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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 12.120.41
सर्वान्कामान्कामयानो हि धीरः सत्त्वेनाल्पेनाप्लुते हीनदेहः ।
यथात्मानं प्रार्थयतेऽर्थमानैः श्रेयःपात्रं पूरयते ह्यनल्पम् ॥ ४१ ॥
sarvānkāmānkāmayāno hi dhīraḥ sattvenālpenāplute hīnadehaḥ |
yathātmānaṃ prārthayate'rthamānaiḥ śreyaḥpātraṃ pūrayate hyanalpam || 41 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...agitate the little water that remained, and as they began to catch the fish, the procrastinating Sakula was caught with many others. When the fisherman began to tie to a long string the fishes they had caught...
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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 (12.120.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarva, Kama, Kamayana, Dhira, Sattva, Alpena, Alpa, Apluta, Apluti, Hina, Deha, Yatha, Atman, Prartha, Yat, Yata, Yati, Artha, Ana, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Patra, Purayat, Analpa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.120.41). 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: “sarvānkāmānkāmayāno hi dhīraḥ sattvenālpenāplute hīnadehaḥ ”
- sarvān -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kāmān -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kāmayāno* -
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kāmayāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dhīraḥ -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sattvenā -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sattva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- alpenā -
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alpena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- āplute -
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āpluta (noun, masculine)[locative single]āpluta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āplutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āpluti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- hīna -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- dehaḥ -
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deha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yathātmānaṃ prārthayate'rthamānaiḥ śreyaḥpātraṃ pūrayate hyanalpam ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prārtha -
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prārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yate' -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ānaiḥ -
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āna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- śreyaḥ -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- pātram -
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pātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pūrayate -
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√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pṝ]pūrayat (noun, masculine)[dative single]pūrayat (noun, feminine)[dative single]pūrayat (noun, neuter)[dative single]√pṝ (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- analpam -
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analpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]analpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]analpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.120.41
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 12.120.41 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಕಾಮಾನ್ಕಾಮಯಾನೋ ಹಿ ಧೀರಃ ಸತ್ತ್ವೇನಾಲ್ಪೇನಾಪ್ಲುತೇ ಹೀನದೇಹಃ ।
ಯಥಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯತೇಽರ್ಥಮಾನೈಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಃಪಾತ್ರಂ ಪೂರಯತೇ ಹ್ಯನಲ್ಪಮ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥
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 12.120.41 in Bengali sript:
সর্বান্কামান্কামযানো হি ধীরঃ সত্ত্বেনাল্পেনাপ্লুতে হীনদেহঃ ।
যথাত্মানং প্রার্থযতেঽর্থমানৈঃ শ্রেযঃপাত্রং পূরযতে হ্যনল্পম্ ॥ ৪১ ॥
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 12.120.41 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વાન્કામાન્કામયાનો હિ ધીરઃ સત્ત્વેનાલ્પેનાપ્લુતે હીનદેહઃ ।
યથાત્માનં પ્રાર્થયતેઽર્થમાનૈઃ શ્રેયઃપાત્રં પૂરયતે હ્યનલ્પમ્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.120.41 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വാന്കാമാന്കാമയാനോ ഹി ധീരഃ സത്ത്വേനാല്പേനാപ്ലുതേ ഹീനദേഹഃ ।
യഥാത്മാനം പ്രാര്ഥയതേഽര്ഥമാനൈഃ ശ്രേയഃപാത്രം പൂരയതേ ഹ്യനല്പമ് ॥ ൪൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.120.41 in Telugu sript:
సర్వాన్కామాన్కామయానో హి ధీరః సత్త్వేనాల్పేనాప్లుతే హీనదేహః ।
యథాత్మానం ప్రార్థయతేఽర్థమానైః శ్రేయఃపాత్రం పూరయతే హ్యనల్పమ్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥