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 14.31.12

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तस्मादेनं सम्यगवेक्ष्य लोभं निगृह्य धृत्यात्मनि राज्यमिच्छेत् ।
एतद्राज्यं नान्यदस्तीति विद्याद्यस्त्वत्र राजा विजितो ममैकः ॥ १२ ॥

tasmādenaṃ samyagavekṣya lobhaṃ nigṛhya dhṛtyātmani rājyamicchet |
etadrājyaṃ nānyadastīti vidyādyastvatra rājā vijito mamaikaḥ || 12 ||

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

...joy,—these three qualities appertain to Goodness.{GL_NOTE:176813:} Cupidity, wrath, and hatred, these three qualities are said to appertain to Passion. Lassitude, procrastination...
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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 (14.31.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sma, Sman, Ina, Samyak, Avekshya, Lobha, Nigrihya, Dhrit, Dhriti, Atman, Rajya, Etad, Ada, Sti, Iti, Vidya, Yah, Yushmad, Raja, Vijitri, Vijita, Asmad, Mama, Aika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.31.12). 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: “tasmādenaṃ samyagavekṣya lobhaṃ nigṛhya dhṛtyātmani rājyamicchet ”
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
smā -
smā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
de -
da (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
inam -
ina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

inā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samyag -
samyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avekṣya -
avekṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avekṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lobham -
lobha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
nigṛhya -
nigṛhya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nigṛhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nigṛhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhṛtyā -
dhṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

dhṛti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√dhṛ -> dhṛtya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dhṛ]

dhṛtī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

dhṛtī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

dhṛtī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dhṛt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhṛt (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
icchet -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “etadrājyaṃ nānyadastīti vidyādyastvatra rājā vijito mamaikaḥ ”
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
nānya -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ada -
ada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
stī -
sti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vidyād -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tvat -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vijito* -
vijitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vijita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mamai -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
aikaḥ -
aika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.31.12

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;

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Preview of verse 14.31.12 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾದೇನಂ ಸಮ್ಯಗವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಲೋಭಂ ನಿಗೃಹ್ಯ ಧೃತ್ಯಾತ್ಮನಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಮಿಚ್ಛೇತ್ ।
ಏತದ್ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ನಾನ್ಯದಸ್ತೀತಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾದ್ಯಸ್ತ್ವತ್ರ ರಾಜಾ ವಿಜಿತೋ ಮಮೈಕಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 14.31.12 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাদেনং সম্যগবেক্ষ্য লোভং নিগৃহ্য ধৃত্যাত্মনি রাজ্যমিচ্ছেত্ ।
এতদ্রাজ্যং নান্যদস্তীতি বিদ্যাদ্যস্ত্বত্র রাজা বিজিতো মমৈকঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 14.31.12 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માદેનં સમ્યગવેક્ષ્ય લોભં નિગૃહ્ય ધૃત્યાત્મનિ રાજ્યમિચ્છેત્ ।
એતદ્રાજ્યં નાન્યદસ્તીતિ વિદ્યાદ્યસ્ત્વત્ર રાજા વિજિતો મમૈકઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 14.31.12 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാദേനം സമ്യഗവേക്ഷ്യ ലോഭം നിഗൃഹ്യ ധൃത്യാത്മനി രാജ്യമിച്ഛേത് ।
ഏതദ്രാജ്യം നാന്യദസ്തീതി വിദ്യാദ്യസ്ത്വത്ര രാജാ വിജിതോ മമൈകഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.31.12 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాదేనం సమ్యగవేక్ష్య లోభం నిగృహ్య ధృత్యాత్మని రాజ్యమిచ్ఛేత్ ।
ఏతద్రాజ్యం నాన్యదస్తీతి విద్యాద్యస్త్వత్ర రాజా విజితో మమైకః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021