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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 12.72.13
मा स्माधर्मेण लाभेन लिप्सेथास्त्वं धनागमम् ।
धर्मार्थावध्रुवौ तस्य योऽपशास्त्रपरो भवेत् ॥ १३ ॥
mā smādharmeṇa lābhena lipsethāstvaṃ dhanāgamam |
dharmārthāvadhruvau tasya yo'paśāstraparo bhavet || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...ministers, O king, resemble those grassy parasites of which I speak. Do you check and correct them. They have been nourished by you. But conspiring against you, they are destroying your prosperity. Concealing...
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 (12.72.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Sma, Sman, Adharma, Labha, Tva, Yushmad, Dhanagama, Dharmartha, Adhruva, Tad, Yah, Apa, Shastra, Apara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.72.13). 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: “mā smādharmeṇa lābhena lipsethāstvaṃ dhanāgamam ”
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- smā -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]smā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- adharmeṇa -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- lābhena -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- lipsethās -
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√labh (verb class 0)[optative middle second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- dhanāgamam -
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dhanāgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “dharmārthāvadhruvau tasya yo'paśāstraparo bhavet ”
- dharmārthāva -
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dharmārtha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- adhruvau -
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adhruva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apa -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śāstra -
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śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aparo* -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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 12.72.13
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 12.72.13 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾ ಸ್ಮಾಧರ್ಮೇಣ ಲಾಭೇನ ಲಿಪ್ಸೇಥಾಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಧನಾಗಮಮ್ ।
ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಾವಧ್ರುವೌ ತಸ್ಯ ಯೋಽಪಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಪರೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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 12.72.13 in Bengali sript:
মা স্মাধর্মেণ লাভেন লিপ্সেথাস্ত্বং ধনাগমম্ ।
ধর্মার্থাবধ্রুবৌ তস্য যোঽপশাস্ত্রপরো ভবেত্ ॥ ১৩ ॥
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 12.72.13 in Gujarati sript:
મા સ્માધર્મેણ લાભેન લિપ્સેથાસ્ત્વં ધનાગમમ્ ।
ધર્માર્થાવધ્રુવૌ તસ્ય યોઽપશાસ્ત્રપરો ભવેત્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.72.13 in Malayalam sript:
മാ സ്മാധര്മേണ ലാഭേന ലിപ്സേഥാസ്ത്വം ധനാഗമമ് ।
ധര്മാര്ഥാവധ്രുവൌ തസ്യ യോഽപശാസ്ത്രപരോ ഭവേത് ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.72.13 in Telugu sript:
మా స్మాధర్మేణ లాభేన లిప్సేథాస్త్వం ధనాగమమ్ ।
ధర్మార్థావధ్రువౌ తస్య యోఽపశాస్త్రపరో భవేత్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥