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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 3.2.23
मतिमन्तो ह्यतो वैद्याः शमं प्रागेव कुर्वते ।
मानसस्य प्रियाख्यानैः संभोगोपनयैर्नृणाम् ॥ २३ ॥
matimanto hyato vaidyāḥ śamaṃ prāgeva kurvate |
mānasasya priyākhyānaiḥ saṃbhogopanayairnṛṇām || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...consumes the tree itself to its roots, even so affection, ever so little, destroyes both virtue and profit. He cannot be regarded to have renounced the world who has merely withdrawn...
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 (3.2.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Matimat, Atah, Vaidi, Vaidya, Shama, Prak, Eva, Kurvat, Kurvata, Manasa, Priyakhyana, Sambhoga, Upanaya, Nri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.2.23). 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: “matimanto hyato vaidyāḥ śamaṃ prāgeva kurvate ”
- matimanto* -
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matimat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vaidyāḥ -
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vaidī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vaidya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śamam -
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śama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāg -
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prāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvate -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[dative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[dative single]kurvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “mānasasya priyākhyānaiḥ saṃbhogopanayairnṛṇām ”
- mānasasya -
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mānasa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mānasa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- priyākhyānaiḥ -
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priyākhyāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sambhogo -
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sambhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sambhoga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upanayair -
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upanaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.2.23
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.2.23 in Kannada sript:
ಮತಿಮನ್ತೋ ಹ್ಯತೋ ವೈದ್ಯಾಃ ಶಮಂ ಪ್ರಾಗೇವ ಕುರ್ವತೇ ।
ಮಾನಸಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಿಯಾಖ್ಯಾನೈಃ ಸಂಭೋಗೋಪನಯೈರ್ನೃಣಾಮ್ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.2.23 in Bengali sript:
মতিমন্তো হ্যতো বৈদ্যাঃ শমং প্রাগেব কুর্বতে ।
মানসস্য প্রিযাখ্যানৈঃ সংভোগোপনযৈর্নৃণাম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 3.2.23 in Gujarati sript:
મતિમન્તો હ્યતો વૈદ્યાઃ શમં પ્રાગેવ કુર્વતે ।
માનસસ્ય પ્રિયાખ્યાનૈઃ સંભોગોપનયૈર્નૃણામ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.2.23 in Malayalam sript:
മതിമന്തോ ഹ്യതോ വൈദ്യാഃ ശമം പ്രാഗേവ കുര്വതേ ।
മാനസസ്യ പ്രിയാഖ്യാനൈഃ സംഭോഗോപനയൈര്നൃണാമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.2.23 in Telugu sript:
మతిమన్తో హ్యతో వైద్యాః శమం ప్రాగేవ కుర్వతే ।
మానసస్య ప్రియాఖ్యానైః సంభోగోపనయైర్నృణామ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥