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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 3.181.33
इमामत्रोपमां चापि निबोध वदतां वर ।
मनुष्यलोके यच्छ्रेयः परं मन्ये युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३३ ॥
imāmatropamāṃ cāpi nibodha vadatāṃ vara |
manuṣyaloke yacchreyaḥ paraṃ manye yudhiṣṭhira || 33 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...bough of that banian, a boy, O great king, of face fair as the lotus or the moon, and of eyes, O ruler of men, large as petals of a full blown lotus! And at this sight, O lord of earth...
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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 (3.181.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Iyam, Idam, Capin, Capi, Bodha, Vadat, Vara, Manushyaloka, Yat, Yad, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Param, Para, Manya, Mani, Yudhishthira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.181.33). 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: “imāmatropamāṃ cāpi nibodha vadatāṃ vara ”
- imām -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atropam -
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√trup (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bodha -
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bodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bodha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√budh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vadatām -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “manuṣyaloke yacchreyaḥ paraṃ manye yudhiṣṭhira ”
- manuṣyaloke -
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manuṣyaloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yacch -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śreyaḥ -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]manī (noun, masculine)[dative single]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- yudhiṣṭhira -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.181.33
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 3.181.33 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮಾಮತ್ರೋಪಮಾಂ ಚಾಪಿ ನಿಬೋಧ ವದತಾಂ ವರ ।
ಮನುಷ್ಯಲೋಕೇ ಯಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯಃ ಪರಂ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ॥ ೩೩ ॥
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 3.181.33 in Bengali sript:
ইমামত্রোপমাং চাপি নিবোধ বদতাং বর ।
মনুষ্যলোকে যচ্ছ্রেযঃ পরং মন্যে যুধিষ্ঠির ॥ ৩৩ ॥
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 3.181.33 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમામત્રોપમાં ચાપિ નિબોધ વદતાં વર ।
મનુષ્યલોકે યચ્છ્રેયઃ પરં મન્યે યુધિષ્ઠિર ॥ ૩૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.181.33 in Malayalam sript:
ഇമാമത്രോപമാം ചാപി നിബോധ വദതാം വര ।
മനുഷ്യലോകേ യച്ഛ്രേയഃ പരം മന്യേ യുധിഷ്ഠിര ॥ ൩൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.181.33 in Telugu sript:
ఇమామత్రోపమాం చాపి నిబోధ వదతాం వర ।
మనుష్యలోకే యచ్ఛ్రేయః పరం మన్యే యుధిష్ఠిర ॥ ౩౩ ॥