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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 3.31.40
आर्यशास्त्रातिगे क्रूरे लुब्धे धर्मापचायिनि ।
धार्तराष्ट्रे श्रियं दत्त्वा धाता किं फलमश्नुते ॥ ४० ॥
āryaśāstrātige krūre lubdhe dharmāpacāyini |
dhārtarāṣṭre śriyaṃ dattvā dhātā kiṃ phalamaśnute || 40 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...snatch the kingdom from the foe). The acts of others, it is seen, are crowned with success. It is probable that ours also will be successful. How can one know beforehand what the...
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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 (3.31.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Arya, Ashastra, Atiga, Krura, Lubdha, Dharma, Dharman, Apacayin, Apacayini, Dhartarashtra, Dhartarashtri, Shri, Shriya, Dattva, Dhatri, Dhata, Kim, Phala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.31.40). 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: “āryaśāstrātige krūre lubdhe dharmāpacāyini ”
- ārya -
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ārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ār -> ārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ār]√ār (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aśāstrā -
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aśāstra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśāstrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atige -
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atiga (noun, masculine)[locative single]atiga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]atigā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- krūre -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]krūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]krūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lubdhe -
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lubdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]lubdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lubdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [locative single from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [locative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [locative single from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lubh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lubh class 6 verb]
- dharmā -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apacāyini -
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apacāyinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]apacāyin (noun, masculine)[locative single]apacāyin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “dhārtarāṣṭre śriyaṃ dattvā dhātā kiṃ phalamaśnute ”
- dhārtarāṣṭre -
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dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhārtarāṣṭri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- dhātā -
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dhātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dhātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dhā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dhe (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśnute -
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√aś (verb class 5)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.31.40
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 3.31.40 in Kannada sript:
ಆರ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾತಿಗೇ ಕ್ರೂರೇ ಲುಬ್ಧೇ ಧರ್ಮಾಪಚಾಯಿನಿ ।
ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೇ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಧಾತಾ ಕಿಂ ಫಲಮಶ್ನುತೇ ॥ ೪೦ ॥
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 3.31.40 in Bengali sript:
আর্যশাস্ত্রাতিগে ক্রূরে লুব্ধে ধর্মাপচাযিনি ।
ধার্তরাষ্ট্রে শ্রিযং দত্ত্বা ধাতা কিং ফলমশ্নুতে ॥ ৪০ ॥
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 3.31.40 in Gujarati sript:
આર્યશાસ્ત્રાતિગે ક્રૂરે લુબ્ધે ધર્માપચાયિનિ ।
ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રે શ્રિયં દત્ત્વા ધાતા કિં ફલમશ્નુતે ॥ ૪૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.31.40 in Malayalam sript:
ആര്യശാസ്ത്രാതിഗേ ക്രൂരേ ലുബ്ധേ ധര്മാപചായിനി ।
ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രേ ശ്രിയം ദത്ത്വാ ധാതാ കിം ഫലമശ്നുതേ ॥ ൪൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.31.40 in Telugu sript:
ఆర్యశాస్త్రాతిగే క్రూరే లుబ్ధే ధర్మాపచాయిని ।
ధార్తరాష్ట్రే శ్రియం దత్త్వా ధాతా కిం ఫలమశ్నుతే ॥ ౪౦ ॥