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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 3.203.31
देवो यः संस्थितस्तस्मिन्नब्बिन्दुरिव पुष्करे ।
क्षेत्रज्ञं तं विजानीहि नित्यं त्यागजितात्मकम् ॥ ३१ ॥
devo yaḥ saṃsthitastasminnabbinduriva puṣkare |
kṣetrajñaṃ taṃ vijānīhi nityaṃ tyāgajitātmakam || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...labour and set about tasks of great magnitude and indulge in much-desired pleasures of beauty, flavour, &c. Then follows fondness, then envy, then avarice and then extinction of all...
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 (3.203.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Deva, Devri, Yah, Samsthita, Tad, Abbindu, Iva, Pushkara, Kshetrajna, Vijani, Vija, Nityam, Nitya, Tyaga, Jitatman, Kah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.203.31). 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: “devo yaḥ saṃsthitastasminnabbinduriva puṣkare ”
- devo* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃsthitas -
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saṃsthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasminn -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- abbindur -
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abbindu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puṣkare -
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puṣkara (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṣkara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “kṣetrajñaṃ taṃ vijānīhi nityaṃ tyāgajitātmakam ”
- kṣetrajñam -
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kṣetrajña (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣetrajña (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣetrajñā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vijānī -
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vijāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vijāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vijāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vija (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vij (verb class 6)[imperative active first single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tyāga -
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tyāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jitātma -
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jitātman (noun, masculine)[compound]jitātman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.203.31
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 3.203.31 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವೋ ಯಃ ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಬ್ಬಿನ್ದುರಿವ ಪುಷ್ಕರೇ ।
ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜ್ಞಂ ತಂ ವಿಜಾನೀಹಿ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ತ್ಯಾಗಜಿತಾತ್ಮಕಮ್ ॥ 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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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 3.203.31 in Bengali sript:
দেবো যঃ সংস্থিতস্তস্মিন্নব্বিন্দুরিব পুষ্করে ।
ক্ষেত্রজ্ঞং তং বিজানীহি নিত্যং ত্যাগজিতাত্মকম্ ॥ 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 3.203.31 in Gujarati sript:
દેવો યઃ સંસ્થિતસ્તસ્મિન્નબ્બિન્દુરિવ પુષ્કરે ।
ક્ષેત્રજ્ઞં તં વિજાનીહિ નિત્યં ત્યાગજિતાત્મકમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.203.31 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവോ യഃ സംസ്ഥിതസ്തസ്മിന്നബ്ബിന്ദുരിവ പുഷ്കരേ ।
ക്ഷേത്രജ്ഞം തം വിജാനീഹി നിത്യം ത്യാഗജിതാത്മകമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.203.31 in Telugu sript:
దేవో యః సంస్థితస్తస్మిన్నబ్బిన్దురివ పుష్కరే ।
క్షేత్రజ్ఞం తం విజానీహి నిత్యం త్యాగజితాత్మకమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥