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 3.120.23

न ह्येष कामान्न भयान्न लोभाद्युधिष्ठिरो जातु जह्यात्स्वधर्मम् ।
भीमार्जुनौ चातिरथौ यमौ वा तथैव कृष्णा द्रुपदात्मजेयम् ॥ २३ ॥

na hyeṣa kāmānna bhayānna lobhādyudhiṣṭhiro jātu jahyātsvadharmam |
bhīmārjunau cātirathau yamau vā tathaiva kṛṣṇā drupadātmajeyam || 23 ||

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

...me! My undertaking can never come to naught. Let this be the rule. And I know, O saint of the sacerdotal caste! that your work can never come to nothing. These two Asvins will have...

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

Esha, Kama, Bhaya, Lobha, Yudhishthira, Jatu, Svadharma, Bhima, Arjuna, Yama, Tatha, Krishna, Drupadatmaja, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.120.23). 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 hyeṣa kāmānna bhayānna lobhādyudhiṣṭhiro jātu jahyātsvadharmam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāmānn -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayānn -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lobhād -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiro* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jahyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • svadharmam -
  • svadharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svadharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svadharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhīmārjunau cātirathau yamau tathaiva kṛṣṇā drupadātmajeyam
  • bhīmā -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunau -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • irathau -
  • yamau -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kṛṣṇā* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • drupadātmaje -
  • drupadātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.120.23

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 3.120.23 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹ್ಯೇಷ ಕಾಮಾನ್ನ ಭಯಾನ್ನ ಲೋಭಾದ್ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರೋ ಜಾತು ಜಹ್ಯಾತ್ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಮ್ ।
ಭೀಮಾರ್ಜುನೌ ಚಾತಿರಥೌ ಯಮೌ ವಾ ತಥೈವ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ದ್ರುಪದಾತ್ಮಜೇಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 3.120.23 in Bengali sript:
ন হ্যেষ কামান্ন ভযান্ন লোভাদ্যুধিষ্ঠিরো জাতু জহ্যাত্স্বধর্মম্ ।
ভীমার্জুনৌ চাতিরথৌ যমৌ বা তথৈব কৃষ্ণা দ্রুপদাত্মজেযম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 3.120.23 in Gujarati sript:
ન હ્યેષ કામાન્ન ભયાન્ન લોભાદ્યુધિષ્ઠિરો જાતુ જહ્યાત્સ્વધર્મમ્ ।
ભીમાર્જુનૌ ચાતિરથૌ યમૌ વા તથૈવ કૃષ્ણા દ્રુપદાત્મજેયમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.120.23 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹ്യേഷ കാമാന്ന ഭയാന്ന ലോഭാദ്യുധിഷ്ഠിരോ ജാതു ജഹ്യാത്സ്വധര്മമ് ।
ഭീമാര്ജുനൌ ചാതിരഥൌ യമൌ വാ തഥൈവ കൃഷ്ണാ ദ്രുപദാത്മജേയമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.120.23 in Telugu sript:
న హ్యేష కామాన్న భయాన్న లోభాద్యుధిష్ఠిరో జాతు జహ్యాత్స్వధర్మమ్ ।
భీమార్జునౌ చాతిరథౌ యమౌ వా తథైవ కృష్ణా ద్రుపదాత్మజేయమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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