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 3.32.31

एतावदेव पर्याप्तमुपमानं शुचिस्मिते ।
कर्मणां फलमस्तीति धीरोऽल्पेनापि तुष्यति ॥ ३१ ॥

etāvadeva paryāptamupamānaṃ śucismite |
karmaṇāṃ phalamastīti dhīro'lpenāpi tuṣyati || 31 ||

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

...calamities. Virtue is sometimes also the weakness of men. And though such a man might ever be engaged in the practice of virtue, yet both virtue and profit forsake him, like pleasure...

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

Etavat, Eva, Paryaptam, Paryapta, Upamana, Shucismita, Karman, Phala, Asti, Iti, Dhira, Alpena, Alpa, Api, Tushyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.32.31). 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: “etāvadeva paryāptamupamānaṃ śucismite
  • etāvad -
  • etāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    etāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paryāptam -
  • paryāptam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paryāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upamānam -
  • upamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śucismite -
  • śucismita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śucismita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śucismitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “karmaṇāṃ phalamastīti dhīro'lpenāpi tuṣyati
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astī -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dhīro' -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • alpenā -
  • alpena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tuṣyati -
  • tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tuṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.32.31

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 3.32.31 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಾವದೇವ ಪರ್ಯಾಪ್ತಮುಪಮಾನಂ ಶುಚಿಸ್ಮಿತೇ ।
ಕರ್ಮಣಾಂ ಫಲಮಸ್ತೀತಿ ಧೀರೋಽಲ್ಪೇನಾಪಿ ತುಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 3.32.31 in Bengali sript:
এতাবদেব পর্যাপ্তমুপমানং শুচিস্মিতে ।
কর্মণাং ফলমস্তীতি ধীরোঽল্পেনাপি তুষ্যতি ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 3.32.31 in Gujarati sript:
એતાવદેવ પર્યાપ્તમુપમાનં શુચિસ્મિતે ।
કર્મણાં ફલમસ્તીતિ ધીરોઽલ્પેનાપિ તુષ્યતિ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 3.32.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതാവദേവ പര്യാപ്തമുപമാനം ശുചിസ്മിതേ ।
കര്മണാം ഫലമസ്തീതി ധീരോഽല്പേനാപി തുഷ്യതി ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.32.31 in Telugu sript:
ఏతావదేవ పర్యాప్తముపమానం శుచిస్మితే ।
కర్మణాం ఫలమస్తీతి ధీరోఽల్పేనాపి తుష్యతి ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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