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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 3.148.25
प्रचलन्ति न वै धर्मात्तपोदानपरायणाः ।
स्वधर्मस्थाः क्रियावन्तो जनास्त्रेतायुगेऽभवन् ॥ २५ ॥
pracalanti na vai dharmāttapodānaparāyaṇāḥ |
svadharmasthāḥ kriyāvanto janāstretāyuge'bhavan || 25 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...human being by coming in contact with you, I have been put in mind of that son of Raghu, who was Vishnu himself under the name of Rama, and who delighted the heart of the world; and...
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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 (3.148.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pracalat, Dharmat, Dharma, Tapodana, Parayana, Svadharmastha, Kriyavat, Kriyavanta, Jana, Tretayuga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.148.25). 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: “pracalanti na vai dharmāttapodānaparāyaṇāḥ ”
- pracalanti -
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pracalat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- dharmāt -
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dharmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tapodāna -
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tapodāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parāyaṇāḥ -
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parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “svadharmasthāḥ kriyāvanto janāstretāyuge'bhavan ”
- svadharmasthāḥ -
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svadharmastha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svadharmasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kriyāvanto* -
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kriyāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kriyāvanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janās -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tretāyuge' -
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tretāyuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- abhavan -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.148.25
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 3.148.25 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಚಲನ್ತಿ ನ ವೈ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ತಪೋದಾನಪರಾಯಣಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಾಃ ಕ್ರಿಯಾವನ್ತೋ ಜನಾಸ್ತ್ರೇತಾಯುಗೇಽಭವನ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
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 3.148.25 in Bengali sript:
প্রচলন্তি ন বৈ ধর্মাত্তপোদানপরাযণাঃ ।
স্বধর্মস্থাঃ ক্রিযাবন্তো জনাস্ত্রেতাযুগেঽভবন্ ॥ ২৫ ॥
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 3.148.25 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રચલન્તિ ન વૈ ધર્માત્તપોદાનપરાયણાઃ ।
સ્વધર્મસ્થાઃ ક્રિયાવન્તો જનાસ્ત્રેતાયુગેઽભવન્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.148.25 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രചലന്തി ന വൈ ധര്മാത്തപോദാനപരായണാഃ ।
സ്വധര്മസ്ഥാഃ ക്രിയാവന്തോ ജനാസ്ത്രേതായുഗേഽഭവന് ॥ ൨൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.148.25 in Telugu sript:
ప్రచలన్తి న వై ధర్మాత్తపోదానపరాయణాః ।
స్వధర్మస్థాః క్రియావన్తో జనాస్త్రేతాయుగేఽభవన్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥