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 3.198.72

आरम्भो न्याययुक्तो यः स हि धर्म इति स्मृतः ।
अनाचारस्त्वधर्मेति एतच्छिष्टानुशासनम् ॥ ७२ ॥

ārambho nyāyayukto yaḥ sa hi dharma iti smṛtaḥ |
anācārastvadharmeti etacchiṣṭānuśāsanam || 72 ||

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

...continued, 'Dismissed by her, Kausika, that best of regenerate ones, left her house, and, reproaching himself, returned to his own abode.'" "Markandeya said, 'Continually...

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

Arambha, Nyaya, Yukta, Yah, Dharma, Iti, Smrita, Anacara, Tva, Adharma, Etad, Shishta, Anushasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.198.72). 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: “ārambho nyāyayukto yaḥ sa hi dharma iti smṛtaḥ
  • ārambho* -
  • ārambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nyāya -
  • nyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yukto* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharma* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “anācārastvadharmeti etacchiṣṭānuśāsanam
  • anācāras -
  • anācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adharme -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    adharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • etacch -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śiṣṭā -
  • śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • anuśāsanam -
  • anuśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.198.72

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 3.198.72 in Kannada sript:
ಆರಮ್ಭೋ ನ್ಯಾಯಯುಕ್ತೋ ಯಃ ಸ ಹಿ ಧರ್ಮ ಇತಿ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ।
ಅನಾಚಾರಸ್ತ್ವಧರ್ಮೇತಿ ಏತಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟಾನುಶಾಸನಮ್ ॥ ೭೨ ॥

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 3.198.72 in Bengali sript:
আরম্ভো ন্যাযযুক্তো যঃ স হি ধর্ম ইতি স্মৃতঃ ।
অনাচারস্ত্বধর্মেতি এতচ্ছিষ্টানুশাসনম্ ॥ ৭২ ॥

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 3.198.72 in Gujarati sript:
આરમ્ભો ન્યાયયુક્તો યઃ સ હિ ધર્મ ઇતિ સ્મૃતઃ ।
અનાચારસ્ત્વધર્મેતિ એતચ્છિષ્ટાનુશાસનમ્ ॥ ૭૨ ॥

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 3.198.72 in Malayalam sript:
ആരമ്ഭോ ന്യായയുക്തോ യഃ സ ഹി ധര്മ ഇതി സ്മൃതഃ ।
അനാചാരസ്ത്വധര്മേതി ഏതച്ഛിഷ്ടാനുശാസനമ് ॥ ൭൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.198.72 in Telugu sript:
ఆరమ్భో న్యాయయుక్తో యః స హి ధర్మ ఇతి స్మృతః ।
అనాచారస్త్వధర్మేతి ఏతచ్ఛిష్టానుశాసనమ్ ॥ ౭౨ ॥

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