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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 12.343.6
साम्ना दानेन भेदेन दण्डेनेति चतुर्विधम् ।
विषमस्थं जनं स्वं च चक्षुर्ध्यानेन रक्षति ॥ ६ ॥
sāmnā dānena bhedena daṇḍeneti caturvidham |
viṣamasthaṃ janaṃ svaṃ ca cakṣurdhyānena rakṣati || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...By casting off the consciousness of body and the senses, by casting off all acts good and bad, by casting off both truth and falsehood, one succeeds in divesting oneself of attributes. The person who realises...
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 (12.343.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samna, Dana, Bheda, Bhedena, Danda, Iti, Caturvidha, Vishamastha, Jana, Sva, Cakshu, Cakshus, Dhyana, Rakshat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.343.6). 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: “sāmnā dānena bhedena daṇḍeneti caturvidham ”
- sāmnā* -
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sāmna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dānena -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhedena -
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bhedena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhedena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bheda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- daṇḍene -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- caturvidham -
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caturvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “viṣamasthaṃ janaṃ svaṃ ca cakṣurdhyānena rakṣati ”
- viṣamastham -
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viṣamastha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣamastha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣamasthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janam -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakṣur -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- dhyānena -
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dhyāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dhyāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rakṣati -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.343.6
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 12.343.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಮ್ನಾ ದಾನೇನ ಭೇದೇನ ದಣ್ಡೇನೇತಿ ಚತುರ್ವಿಧಮ್ ।
ವಿಷಮಸ್ಥಂ ಜನಂ ಸ್ವಂ ಚ ಚಕ್ಷುರ್ಧ್ಯಾನೇನ ರಕ್ಷತಿ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 12.343.6 in Bengali sript:
সাম্না দানেন ভেদেন দণ্ডেনেতি চতুর্বিধম্ ।
বিষমস্থং জনং স্বং চ চক্ষুর্ধ্যানেন রক্ষতি ॥ ৬ ॥
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 12.343.6 in Gujarati sript:
સામ્ના દાનેન ભેદેન દણ્ડેનેતિ ચતુર્વિધમ્ ।
વિષમસ્થં જનં સ્વં ચ ચક્ષુર્ધ્યાનેન રક્ષતિ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.343.6 in Malayalam sript:
സാമ്നാ ദാനേന ഭേദേന ദണ്ഡേനേതി ചതുര്വിധമ് ।
വിഷമസ്ഥം ജനം സ്വം ച ചക്ഷുര്ധ്യാനേന രക്ഷതി ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.343.6 in Telugu sript:
సామ్నా దానేన భేదేన దణ్డేనేతి చతుర్విధమ్ ।
విషమస్థం జనం స్వం చ చక్షుర్ధ్యానేన రక్షతి ॥ ౬ ॥