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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 3.31.34
यथा काष्ठेन वा काष्ठमश्मानं चाश्मना पुनः ।
अयसा चाप्ययश्छिन्द्यान्निर्विचेष्टमचेतनम् ॥ ३४ ॥
yathā kāṣṭhena vā kāṣṭhamaśmānaṃ cāśmanā punaḥ |
ayasā cāpyayaśchindyānnirviceṣṭamacetanam || 34 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...For all this, however, a person should act. This is the conclusion of Manu himself. The person that does not act, certainly succumbs, O Yudhishthira. The man of action in this...
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 (3.31.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Kashtha, Kashtham, Ashman, Puna, Ayas, Capin, Capya, Capi, Aya, Nirviceshta, Acetana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.31.34). 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: “yathā kāṣṭhena vā kāṣṭhamaśmānaṃ cāśmanā punaḥ ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāṣṭhena -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kāṣṭham -
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kāṣṭham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśmānam -
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aśman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśmanā -
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aśman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ayasā cāpyayaśchindyānnirviceṣṭamacetanam ”
- ayasā -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- cāpya -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ci]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ci]
- ayaś -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- chindyān -
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√chid (verb class 7)[optative active third single]
- nirviceṣṭam -
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nirviceṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirviceṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirviceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- acetanam -
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acetana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acetana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acetanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.31.34
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 3.31.34 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ಕಾಷ್ಠೇನ ವಾ ಕಾಷ್ಠಮಶ್ಮಾನಂ ಚಾಶ್ಮನಾ ಪುನಃ ।
ಅಯಸಾ ಚಾಪ್ಯಯಶ್ಛಿನ್ದ್ಯಾನ್ನಿರ್ವಿಚೇಷ್ಟಮಚೇತನಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥
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 3.31.34 in Bengali sript:
যথা কাষ্ঠেন বা কাষ্ঠমশ্মানং চাশ্মনা পুনঃ ।
অযসা চাপ্যযশ্ছিন্দ্যান্নির্বিচেষ্টমচেতনম্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥
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 3.31.34 in Gujarati sript:
યથા કાષ્ઠેન વા કાષ્ઠમશ્માનં ચાશ્મના પુનઃ ।
અયસા ચાપ્યયશ્છિન્દ્યાન્નિર્વિચેષ્ટમચેતનમ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.31.34 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ കാഷ്ഠേന വാ കാഷ്ഠമശ്മാനം ചാശ്മനാ പുനഃ ।
അയസാ ചാപ്യയശ്ഛിന്ദ്യാന്നിര്വിചേഷ്ടമചേതനമ് ॥ ൩൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.31.34 in Telugu sript:
యథా కాష్ఠేన వా కాష్ఠమశ్మానం చాశ్మనా పునః ।
అయసా చాప్యయశ్ఛిన్ద్యాన్నిర్విచేష్టమచేతనమ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥