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 12.72.31

एवं धर्मं प्रयत्नेन कौन्तेय परिपालयन् ।
इह पुण्यफलं लब्ध्वा नाधिबन्धेन योक्ष्यसे ॥ ३१ ॥

evaṃ dharmaṃ prayatnena kaunteya paripālayan |
iha puṇyaphalaṃ labdhvā nādhibandhena yokṣyase || 31 ||

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

...possessed of modesty, self-restraint, truth, sincerity, and courage to say what is proper, should be your legislators. They that are always by your side, that are possessed of great courage, that are of 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 (12.72.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Dharma, Prayatna, Kaunteya, Paripalayat, Iha, Punyaphala, Nri, Adhibandha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.72.31). 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: “evaṃ dharmaṃ prayatnena kaunteya paripālayan
  • 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]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kaunteya -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paripālayan -
  • paripālayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “iha puṇyaphalaṃ labdhvā nādhibandhena yokṣyase
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puṇyaphalam -
  • puṇyaphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyaphalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labdhvā -
  • labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √labh]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādhibandhena -
  • ādhibandha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yokṣyase -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [future middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.72.31

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 12.72.31 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನೇನ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ಪರಿಪಾಲಯನ್ ।
ಇಹ ಪುಣ್ಯಫಲಂ ಲಬ್ಧ್ವಾ ನಾಧಿಬನ್ಧೇನ ಯೋಕ್ಷ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 12.72.31 in Bengali sript:
এবং ধর্মং প্রযত্নেন কৌন্তেয পরিপালযন্ ।
ইহ পুণ্যফলং লব্ধ্বা নাধিবন্ধেন যোক্ষ্যসে ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 12.72.31 in Gujarati sript:
એવં ધર્મં પ્રયત્નેન કૌન્તેય પરિપાલયન્ ।
ઇહ પુણ્યફલં લબ્ધ્વા નાધિબન્ધેન યોક્ષ્યસે ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 12.72.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ധര്മം പ്രയത്നേന കൌന്തേയ പരിപാലയന് ।
ഇഹ പുണ്യഫലം ലബ്ധ്വാ നാധിബന്ധേന യോക്ഷ്യസേ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.72.31 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం ధర్మం ప్రయత్నేన కౌన్తేయ పరిపాలయన్ ।
ఇహ పుణ్యఫలం లబ్ధ్వా నాధిబన్ధేన యోక్ష్యసే ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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