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 12.171.43

क्षमिष्येऽक्षममाणानां न हिंसिष्ये च हिंसितः ।
द्वेष्यमुक्तः प्रियं वक्ष्याम्यनादृत्य तदप्रियम् ॥ ४३ ॥

kṣamiṣye'kṣamamāṇānāṃ na hiṃsiṣye ca hiṃsitaḥ |
dveṣyamuktaḥ priyaṃ vakṣyāmyanādṛtya tadapriyam || 43 ||

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

...anything from you (in gift)?' "The Brahmana said, 'I never insisted on you, O king (for accepting anything from me in the first instance). I did not seek your house. Thyself, coming here, didst solicit me....

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

Akshama, Himsita, Dveshya, Dveshi, Ukta, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Anadritya, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.171.43). 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: “kṣamiṣye'kṣamamāṇānāṃ na hiṃsiṣye ca hiṃsitaḥ
  • kṣamiṣye' -
  • kṣam (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    kṣam (verb class 2)
    [future middle first single]
    kṣam (verb class 4)
    [future middle first single]
  • akṣamam -
  • akṣama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ānām -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hiṃsiṣye -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hiṃsitaḥ -
  • hiṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hiṃs -> hiṃsita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs class 10 verb], [nominative single from √hiṃs]
  • Line 2: “dveṣyamuktaḥ priyaṃ vakṣyāmyanādṛtya tadapriyam
  • dveṣyam -
  • dveṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dveṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dveṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dviṣ]
    dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dviṣ]
    dviṣ -> dveṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dviṣ]
    dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dviṣ]
    dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dviṣ], [accusative single from √dviṣ]
    dveṣī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uktaḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vakṣyāmya -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • anādṛtya -
  • anādṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.171.43

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 12.171.43 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಮಿಷ್ಯೇಽಕ್ಷಮಮಾಣಾನಾಂ ನ ಹಿಂಸಿಷ್ಯೇ ಚ ಹಿಂಸಿತಃ ।
ದ್ವೇಷ್ಯಮುಕ್ತಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮ್ಯನಾದೃತ್ಯ ತದಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 12.171.43 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষমিষ্যেঽক্ষমমাণানাং ন হিংসিষ্যে চ হিংসিতঃ ।
দ্বেষ্যমুক্তঃ প্রিযং বক্ষ্যাম্যনাদৃত্য তদপ্রিযম্ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 12.171.43 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષમિષ્યેઽક્ષમમાણાનાં ન હિંસિષ્યે ચ હિંસિતઃ ।
દ્વેષ્યમુક્તઃ પ્રિયં વક્ષ્યામ્યનાદૃત્ય તદપ્રિયમ્ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 12.171.43 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷമിഷ്യേഽക്ഷമമാണാനാം ന ഹിംസിഷ്യേ ച ഹിംസിതഃ ।
ദ്വേഷ്യമുക്തഃ പ്രിയം വക്ഷ്യാമ്യനാദൃത്യ തദപ്രിയമ് ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.171.43 in Telugu sript:
క్షమిష్యేఽక్షమమాణానాం న హింసిష్యే చ హింసితః ।
ద్వేష్యముక్తః ప్రియం వక్ష్యామ్యనాదృత్య తదప్రియమ్ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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