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 1.56.23

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शरीरेण कृतं पापं वाचा च मनसैव च ।
सर्वं तत्त्यजति क्षिप्रमिदं शृण्वन्नरः सदा ॥ २३ ॥

śarīreṇa kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ vācā ca manasaiva ca |
sarvaṃ tattyajati kṣipramidaṃ śṛṇvannaraḥ sadā || 23 ||

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

...may be, can never be affected by the fruit of deeds, good or bad. The man desirous of acquiring virtue should hear it all. This is equivalent to all histories, and he that hears it always...
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 (1.56.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharira, Krit, Krita, Papam, Papa, Vaca, Vac, Manasa, Manas, Sarvam, Sarva, Tat, Tad, Tyajat, Kshipram, Kshipra, Idam, Shrinvat, Ara, Sada, Sad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.56.23). 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: “śarīreṇa kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ vācā ca manasaiva ca ”
śarīreṇa -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
pāpam -
pāpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāpa (noun, neuter)

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

pāpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vācā -
vācā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

vācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manasai -
manasā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

manasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

manas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

manasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “sarvaṃ tattyajati kṣipramidaṃ śṛṇvannaraḥ sadā ”
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tyajati -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
kṣipram -
kṣipram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣipra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣipra (noun, neuter)

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

kṣiprā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śṛṇvann -
√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
araḥ -
ara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadā -
sadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.56.23

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 1.56.23 in Kannada sript:
ಶರೀರೇಣ ಕೃತಂ ಪಾಪಂ ವಾಚಾ ಚ ಮನಸೈವ ಚ ।
ಸರ್ವಂ ತತ್ತ್ಯಜತಿ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮಿದಂ ಶೃಣ್ವನ್ನರಃ ಸದಾ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 1.56.23 in Bengali sript:
শরীরেণ কৃতং পাপং বাচা চ মনসৈব চ ।
সর্বং তত্ত্যজতি ক্ষিপ্রমিদং শৃণ্বন্নরঃ সদা ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 1.56.23 in Gujarati sript:
શરીરેણ કૃતં પાપં વાચા ચ મનસૈવ ચ ।
સર્વં તત્ત્યજતિ ક્ષિપ્રમિદં શૃણ્વન્નરઃ સદા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.56.23 in Malayalam sript:
ശരീരേണ കൃതം പാപം വാചാ ച മനസൈവ ച ।
സര്വം തത്ത്യജതി ക്ഷിപ്രമിദം ശൃണ്വന്നരഃ സദാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.56.23 in Telugu sript:
శరీరేణ కృతం పాపం వాచా చ మనసైవ చ ।
సర్వం తత్త్యజతి క్షిప్రమిదం శృణ్వన్నరః సదా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021