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 3.201.17

तेषामपि गुणाः सर्वे गुणवृत्तिः परस्परम् ।
पूर्वपूर्वगुणाः सर्वे क्रमशो गुणिषु त्रिषु ॥ १७ ॥

teṣāmapi guṇāḥ sarve guṇavṛttiḥ parasparam |
pūrvapūrvaguṇāḥ sarve kramaśo guṇiṣu triṣu || 17 ||

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

...man on the face of this earth, who is free from the sin of doing injury to creatures. After full consideration, the conclusion is irresistible that there is not a single man who is free...

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

Tad, Api, Guna, Sarva, Gunavritti, Parasparam, Paraspara, Purvapurva, Kramashah, Kramashas, Gunin, Guni, Tri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.201.17). 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: “teṣāmapi guṇāḥ sarve guṇavṛttiḥ parasparam
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • guṇavṛttiḥ -
  • guṇavṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pūrvapūrvaguṇāḥ sarve kramaśo guṇiṣu triṣu
  • pūrvapūrva -
  • pūrvapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kramaśo* -
  • kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kramaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • guṇiṣu -
  • guṇin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    guṇin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    guṇī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • triṣu -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.201.17

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 3.201.17 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಮಪಿ ಗುಣಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಗುಣವೃತ್ತಿಃ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ವಪೂರ್ವಗುಣಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಕ್ರಮಶೋ ಗುಣಿಷು ತ್ರಿಷು ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 3.201.17 in Bengali sript:
তেষামপি গুণাঃ সর্বে গুণবৃত্তিঃ পরস্পরম্ ।
পূর্বপূর্বগুণাঃ সর্বে ক্রমশো গুণিষু ত্রিষু ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 3.201.17 in Gujarati sript:
તેષામપિ ગુણાઃ સર્વે ગુણવૃત્તિઃ પરસ્પરમ્ ।
પૂર્વપૂર્વગુણાઃ સર્વે ક્રમશો ગુણિષુ ત્રિષુ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.201.17 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷാമപി ഗുണാഃ സര്വേ ഗുണവൃത്തിഃ പരസ്പരമ് ।
പൂര്വപൂര്വഗുണാഃ സര്വേ ക്രമശോ ഗുണിഷു ത്രിഷു ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.201.17 in Telugu sript:
తేషామపి గుణాః సర్వే గుణవృత్తిః పరస్పరమ్ ।
పూర్వపూర్వగుణాః సర్వే క్రమశో గుణిషు త్రిషు ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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