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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 12.34.36
अवाप्तः क्षत्रधर्मस्ते राज्यं प्राप्तमकल्मषम् ।
चरस्व धर्मं कौन्तेय श्रेयान्यः प्रेत्य भाविकः ॥ ३६ ॥
avāptaḥ kṣatradharmaste rājyaṃ prāptamakalmaṣam |
carasva dharmaṃ kaunteya śreyānyaḥ pretya bhāvikaḥ || 36 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...like the ocean swelling at the rise of the moon. The large mansions that stood on the street-sides, decked with every ornament and full of ladies, seemed to shake, O Bharata, with their weight. With soft and...
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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 (12.34.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Avapta, Kshatradharma, Tad, Yushmad, Rajya, Prapta, Akalmasha, Cara, Sva, Svan, Dharma, Kaunteya, Shreyas, Shreya, Yah, Pretya, Bhavika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.34.36). 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: “avāptaḥ kṣatradharmaste rājyaṃ prāptamakalmaṣam ”
- avāptaḥ -
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avāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣatradharmas -
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kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- 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]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akalmaṣam -
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akalmaṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akalmaṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akalmaṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “carasva dharmaṃ kaunteya śreyānyaḥ pretya bhāvikaḥ ”
- cara -
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cara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√car (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kaunteya -
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kaunteya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreyān -
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śreyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śrī class 9 verb]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pretya -
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pretya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhāvikaḥ -
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bhāvika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.34.36
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 12.34.36 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಾಪ್ತಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮಸ್ತೇ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಮಕಲ್ಮಷಮ್ ।
ಚರಸ್ವ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ಶ್ರೇಯಾನ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರೇತ್ಯ ಭಾವಿಕಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
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 12.34.36 in Bengali sript:
অবাপ্তঃ ক্ষত্রধর্মস্তে রাজ্যং প্রাপ্তমকল্মষম্ ।
চরস্ব ধর্মং কৌন্তেয শ্রেযান্যঃ প্রেত্য ভাবিকঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥
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 12.34.36 in Gujarati sript:
અવાપ્તઃ ક્ષત્રધર્મસ્તે રાજ્યં પ્રાપ્તમકલ્મષમ્ ।
ચરસ્વ ધર્મં કૌન્તેય શ્રેયાન્યઃ પ્રેત્ય ભાવિકઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.34.36 in Malayalam sript:
അവാപ്തഃ ക്ഷത്രധര്മസ്തേ രാജ്യം പ്രാപ്തമകല്മഷമ് ।
ചരസ്വ ധര്മം കൌന്തേയ ശ്രേയാന്യഃ പ്രേത്യ ഭാവികഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.34.36 in Telugu sript:
అవాప్తః క్షత్రధర్మస్తే రాజ్యం ప్రాప్తమకల్మషమ్ ।
చరస్వ ధర్మం కౌన్తేయ శ్రేయాన్యః ప్రేత్య భావికః ॥ ౩౬ ॥