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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 12.173.31
अप्राशनमसंस्पर्शमसंदर्शनमेव च ।
पुरुषस्यैष नियमो मन्ये श्रेयो न संशयः ॥ ३१ ॥
aprāśanamasaṃsparśamasaṃdarśanameva ca |
puruṣasyaiṣa niyamo manye śreyo na saṃśayaḥ || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...sentiment like this flow all religious acts. The efforts for the acquisition of Knowledge, however, arise from a sentiment for avoiding both happiness and misery.{GL_NOTE:174807:} The ordinances about sacrifices...
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 (12.173.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aprashana, Samsparsha, Asandarshana, Eva, Purusha, Aisha, Niyama, Manya, Mani, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Samshaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.173.31). 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: “aprāśanamasaṃsparśamasaṃdarśanameva ca ”
- aprāśanam -
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aprāśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsparśam -
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saṃsparśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃsparśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asandarśanam -
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asandarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “puruṣasyaiṣa niyamo manye śreyo na saṃśayaḥ ”
- puruṣasyai -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- aiṣa -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niyamo* -
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niyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]manī (noun, masculine)[dative single]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- śreyo* -
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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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.173.31
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 12.173.31 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ರಾಶನಮಸಂಸ್ಪರ್ಶಮಸಂದರ್ಶನಮೇವ ಚ ।
ಪುರುಷಸ್ಯೈಷ ನಿಯಮೋ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ನ ಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ 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 12.173.31 in Bengali sript:
অপ্রাশনমসংস্পর্শমসংদর্শনমেব চ ।
পুরুষস্যৈষ নিযমো মন্যে শ্রেযো ন সংশযঃ ॥ 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 12.173.31 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્રાશનમસંસ્પર્શમસંદર્શનમેવ ચ ।
પુરુષસ્યૈષ નિયમો મન્યે શ્રેયો ન સંશયઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.173.31 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്രാശനമസംസ്പര്ശമസംദര്ശനമേവ ച ।
പുരുഷസ്യൈഷ നിയമോ മന്യേ ശ്രേയോ ന സംശയഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.173.31 in Telugu sript:
అప్రాశనమసంస్పర్శమసందర్శనమేవ చ ।
పురుషస్యైష నియమో మన్యే శ్రేయో న సంశయః ॥ ౩౧ ॥