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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 3.188.31
अल्पवीर्यबलाः स्तब्धा लोभमोहपरायणाः ।
तत्कथादानसंतुष्टा दुष्टानामपि मानवाः ।
परिग्रहं करिष्यन्ति पापाचारपरिग्रहाः ॥ ३१ ॥
alpavīryabalāḥ stabdhā lobhamohaparāyaṇāḥ |
tatkathādānasaṃtuṣṭā duṣṭānāmapi mānavāḥ |
parigrahaṃ kariṣyanti pāpācāraparigrahāḥ || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...what feelings you will give me what I ask and upon which I have set my heart.' And the king replied saying, 'Having given away a thing, I never boast of it. I never also listen...
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 (3.188.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Alpa, Viryabala, Stabdha, Lobha, Oha, Parayana, Tat, Tad, Katha, Ana, Santushta, Dushta, Api, Manava, Parigraha, Karishyat, Karishyanti, Papacara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.188.31). 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: “alpavīryabalāḥ stabdhā lobhamohaparāyaṇāḥ ”
- alpa -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīryabalāḥ -
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vīryabala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- stabdhā* -
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stabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]stabdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]√stabh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]
- lobham -
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lobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- oha -
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oha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]oha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√uh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- parāyaṇāḥ -
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parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “tatkathādānasaṃtuṣṭā duṣṭānāmapi mānavāḥ ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kathād -
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katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āna -
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āna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√an (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- santuṣṭā* -
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santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santuṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- duṣṭānām -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]duṣṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mānavāḥ -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 3: “parigrahaṃ kariṣyanti pāpācāraparigrahāḥ ”
- parigraham -
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parigraha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kariṣyanti -
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kariṣyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active third plural]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active third plural]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active third plural]
- pāpācāra -
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pāpācāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāpācāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parigrahāḥ -
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parigraha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.188.31
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 3.188.31 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲ್ಪವೀರ್ಯಬಲಾಃ ಸ್ತಬ್ಧಾ ಲೋಭಮೋಹಪರಾಯಣಾಃ ।
ತತ್ಕಥಾದಾನಸಂತುಷ್ಟಾ ದುಷ್ಟಾನಾಮಪಿ ಮಾನವಾಃ ।
ಪರಿಗ್ರಹಂ ಕರಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಪಾಪಾಚಾರಪರಿಗ್ರಹಾಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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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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 3.188.31 in Bengali sript:
অল্পবীর্যবলাঃ স্তব্ধা লোভমোহপরাযণাঃ ।
তত্কথাদানসংতুষ্টা দুষ্টানামপি মানবাঃ ।
পরিগ্রহং করিষ্যন্তি পাপাচারপরিগ্রহাঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥
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 3.188.31 in Gujarati sript:
અલ્પવીર્યબલાઃ સ્તબ્ધા લોભમોહપરાયણાઃ ।
તત્કથાદાનસંતુષ્ટા દુષ્ટાનામપિ માનવાઃ ।
પરિગ્રહં કરિષ્યન્તિ પાપાચારપરિગ્રહાઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.188.31 in Malayalam sript:
അല്പവീര്യബലാഃ സ്തബ്ധാ ലോഭമോഹപരായണാഃ ।
തത്കഥാദാനസംതുഷ്ടാ ദുഷ്ടാനാമപി മാനവാഃ ।
പരിഗ്രഹം കരിഷ്യന്തി പാപാചാരപരിഗ്രഹാഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.188.31 in Telugu sript:
అల్పవీర్యబలాః స్తబ్ధా లోభమోహపరాయణాః ।
తత్కథాదానసంతుష్టా దుష్టానామపి మానవాః ।
పరిగ్రహం కరిష్యన్తి పాపాచారపరిగ్రహాః ॥ ౩౧ ॥