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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 12.120.46
धनं भोज्यं पुत्रदारं समृद्धिं सर्वो लुब्धः प्रार्थयते परेषाम् ।
लुब्धे दोषाः संभवन्तीह सर्वे तस्माद्राजा न प्रगृह्णीत लुब्धान् ॥ ४६ ॥
dhanaṃ bhojyaṃ putradāraṃ samṛddhiṃ sarvo lubdhaḥ prārthayate pareṣām |
lubdhe doṣāḥ saṃbhavantīha sarve tasmādrājā na pragṛhṇīta lubdhān || 46 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...not seek his own good in proper time, incurs great danger like the Sakula who had presence of mind. Hence these two only, viz., he that has much forethought and he that has presence of mind, succeed in obtaining...
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 (12.120.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhana, Bhojya, Bhoji, Putradara, Samriddhi, Sarva, Lubdha, Prartha, Yat, Yata, Yati, Para, Dosha, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iha, Tasmat, Tad, Raja, Pra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.120.46). 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: “dhanaṃ bhojyaṃ putradāraṃ samṛddhiṃ sarvo lubdhaḥ prārthayate pareṣām ”
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhojyam -
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bhojya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhojya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhojyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhojyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhuj], [accusative single from √bhuj]bhojī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- putradāram -
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putradāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samṛddhim -
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samṛddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sarvo* -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lubdhaḥ -
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lubdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
- 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]
- pareṣām -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]para (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “lubdhe doṣāḥ saṃbhavantīha sarve tasmādrājā na pragṛhṇīta lubdhān ”
- lubdhe -
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lubdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]lubdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lubdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [locative single from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [locative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [locative single from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lubh class 6 verb]
- doṣāḥ -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]doṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhavantī -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gṛhṇīta -
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√grah (verb class 9)[imperative active second plural]
- lubdhān -
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lubdha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √lubh class 6 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.120.46
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 12.120.46 in Kannada sript:
ಧನಂ ಭೋಜ್ಯಂ ಪುತ್ರದಾರಂ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಂ ಸರ್ವೋ ಲುಬ್ಧಃ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯತೇ ಪರೇಷಾಮ್ ।
ಲುಬ್ಧೇ ದೋಷಾಃ ಸಂಭವನ್ತೀಹ ಸರ್ವೇ ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ರಾಜಾ ನ ಪ್ರಗೃಹ್ಣೀತ ಲುಬ್ಧಾನ್ ॥ 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 12.120.46 in Bengali sript:
ধনং ভোজ্যং পুত্রদারং সমৃদ্ধিং সর্বো লুব্ধঃ প্রার্থযতে পরেষাম্ ।
লুব্ধে দোষাঃ সংভবন্তীহ সর্বে তস্মাদ্রাজা ন প্রগৃহ্ণীত লুব্ধান্ ॥ 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 12.120.46 in Gujarati sript:
ધનં ભોજ્યં પુત્રદારં સમૃદ્ધિં સર્વો લુબ્ધઃ પ્રાર્થયતે પરેષામ્ ।
લુબ્ધે દોષાઃ સંભવન્તીહ સર્વે તસ્માદ્રાજા ન પ્રગૃહ્ણીત લુબ્ધાન્ ॥ ૪૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.120.46 in Malayalam sript:
ധനം ഭോജ്യം പുത്രദാരം സമൃദ്ധിം സര്വോ ലുബ്ധഃ പ്രാര്ഥയതേ പരേഷാമ് ।
ലുബ്ധേ ദോഷാഃ സംഭവന്തീഹ സര്വേ തസ്മാദ്രാജാ ന പ്രഗൃഹ്ണീത ലുബ്ധാന് ॥ ൪൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.120.46 in Telugu sript:
ధనం భోజ్యం పుత్రదారం సమృద్ధిం సర్వో లుబ్ధః ప్రార్థయతే పరేషామ్ ।
లుబ్ధే దోషాః సంభవన్తీహ సర్వే తస్మాద్రాజా న ప్రగృహ్ణీత లుబ్ధాన్ ॥ ౪౬ ॥