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 3.284.34

पुरुषस्य परे लोके कीर्तिरेव परायणम् ।
इह लोके विशुद्धा च कीर्तिरायुर्विवर्धनी ॥ ३४ ॥

puruṣasya pare loke kīrtireva parāyaṇam |
iha loke viśuddhā ca kīrtirāyurvivardhanī || 34 ||

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

...do you O Karna, listen to these words of mine, O you foremost of truthful persons! O mighty-armed one, I tell you to-day from affection, what is for your great good! With the object...

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

Purusha, Pare, Para, Pari, Loka, Kirti, Eva, Parayana, Iha, Vishuddha, Ayu, Ayus, Vivardhani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.284.34). 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: “puruṣasya pare loke kīrtireva parāyaṇam
  • puruṣasya -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pare -
  • pare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kīrtir -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāyaṇam -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “iha loke viśuddhā ca kīrtirāyurvivardhanī
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • viśuddhā -
  • viśuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtir -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyur -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vivardhanī -
  • vivardhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.284.34

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 3.284.34 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರುಷಸ್ಯ ಪರೇ ಲೋಕೇ ಕೀರ್ತಿರೇವ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ।
ಇಹ ಲೋಕೇ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಾ ಚ ಕೀರ್ತಿರಾಯುರ್ವಿವರ್ಧನೀ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 3.284.34 in Bengali sript:
পুরুষস্য পরে লোকে কীর্তিরেব পরাযণম্ ।
ইহ লোকে বিশুদ্ধা চ কীর্তিরাযুর্বিবর্ধনী ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 3.284.34 in Gujarati sript:
પુરુષસ્ય પરે લોકે કીર્તિરેવ પરાયણમ્ ।
ઇહ લોકે વિશુદ્ધા ચ કીર્તિરાયુર્વિવર્ધની ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 3.284.34 in Malayalam sript:
പുരുഷസ്യ പരേ ലോകേ കീര്തിരേവ പരായണമ് ।
ഇഹ ലോകേ വിശുദ്ധാ ച കീര്തിരായുര്വിവര്ധനീ ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.284.34 in Telugu sript:
పురుషస్య పరే లోకే కీర్తిరేవ పరాయణమ్ ।
ఇహ లోకే విశుద్ధా చ కీర్తిరాయుర్వివర్ధనీ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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