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 3.246.31

हंससारसयुक्तेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना ।
कामगेन विचित्रेण दिव्यगन्धवता तथा ॥ ३१ ॥

haṃsasārasayuktena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā |
kāmagena vicitreṇa divyagandhavatā tathā || 31 ||

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

...everything. Specially is this to be borne in mind that well-earned gains should, in proper time and place, be given away to pious men. But the bestowal of ill-gotten gains can never...

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

Hamsa, Sarasa, Yukta, Kinkinijalamalin, Kamaga, Vicitra, Divyagandha, Vata, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.246.31). 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: “haṃsasārasayuktena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā
  • haṃsa -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sārasa -
  • sārasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sārasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktena -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • kiṅkiṇījālamālinā -
  • kiṅkiṇījālamālin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kiṅkiṇījālamālin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kāmagena vicitreṇa divyagandhavatā tathā
  • kāmagena -
  • kāmaga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāmaga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vicitreṇa -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • divyagandha -
  • divyagandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divyagandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatā -
  • vatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    van -> vatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.246.31

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 3.246.31 in Kannada sript:
ಹಂಸಸಾರಸಯುಕ್ತೇನ ಕಿಙ್ಕಿಣೀಜಾಲಮಾಲಿನಾ ।
ಕಾಮಗೇನ ವಿಚಿತ್ರೇಣ ದಿವ್ಯಗನ್ಧವತಾ ತಥಾ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 3.246.31 in Bengali sript:
হংসসারসযুক্তেন কিঙ্কিণীজালমালিনা ।
কামগেন বিচিত্রেণ দিব্যগন্ধবতা তথা ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 3.246.31 in Gujarati sript:
હંસસારસયુક્તેન કિઙ્કિણીજાલમાલિના ।
કામગેન વિચિત્રેણ દિવ્યગન્ધવતા તથા ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 3.246.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഹംസസാരസയുക്തേന കിങ്കിണീജാലമാലിനാ ।
കാമഗേന വിചിത്രേണ ദിവ്യഗന്ധവതാ തഥാ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.246.31 in Telugu sript:
హంససారసయుక్తేన కిఙ్కిణీజాలమాలినా ।
కామగేన విచిత్రేణ దివ్యగన్ధవతా తథా ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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