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 12.172.34

न हृदयमनुरुध्यते मनो वा प्रियसुखदुर्लभतामनित्यतां च ।
तदुभयमुपलक्षयन्निवाहं व्रतमिदमाजगरं शुचिश्चरामि ॥ ३४ ॥

na hṛdayamanurudhyate mano vā priyasukhadurlabhatāmanityatāṃ ca |
tadubhayamupalakṣayannivāhaṃ vratamidamājagaraṃ śuciścarāmi || 34 ||

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

...your heart be set upon practising again, go, O learned Brahmana, half and half with me, and let the reward of your recitations themselves be thine.'{GL_NOTE:174803:} "The Brahmana said, 'You have made strenuous...

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

Hridaya, Mana, Manas, Priyasukha, Durlabhata, Anityata, Tadubhaya, Upalaksha, Yat, Iva, Aha, Asmad, Vrata, Idam, Ajagara, Shuci,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.172.34). 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: “na hṛdayamanurudhyate mano priyasukhadurlabhatāmanityatāṃ ca
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anurudhyate -
  • anurudh (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • priyasukha -
  • priyasukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durlabhatām -
  • durlabhatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anityatām -
  • anityatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tadubhayamupalakṣayannivāhaṃ vratamidamājagaraṃ śuciścarāmi
  • tadubhayam -
  • tadubhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadubhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upalakṣa -
  • upalakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ājagaram -
  • ājagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ājagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śuciś -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • carāmi -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.172.34

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 12.172.34 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹೃದಯಮನುರುಧ್ಯತೇ ಮನೋ ವಾ ಪ್ರಿಯಸುಖದುರ್ಲಭತಾಮನಿತ್ಯತಾಂ ಚ ।
ತದುಭಯಮುಪಲಕ್ಷಯನ್ನಿವಾಹಂ ವ್ರತಮಿದಮಾಜಗರಂ ಶುಚಿಶ್ಚರಾಮಿ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 12.172.34 in Bengali sript:
ন হৃদযমনুরুধ্যতে মনো বা প্রিযসুখদুর্লভতামনিত্যতাং চ ।
তদুভযমুপলক্ষযন্নিবাহং ব্রতমিদমাজগরং শুচিশ্চরামি ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 12.172.34 in Gujarati sript:
ન હૃદયમનુરુધ્યતે મનો વા પ્રિયસુખદુર્લભતામનિત્યતાં ચ ।
તદુભયમુપલક્ષયન્નિવાહં વ્રતમિદમાજગરં શુચિશ્ચરામિ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 12.172.34 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹൃദയമനുരുധ്യതേ മനോ വാ പ്രിയസുഖദുര്ലഭതാമനിത്യതാം ച ।
തദുഭയമുപലക്ഷയന്നിവാഹം വ്രതമിദമാജഗരം ശുചിശ്ചരാമി ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.172.34 in Telugu sript:
న హృదయమనురుధ్యతే మనో వా ప్రియసుఖదుర్లభతామనిత్యతాం చ ।
తదుభయముపలక్షయన్నివాహం వ్రతమిదమాజగరం శుచిశ్చరామి ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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