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 12.136.171
आत्मार्थे संततिस्त्याज्या राज्यं रत्नं धनं तथा ।
अपि सर्वस्वमुत्सृज्य रक्षेदात्मानमात्मना ॥ १७१ ॥
ātmārthe saṃtatistyājyā rājyaṃ ratnaṃ dhanaṃ tathā |
api sarvasvamutsṛjya rakṣedātmānamātmanā || 171 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the sky, you fools! Indulge your feelings, without fear. Multifarious are the virtue of the hour. This one may come back to life! Spreading a few blades of Kusa grass on the ground and abandoning that dear child...
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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 (12.136.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atmarthe, Atmartha, Santati, Tyajya, Rajya, Ratna, Dhana, Tatha, Api, Sarvasva, Utsrijya, Atman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.171). 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: “ātmārthe saṃtatistyājyā rājyaṃ ratnaṃ dhanaṃ tathā ”
- ātmārthe -
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ātmārthe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ātmārtha (noun, masculine)[locative single]ātmārtha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- santatis -
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santati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]santati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tyājyā* -
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tyājya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tyājyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tyaj], [vocative plural from √tyaj]√tyaj -> tyājyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tyaj], [vocative plural from √tyaj], [accusative plural from √tyaj]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- ratnam -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ratnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “api sarvasvamutsṛjya rakṣedātmānamātmanā ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sarvasvam -
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sarvasva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarvasvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- utsṛjya -
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utsṛjya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]utsṛjya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsṛjya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣed -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātmanā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.171
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 12.136.171 in Kannada sript:
ಆತ್ಮಾರ್ಥೇ ಸಂತತಿಸ್ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ರತ್ನಂ ಧನಂ ತಥಾ ।
ಅಪಿ ಸರ್ವಸ್ವಮುತ್ಸೃಜ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷೇದಾತ್ಮಾನಮಾತ್ಮನಾ ॥ ೧೭೧ ॥
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 12.136.171 in Bengali sript:
আত্মার্থে সংততিস্ত্যাজ্যা রাজ্যং রত্নং ধনং তথা ।
অপি সর্বস্বমুত্সৃজ্য রক্ষেদাত্মানমাত্মনা ॥ ১৭১ ॥
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 12.136.171 in Gujarati sript:
આત્માર્થે સંતતિસ્ત્યાજ્યા રાજ્યં રત્નં ધનં તથા ।
અપિ સર્વસ્વમુત્સૃજ્ય રક્ષેદાત્માનમાત્મના ॥ ૧૭૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.171 in Malayalam sript:
ആത്മാര്ഥേ സംതതിസ്ത്യാജ്യാ രാജ്യം രത്നം ധനം തഥാ ।
അപി സര്വസ്വമുത്സൃജ്യ രക്ഷേദാത്മാനമാത്മനാ ॥ ൧൭൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.136.171 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్మార్థే సంతతిస్త్యాజ్యా రాజ్యం రత్నం ధనం తథా ।
అపి సర్వస్వముత్సృజ్య రక్షేదాత్మానమాత్మనా ॥ ౧౭౧ ॥