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 15.35.17

सत्येन संवर्धयति दमेन नियमेन च ।
अहिंसया च दानेन तपसा च सनातनः ॥ १७ ॥

satyena saṃvardhayati damena niyamena ca |
ahiṃsayā ca dānena tapasā ca sanātanaḥ || 17 ||

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

...and Sukra among the Asuras, was not possessed of such intelligence as that foremost of persons. The eternal deity of Righteousness was stupefied by the Rishi Mandavya...

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

Satya, Vardhayat, Dama, Niyama, Ahimsa, Dana, Tapas, Sanatana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.35.17). 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: “satyena saṃvardhayati damena niyamena ca
  • satyena -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vardhayati -
  • vardh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vardh class 10 verb]
    vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛdh]
    vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vṛdh]
    vardh (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    vṛdh (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • damena -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • niyamena -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ahiṃsayā ca dānena tapasā ca sanātanaḥ
  • ahiṃsayā -
  • ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānena -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sanātanaḥ -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.35.17

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 15.35.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಯೇನ ಸಂವರ್ಧಯತಿ ದಮೇನ ನಿಯಮೇನ ಚ ।
ಅಹಿಂಸಯಾ ಚ ದಾನೇನ ತಪಸಾ ಚ ಸನಾತನಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 15.35.17 in Bengali sript:
সত্যেন সংবর্ধযতি দমেন নিযমেন চ ।
অহিংসযা চ দানেন তপসা চ সনাতনঃ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 15.35.17 in Gujarati sript:
સત્યેન સંવર્ધયતિ દમેન નિયમેન ચ ।
અહિંસયા ચ દાનેન તપસા ચ સનાતનઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 15.35.17 in Malayalam sript:
സത്യേന സംവര്ധയതി ദമേന നിയമേന ച ।
അഹിംസയാ ച ദാനേന തപസാ ച സനാതനഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.35.17 in Telugu sript:
సత్యేన సంవర్ధయతి దమేన నియమేన చ ।
అహింసయా చ దానేన తపసా చ సనాతనః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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