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 3.62.24

न हि ते मानुषं रूपं भूषणैरपि वर्जितम् ।
असहाया नरेभ्यश्च नोद्विजस्यमरप्रभे ॥ २४ ॥

na hi te mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ bhūṣaṇairapi varjitam |
asahāyā narebhyaśca nodvijasyamaraprabhe || 24 ||

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

...hope of beholding her lord. Verily, the husband is the best ornament of a woman, however destitute of ornaments. Without her husband beside her, this lady, though beautiful, shines not...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Manusha, Rupa, Bhushana, Api, Varjita, Asaha, Asahaya, Nara, Asmad, Dvija, Mara, Prabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.62.24). 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: “na hi te mānuṣaṃ rūpaṃ bhūṣaṇairapi varjitam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mānuṣam -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūṣaṇair -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • varjitam -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “asahāyā narebhyaśca nodvijasyamaraprabhe
  • asahāyā* -
  • asahā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asahāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asahāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • narebhyaś -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • no -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • dvijasya -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mara -
  • mara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prabhe -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.62.24

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 3.62.24 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹಿ ತೇ ಮಾನುಷಂ ರೂಪಂ ಭೂಷಣೈರಪಿ ವರ್ಜಿತಮ್ ।
ಅಸಹಾಯಾ ನರೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚ ನೋದ್ವಿಜಸ್ಯಮರಪ್ರಭೇ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 3.62.24 in Bengali sript:
ন হি তে মানুষং রূপং ভূষণৈরপি বর্জিতম্ ।
অসহাযা নরেভ্যশ্চ নোদ্বিজস্যমরপ্রভে ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 3.62.24 in Gujarati sript:
ન હિ તે માનુષં રૂપં ભૂષણૈરપિ વર્જિતમ્ ।
અસહાયા નરેભ્યશ્ચ નોદ્વિજસ્યમરપ્રભે ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 3.62.24 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹി തേ മാനുഷം രൂപം ഭൂഷണൈരപി വര്ജിതമ് ।
അസഹായാ നരേഭ്യശ്ച നോദ്വിജസ്യമരപ്രഭേ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.62.24 in Telugu sript:
న హి తే మానుషం రూపం భూషణైరపి వర్జితమ్ ।
అసహాయా నరేభ్యశ్చ నోద్విజస్యమరప్రభే ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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