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 12.171.41

अतिक्लेशान्सहामीह नाहं बुध्याम्यबुद्धिमान् ।
निकृतो धननाशेन शये सर्वाङ्गविज्वरः ॥ ४१ ॥

atikleśānsahāmīha nāhaṃ budhyāmyabuddhimān |
nikṛto dhananāśena śaye sarvāṅgavijvaraḥ || 41 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...wander over the world, fallen away from Righteousness! That person who does not give after having promised, and he also that does not accept after having solicited, are both stained with falsehood. It behoves...

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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 (12.171.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ati, Klesha, Iha, Naha, Budhya, Abuddhimat, Nikrita, Dhana, Nasha, Shaya, Shi, Shayi, Sarvanga, Vijvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.171.41). 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: “atikleśānsahāmīha nāhaṃ budhyāmyabuddhimān
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kleśān -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sahāmī -
  • sah (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • budhyām -
  • budhyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • abuddhimān -
  • abuddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nikṛto dhananāśena śaye sarvāṅgavijvaraḥ
  • nikṛto* -
  • nikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhana -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāśena -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaye -
  • śaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śayi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śayi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śī (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • sarvāṅga -
  • sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijvaraḥ -
  • vijvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.171.41

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.171.41 in Kannada sript:
ಅತಿಕ್ಲೇಶಾನ್ಸಹಾಮೀಹ ನಾಹಂ ಬುಧ್ಯಾಮ್ಯಬುದ್ಧಿಮಾನ್ ।
ನಿಕೃತೋ ಧನನಾಶೇನ ಶಯೇ ಸರ್ವಾಙ್ಗವಿಜ್ವರಃ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.171.41 in Bengali sript:
অতিক্লেশান্সহামীহ নাহং বুধ্যাম্যবুদ্ধিমান্ ।
নিকৃতো ধননাশেন শযে সর্বাঙ্গবিজ্বরঃ ॥ ৪১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.171.41 in Gujarati sript:
અતિક્લેશાન્સહામીહ નાહં બુધ્યામ્યબુદ્ધિમાન્ ।
નિકૃતો ધનનાશેન શયે સર્વાઙ્ગવિજ્વરઃ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.171.41 in Malayalam sript:
അതിക്ലേശാന്സഹാമീഹ നാഹം ബുധ്യാമ്യബുദ്ധിമാന് ।
നികൃതോ ധനനാശേന ശയേ സര്വാങ്ഗവിജ്വരഃ ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.171.41 in Telugu sript:
అతిక్లేశాన్సహామీహ నాహం బుధ్యామ్యబుద్ధిమాన్ ।
నికృతో ధననాశేన శయే సర్వాఙ్గవిజ్వరః ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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