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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 12.169.31
पशुयज्ञैः कथं हिंस्रैर्मादृशो यष्टुमर्हति ।
अन्तवद्भिरुत प्राज्ञः क्षत्रयज्ञैः पिशाचवत् ॥ ३१ ॥
paśuyajñaiḥ kathaṃ hiṃsrairmādṛśo yaṣṭumarhati |
antavadbhiruta prājñaḥ kṣatrayajñaiḥ piśācavat || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...sinless one, with undivided attention, to these words resting on righteousness as their basis. Those regions that are owned by the high-souled gods, that are of diverse aspects and colours, of diverse descriptions...
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 (12.169.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pashuyajna, Katham, Katha, Himsra, Madrish, Madrisha, Arhat, Antavat, Uta, Prajna, Kshatra, Yajna, Pishacavat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.169.31). 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: “paśuyajñaiḥ kathaṃ hiṃsrairmādṛśo yaṣṭumarhati ”
- paśuyajñaiḥ -
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paśuyajña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hiṃsrair -
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hiṃsra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]hiṃsra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mādṛśo* -
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mādṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mādṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]mādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yaṣṭum -
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√yaj -> yaṣṭum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yaj]
- arhati -
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arhat (noun, masculine)[locative single]arhat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√arh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “antavadbhiruta prājñaḥ kṣatrayajñaiḥ piśācavat ”
- antavadbhir -
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antavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]antavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- prājñaḥ -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣatra -
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kṣatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yajñaiḥ -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- piśācavat -
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piśācavat (noun, masculine)[compound]piśācavat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]piśācavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.169.31
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 12.169.31 in Kannada sript:
ಪಶುಯಜ್ಞೈಃ ಕಥಂ ಹಿಂಸ್ರೈರ್ಮಾದೃಶೋ ಯಷ್ಟುಮರ್ಹತಿ ।
ಅನ್ತವದ್ಭಿರುತ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಯಜ್ಞೈಃ ಪಿಶಾಚವತ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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 12.169.31 in Bengali sript:
পশুযজ্ঞৈঃ কথং হিংস্রৈর্মাদৃশো যষ্টুমর্হতি ।
অন্তবদ্ভিরুত প্রাজ্ঞঃ ক্ষত্রযজ্ঞৈঃ পিশাচবত্ ॥ ৩১ ॥
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 12.169.31 in Gujarati sript:
પશુયજ્ઞૈઃ કથં હિંસ્રૈર્માદૃશો યષ્ટુમર્હતિ ।
અન્તવદ્ભિરુત પ્રાજ્ઞઃ ક્ષત્રયજ્ઞૈઃ પિશાચવત્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.169.31 in Malayalam sript:
പശുയജ്ഞൈഃ കഥം ഹിംസ്രൈര്മാദൃശോ യഷ്ടുമര്ഹതി ।
അന്തവദ്ഭിരുത പ്രാജ്ഞഃ ക്ഷത്രയജ്ഞൈഃ പിശാചവത് ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.169.31 in Telugu sript:
పశుయజ్ఞైః కథం హింస్రైర్మాదృశో యష్టుమర్హతి ।
అన్తవద్భిరుత ప్రాజ్ఞః క్షత్రయజ్ఞైః పిశాచవత్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥