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 3.38.34

नेहास्ति धनुषा कार्यं न संग्रामेण कर्हिचित् ।
निक्षिपैतद्धनुस्तात प्राप्तोऽसि परमां गतिम् ॥ ३४ ॥

nehāsti dhanuṣā kāryaṃ na saṃgrāmeṇa karhicit |
nikṣipaitaddhanustāta prāpto'si paramāṃ gatim || 34 ||

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

...of floral garlands. Beholding, however, the garland that he had offered to the clay image of Bhava, decking the crown of the Kirata, that best of Pandu’s sons became filled with joy...

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

Asti, Dhanus, Karya, Sangrama, Karhi, Cit, Kship, Kshipa, Etad, Hanu, Tata, Prapta, Asi, Parama, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.38.34). 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: “nehāsti dhanuṣā kāryaṃ na saṃgrāmeṇa karhicit
  • nehā -
  • nah (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • dhanuṣā -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgrāmeṇa -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karhi -
  • karhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nikṣipaitaddhanustāta prāpto'si paramāṃ gatim
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣipai -
  • kṣipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣip (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣipā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • etaddh -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hanus -
  • hanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāpto' -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • paramām -
  • paramā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatim -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.38.34

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 3.38.34 in Kannada sript:
ನೇಹಾಸ್ತಿ ಧನುಷಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ನ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇಣ ಕರ್ಹಿಚಿತ್ ।
ನಿಕ್ಷಿಪೈತದ್ಧನುಸ್ತಾತ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೋಽಸಿ ಪರಮಾಂ ಗತಿಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 3.38.34 in Bengali sript:
নেহাস্তি ধনুষা কার্যং ন সংগ্রামেণ কর্হিচিত্ ।
নিক্ষিপৈতদ্ধনুস্তাত প্রাপ্তোঽসি পরমাং গতিম্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 3.38.34 in Gujarati sript:
નેહાસ્તિ ધનુષા કાર્યં ન સંગ્રામેણ કર્હિચિત્ ।
નિક્ષિપૈતદ્ધનુસ્તાત પ્રાપ્તોઽસિ પરમાં ગતિમ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 3.38.34 in Malayalam sript:
നേഹാസ്തി ധനുഷാ കാര്യം ന സംഗ്രാമേണ കര്ഹിചിത് ।
നിക്ഷിപൈതദ്ധനുസ്താത പ്രാപ്തോഽസി പരമാം ഗതിമ് ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.38.34 in Telugu sript:
నేహాస్తి ధనుషా కార్యం న సంగ్రామేణ కర్హిచిత్ ।
నిక్షిపైతద్ధనుస్తాత ప్రాప్తోఽసి పరమాం గతిమ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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