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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 3.284.28
मद्विधस्यायशस्यं हि न युक्तं प्राणरक्षणम् ।
युक्तं हि यशसा युक्तं मरणं लोकसंमतम् ॥ २८ ॥
madvidhasyāyaśasyaṃ hi na yuktaṃ prāṇarakṣaṇam |
yuktaṃ hi yaśasā yuktaṃ maraṇaṃ lokasaṃmatam || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...I will remove after Dhananjaya goes from hence? And, O best of ascetics, why was it that the virtuous Yudhishthira never expressed it to any one?" Vaisampayana said, "As you askest...
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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 (3.284.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Madvidha, Ayashasya, Yuktam, Yukta, Pranarakshana, Yashasa, Marana, Loka, Mata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.284.28). 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: “madvidhasyāyaśasyaṃ hi na yuktaṃ prāṇarakṣaṇam ”
- madvidhasyā -
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madvidha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]madvidha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ayaśasyam -
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ayaśasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayaśasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayaśasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- prāṇarakṣaṇam -
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prāṇarakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yuktaṃ hi yaśasā yuktaṃ maraṇaṃ lokasaṃmatam ”
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yaśasā* -
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yaśasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- matam -
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mata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]matā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.284.28
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 3.284.28 in Kannada sript:
ಮದ್ವಿಧಸ್ಯಾಯಶಸ್ಯಂ ಹಿ ನ ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಪ್ರಾಣರಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಹಿ ಯಶಸಾ ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಮರಣಂ ಲೋಕಸಂಮತಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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 3.284.28 in Bengali sript:
মদ্বিধস্যাযশস্যং হি ন যুক্তং প্রাণরক্ষণম্ ।
যুক্তং হি যশসা যুক্তং মরণং লোকসংমতম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥
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 3.284.28 in Gujarati sript:
મદ્વિધસ્યાયશસ્યં હિ ન યુક્તં પ્રાણરક્ષણમ્ ।
યુક્તં હિ યશસા યુક્તં મરણં લોકસંમતમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.284.28 in Malayalam sript:
മദ്വിധസ്യായശസ്യം ഹി ന യുക്തം പ്രാണരക്ഷണമ് ।
യുക്തം ഹി യശസാ യുക്തം മരണം ലോകസംമതമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.284.28 in Telugu sript:
మద్విధస్యాయశస్యం హి న యుక్తం ప్రాణరక్షణమ్ ।
యుక్తం హి యశసా యుక్తం మరణం లోకసంమతమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥