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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 3.34.26
सततं यश्च कामार्थी नेतरावनुतिष्ठति ।
मित्राणि तस्य नश्यन्ति धर्मार्थाभ्यां च हीयते ॥ २६ ॥
satataṃ yaśca kāmārthī netarāvanutiṣṭhati |
mitrāṇi tasya naśyanti dharmārthābhyāṃ ca hīyate || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...fails to achieve fame, by failing to chastise his foes, is like an unclean thing. He is a useless burden on the earth like an incapacitated bull and perishes ingloriously. The man who...
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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 (3.34.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Satatam, Satata, Yah, Kamarthin, Neta, Ravan, Rava, Anu, Tishthat, Mitra, Tad, Nashyanti, Nashyat, Dharmartha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.34.26). 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: “satataṃ yaśca kāmārthī netarāvanutiṣṭhati ”
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmārthī -
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kāmārthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- neta -
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neta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]neta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāva -
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rāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]rāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]rāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ru (noun, masculine)[locative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “mitrāṇi tasya naśyanti dharmārthābhyāṃ ca hīyate ”
- mitrāṇi -
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mitra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- naśyanti -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- dharmārthābhyām -
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dharmārtha (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.34.26
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 3.34.26 in Kannada sript:
ಸತತಂ ಯಶ್ಚ ಕಾಮಾರ್ಥೀ ನೇತರಾವನುತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ।
ಮಿತ್ರಾಣಿ ತಸ್ಯ ನಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ಹೀಯತೇ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
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 3.34.26 in Bengali sript:
সততং যশ্চ কামার্থী নেতরাবনুতিষ্ঠতি ।
মিত্রাণি তস্য নশ্যন্তি ধর্মার্থাভ্যাং চ হীযতে ॥ ২৬ ॥
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 3.34.26 in Gujarati sript:
સતતં યશ્ચ કામાર્થી નેતરાવનુતિષ્ઠતિ ।
મિત્રાણિ તસ્ય નશ્યન્તિ ધર્માર્થાભ્યાં ચ હીયતે ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.34.26 in Malayalam sript:
സതതം യശ്ച കാമാര്ഥീ നേതരാവനുതിഷ്ഠതി ।
മിത്രാണി തസ്യ നശ്യന്തി ധര്മാര്ഥാഭ്യാം ച ഹീയതേ ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.34.26 in Telugu sript:
సతతం యశ్చ కామార్థీ నేతరావనుతిష్ఠతి ।
మిత్రాణి తస్య నశ్యన్తి ధర్మార్థాభ్యాం చ హీయతే ॥ ౨౬ ॥