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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 12.56.46
वर्तितव्यं कुरुश्रेष्ठ नित्यं धर्मानुवर्तिना ।
स्वं प्रियं समभित्यज्य यद्यल्लोकहितं भवेत् ॥ ४६ ॥
vartitavyaṃ kuruśreṣṭha nityaṃ dharmānuvartinā |
svaṃ priyaṃ samabhityajya yadyallokahitaṃ bhavet || 46 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...studied the Vedas, one should, with cleansed soul and senses under restraint, having first carefully performed all the duties of the mode called Garhasthya, proceed, with or without his wife, to the woods for...
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 (12.56.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vartitavya, Kurushreshtha, Nityam, Nitya, Dharma, Riti, Sva, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Sama, Bhit, Yadi, Yad, Alla, Uka, Hita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.56.46). 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: “vartitavyaṃ kuruśreṣṭha nityaṃ dharmānuvartinā ”
- vartitavyam -
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vartitavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vartitavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vartitavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vartitavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartitavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- kuruśreṣṭha -
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kuruśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dharmān -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uvar -
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ū (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ū (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]√vā (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- ṛtinā -
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ṛti (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “svaṃ priyaṃ samabhityajya yadyallokahitaṃ bhavet ”
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhitya -
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bhit (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhit (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhit (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ajya -
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√aj -> ajya (absolutive)[absolutive from √aj]√añj -> ajya (absolutive)[absolutive from √añj]
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- allo -
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allā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- uka -
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uka (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.56.46
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 12.56.46 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ತಿತವ್ಯಂ ಕುರುಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಧರ್ಮಾನುವರ್ತಿನಾ ।
ಸ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಸಮಭಿತ್ಯಜ್ಯ ಯದ್ಯಲ್ಲೋಕಹಿತಂ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥
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 12.56.46 in Bengali sript:
বর্তিতব্যং কুরুশ্রেষ্ঠ নিত্যং ধর্মানুবর্তিনা ।
স্বং প্রিযং সমভিত্যজ্য যদ্যল্লোকহিতং ভবেত্ ॥ ৪৬ ॥
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 12.56.46 in Gujarati sript:
વર્તિતવ્યં કુરુશ્રેષ્ઠ નિત્યં ધર્માનુવર્તિના ।
સ્વં પ્રિયં સમભિત્યજ્ય યદ્યલ્લોકહિતં ભવેત્ ॥ ૪૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.56.46 in Malayalam sript:
വര്തിതവ്യം കുരുശ്രേഷ്ഠ നിത്യം ധര്മാനുവര്തിനാ ।
സ്വം പ്രിയം സമഭിത്യജ്യ യദ്യല്ലോകഹിതം ഭവേത് ॥ ൪൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.56.46 in Telugu sript:
వర్తితవ్యం కురుశ్రేష్ఠ నిత్యం ధర్మానువర్తినా ।
స్వం ప్రియం సమభిత్యజ్య యద్యల్లోకహితం భవేత్ ॥ ౪౬ ॥