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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 12.161.34
नवनीतं यथा दध्नस्तथा कामोऽर्थधर्मतः ।
श्रेयस्तैलं च पिण्याकाद्घृतं श्रेय उदश्वितः ॥ ३४ ॥
navanītaṃ yathā dadhnastathā kāmo'rthadharmataḥ |
śreyastailaṃ ca piṇyākādghṛtaṃ śreya udaśvitaḥ || 34 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Created (equal) by Brahman, men have, in consequence of their acts, become distributed into different orders. They that became fond of indulging in desire and enjoying pleasures, possessed of the attributes...
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 (12.161.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Navanita, Yatha, Dadhna, Tatha, Kama, Artha, Dharmatah, Dharmata, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Taila, Pinyaka, Ghrita, Udashvit, Udashvita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.161.34). 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: “navanītaṃ yathā dadhnastathā kāmo'rthadharmataḥ ”
- navanītam -
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navanīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navanītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dadhnas -
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dadhna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāmo' -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dharmataḥ -
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dharmataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharmata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śreyastailaṃ ca piṇyākādghṛtaṃ śreya udaśvitaḥ ”
- śreyas -
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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]
- tailam -
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taila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]taila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- piṇyākād -
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piṇyāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]piṇyāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ghṛtam -
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ghṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]√ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
- śreya*u -
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√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrā -> śreya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrā -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [locative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śrī class 9 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [locative single from √śrī class 9 verb]√śrī -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śrī class 9 verb]
- ud -
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- udaśvitaḥ -
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udaśvit (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]udaśvita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.161.34
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 12.161.34 in Kannada sript:
ನವನೀತಂ ಯಥಾ ದಧ್ನಸ್ತಥಾ ಕಾಮೋಽರ್ಥಧರ್ಮತಃ ।
ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ತೈಲಂ ಚ ಪಿಣ್ಯಾಕಾದ್ಘೃತಂ ಶ್ರೇಯ ಉದಶ್ವಿತಃ ॥ ೩೪ ॥
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 12.161.34 in Bengali sript:
নবনীতং যথা দধ্নস্তথা কামোঽর্থধর্মতঃ ।
শ্রেযস্তৈলং চ পিণ্যাকাদ্ঘৃতং শ্রেয উদশ্বিতঃ ॥ ৩৪ ॥
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 12.161.34 in Gujarati sript:
નવનીતં યથા દધ્નસ્તથા કામોઽર્થધર્મતઃ ।
શ્રેયસ્તૈલં ચ પિણ્યાકાદ્ઘૃતં શ્રેય ઉદશ્વિતઃ ॥ ૩૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.161.34 in Malayalam sript:
നവനീതം യഥാ ദധ്നസ്തഥാ കാമോഽര്ഥധര്മതഃ ।
ശ്രേയസ്തൈലം ച പിണ്യാകാദ്ഘൃതം ശ്രേയ ഉദശ്വിതഃ ॥ ൩൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.161.34 in Telugu sript:
నవనీతం యథా దధ్నస్తథా కామోఽర్థధర్మతః ।
శ్రేయస్తైలం చ పిణ్యాకాద్ఘృతం శ్రేయ ఉదశ్వితః ॥ ౩౪ ॥