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 12.232.29

न प्रहृष्येत लाभेषु नालाभेषु च चिन्तयेत् ।
समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु सधर्मा मातरिश्वनः ॥ २९ ॥

na prahṛṣyeta lābheṣu nālābheṣu ca cintayet |
samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sadharmā mātariśvanaḥ || 29 ||

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

...to lose singleness of purpose and character. It seems, therefore, that only that which the learned of ancient times called righteousness is righteousness to this day: and through that course of conduct (which...

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

Pra, Labha, Nala, Abha, Sama, Sarva, Bhuta, Sadharma, Matarishvan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.232.29). 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 prahṛṣyeta lābheṣu nālābheṣu ca cintayet
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hṛṣyeta -
  • hṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
    hṛṣ (verb class 4)
    [optative active second plural], [optative passive third single]
  • lābheṣu -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • nālā -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābheṣu -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cintayet -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sadharmā mātariśvanaḥ
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarveṣu -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhūteṣu -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sadharmā* -
  • sadharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mātariśvan -
  • mātariśvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.232.29

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 12.232.29 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಯೇತ ಲಾಭೇಷು ನಾಲಾಭೇಷು ಚ ಚಿನ್ತಯೇತ್ ।
ಸಮಃ ಸರ್ವೇಷು ಭೂತೇಷು ಸಧರ್ಮಾ ಮಾತರಿಶ್ವನಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 12.232.29 in Bengali sript:
ন প্রহৃষ্যেত লাভেষু নালাভেষু চ চিন্তযেত্ ।
সমঃ সর্বেষু ভূতেষু সধর্মা মাতরিশ্বনঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 12.232.29 in Gujarati sript:
ન પ્રહૃષ્યેત લાભેષુ નાલાભેષુ ચ ચિન્તયેત્ ।
સમઃ સર્વેષુ ભૂતેષુ સધર્મા માતરિશ્વનઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 12.232.29 in Malayalam sript:
ന പ്രഹൃഷ്യേത ലാഭേഷു നാലാഭേഷു ച ചിന്തയേത് ।
സമഃ സര്വേഷു ഭൂതേഷു സധര്മാ മാതരിശ്വനഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.232.29 in Telugu sript:
న ప్రహృష్యేత లాభేషు నాలాభేషు చ చిన్తయేత్ ।
సమః సర్వేషు భూతేషు సధర్మా మాతరిశ్వనః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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