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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 12.231.31
अक्षरं च क्षरं चैव द्वैधीभावोऽयमात्मनः ।
क्षरः सर्वेषु भूतेषु दिव्यं ह्यमृतमक्षरम् ॥ ३१ ॥
akṣaraṃ ca kṣaraṃ caiva dvaidhībhāvo'yamātmanaḥ |
kṣaraḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu divyaṃ hyamṛtamakṣaram || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Knowing how painful it is to himself, a person should never do that to others which he dislikes when done to him by others.{GL_NOTE:175277:} What can one who becomes the lover of another man’s wife say to another...
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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 (12.231.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Akshara, Kshara, Dvaidhibhava, Aya, Idam, Atman, Sarva, Bhuta, Divya, Amrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.231.31). 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: “akṣaraṃ ca kṣaraṃ caiva dvaidhībhāvo'yamātmanaḥ ”
- akṣaram -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣaram -
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kṣara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- dvaidhībhāvo' -
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dvaidhībhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kṣaraḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu divyaṃ hyamṛtamakṣaram ”
- kṣaraḥ -
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kṣara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarveṣu -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- bhūteṣu -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- divyam -
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divya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]divya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- amṛtam -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akṣaram -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.231.31
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 12.231.31 in Kannada sript:
ಅಕ್ಷರಂ ಚ ಕ್ಷರಂ ಚೈವ ದ್ವೈಧೀಭಾವೋಽಯಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಕ್ಷರಃ ಸರ್ವೇಷು ಭೂತೇಷು ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಹ್ಯಮೃತಮಕ್ಷರಮ್ ॥ 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 12.231.31 in Bengali sript:
অক্ষরং চ ক্ষরং চৈব দ্বৈধীভাবোঽযমাত্মনঃ ।
ক্ষরঃ সর্বেষু ভূতেষু দিব্যং হ্যমৃতমক্ষরম্ ॥ 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 12.231.31 in Gujarati sript:
અક્ષરં ચ ક્ષરં ચૈવ દ્વૈધીભાવોઽયમાત્મનઃ ।
ક્ષરઃ સર્વેષુ ભૂતેષુ દિવ્યં હ્યમૃતમક્ષરમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.231.31 in Malayalam sript:
അക്ഷരം ച ക്ഷരം ചൈവ ദ്വൈധീഭാവോഽയമാത്മനഃ ।
ക്ഷരഃ സര്വേഷു ഭൂതേഷു ദിവ്യം ഹ്യമൃതമക്ഷരമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.231.31 in Telugu sript:
అక్షరం చ క్షరం చైవ ద్వైధీభావోఽయమాత్మనః ।
క్షరః సర్వేషు భూతేషు దివ్యం హ్యమృతమక్షరమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥