foes. Men of wisdom, therefore, do not applaud renunciation as the duty of a Kshatriya. On the...

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

Pashya, Anapa, Hrit, Hrita, Dhana, Kincid, Kincit, Kva, Acit, Vaya, Asmad, Evam, Eva, Rajan, Rajana, Jayanti, Jayat, Prithivi, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.8.30). 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: “na paśyāmo'napahṛtaṃ dhanaṃ kiṃcitkvacidvayam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyām -
  • paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • o' -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • anapa -
  • anapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛtam -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kiñcit -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • Line 2: “evameva hi rājāno jayanti pṛthivīmimām
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājāno* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayanti -
  • jayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.8.30

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 12.8.30 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮೋಽನಪಹೃತಂ ಧನಂ ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ಕ್ವಚಿದ್ವಯಮ್ ।
ಏವಮೇವ ಹಿ ರಾಜಾನೋ ಜಯನ್ತಿ ಪೃಥಿವೀಮಿಮಾಮ್ ॥ 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 12.8.30 in Bengali sript:
ন পশ্যামোঽনপহৃতং ধনং কিংচিত্ক্বচিদ্বযম্ ।
এবমেব হি রাজানো জযন্তি পৃথিবীমিমাম্ ॥ 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 12.8.30 in Gujarati sript:
ન પશ્યામોઽનપહૃતં ધનં કિંચિત્ક્વચિદ્વયમ્ ।
એવમેવ હિ રાજાનો જયન્તિ પૃથિવીમિમામ્ ॥ 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 12.8.30 in Malayalam sript:
ന പശ്യാമോഽനപഹൃതം ധനം കിംചിത്ക്വചിദ്വയമ് ।
ഏവമേവ ഹി രാജാനോ ജയന്തി പൃഥിവീമിമാമ് ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.8.30 in Telugu sript:
న పశ్యామోఽనపహృతం ధనం కించిత్క్వచిద్వయమ్ ।
ఏవమేవ హి రాజానో జయన్తి పృథివీమిమామ్ ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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