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 12.8.34

स त्वां द्रव्यमयो यज्ञः संप्राप्तः सर्वदक्षिणः ।
तं चेन्न यजसे राजन्प्राप्तस्त्वं देवकिल्बिषम् ॥ ३४ ॥

sa tvāṃ dravyamayo yajñaḥ saṃprāptaḥ sarvadakṣiṇaḥ |
taṃ cenna yajase rājanprāptastvaṃ devakilbiṣam || 34 ||

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

...the truth. In reality, however, it is never proper for a Kshatriya to do so. He who is competent to support life by prowess, he who can support himself by his own exertions, does not live, but really falls away...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Dravyamaya, Yajna, Samprapta, Sarvada, Kshina, Yajas, Rajan, Rajat, Prapta, Devakilbisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.8.34). 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: “sa tvāṃ dravyamayo yajñaḥ saṃprāptaḥ sarvadakṣiṇaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • dravyamayo* -
  • dravyamaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yajñaḥ -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samprāptaḥ -
  • samprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvada -
  • sarvada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣiṇaḥ -
  • kṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “taṃ cenna yajase rājanprāptastvaṃ devakilbiṣam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajase -
  • yajas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • prāptas -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • devakilbiṣam -
  • devakilbiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.8.34

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 12.8.34 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತ್ವಾಂ ದ್ರವ್ಯಮಯೋ ಯಜ್ಞಃ ಸಂಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವದಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ।
ತಂ ಚೇನ್ನ ಯಜಸೇ ರಾಜನ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಸ್ತ್ವಂ ದೇವಕಿಲ್ಬಿಷಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 12.8.34 in Bengali sript:
স ত্বাং দ্রব্যমযো যজ্ঞঃ সংপ্রাপ্তঃ সর্বদক্ষিণঃ ।
তং চেন্ন যজসে রাজন্প্রাপ্তস্ত্বং দেবকিল্বিষম্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 12.8.34 in Gujarati sript:
સ ત્વાં દ્રવ્યમયો યજ્ઞઃ સંપ્રાપ્તઃ સર્વદક્ષિણઃ ।
તં ચેન્ન યજસે રાજન્પ્રાપ્તસ્ત્વં દેવકિલ્બિષમ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 12.8.34 in Malayalam sript:
സ ത്വാം ദ്രവ്യമയോ യജ്ഞഃ സംപ്രാപ്തഃ സര്വദക്ഷിണഃ ।
തം ചേന്ന യജസേ രാജന്പ്രാപ്തസ്ത്വം ദേവകില്ബിഷമ് ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.8.34 in Telugu sript:
స త్వాం ద్రవ్యమయో యజ్ఞః సంప్రాప్తః సర్వదక్షిణః ।
తం చేన్న యజసే రాజన్ప్రాప్తస్త్వం దేవకిల్బిషమ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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