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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 3.173.12
कीर्तिश्च ते भारत पुण्यगन्धा नश्येत लोकेषु चराचरेषु ।
तत्प्राप्य राज्यं कुरुपुंगवानां शक्यं महत्प्राप्तमथ क्रियाश्च ॥ १२ ॥
kīrtiśca te bhārata puṇyagandhā naśyeta lokeṣu carācareṣu |
tatprāpya rājyaṃ kurupuṃgavānāṃ śakyaṃ mahatprāptamatha kriyāśca || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...has always a longing for your sight and always seeks your welfare. And Markandeya, who lived very many years devoted to great austerities, given to study and penance, will erelong come...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.173.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kirti, Tad, Yushmad, Bharata, Punyagandha, Loka, Caracara, Tat, Prapya, Rajya, Kurupungava, Shakya, Mahat, Prapta, Atha, Kriya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.173.12). 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: “kīrtiśca te bhārata puṇyagandhā naśyeta lokeṣu carācareṣu ”
- kīrtiś -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kīrti (noun, 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]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṇyagandhā* -
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puṇyagandha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]puṇyagandhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naśyeta -
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√naś (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√naś (verb class 4)[optative active second plural], [optative passive third single]√naś (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]
- lokeṣu -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- carācareṣu -
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carācara (noun, masculine)[locative plural]carācara (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “tatprāpya rājyaṃ kurupuṃgavānāṃ śakyaṃ mahatprāptamatha kriyāśca ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- kurupuṅgavān -
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kurupuṅgava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- mahat -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kriyāś -
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kriya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ (verb class 1)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[benedictive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[benedictive active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.173.12
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 3.173.12 in Kannada sript:
ಕೀರ್ತಿಶ್ಚ ತೇ ಭಾರತ ಪುಣ್ಯಗನ್ಧಾ ನಶ್ಯೇತ ಲೋಕೇಷು ಚರಾಚರೇಷು ।
ತತ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಕುರುಪುಂಗವಾನಾಂ ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಮಹತ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಮಥ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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 3.173.12 in Bengali sript:
কীর্তিশ্চ তে ভারত পুণ্যগন্ধা নশ্যেত লোকেষু চরাচরেষু ।
তত্প্রাপ্য রাজ্যং কুরুপুংগবানাং শক্যং মহত্প্রাপ্তমথ ক্রিযাশ্চ ॥ ১২ ॥
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 3.173.12 in Gujarati sript:
કીર્તિશ્ચ તે ભારત પુણ્યગન્ધા નશ્યેત લોકેષુ ચરાચરેષુ ।
તત્પ્રાપ્ય રાજ્યં કુરુપુંગવાનાં શક્યં મહત્પ્રાપ્તમથ ક્રિયાશ્ચ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.173.12 in Malayalam sript:
കീര്തിശ്ച തേ ഭാരത പുണ്യഗന്ധാ നശ്യേത ലോകേഷു ചരാചരേഷു ।
തത്പ്രാപ്യ രാജ്യം കുരുപുംഗവാനാം ശക്യം മഹത്പ്രാപ്തമഥ ക്രിയാശ്ച ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.173.12 in Telugu sript:
కీర్తిశ్చ తే భారత పుణ్యగన్ధా నశ్యేత లోకేషు చరాచరేషు ।
తత్ప్రాప్య రాజ్యం కురుపుంగవానాం శక్యం మహత్ప్రాప్తమథ క్రియాశ్చ ॥ ౧౨ ॥