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 3.297.54

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यक्ष उवाच ।
कश्च धर्मः परो लोके कश्च धर्मः सदाफलः ।
किं नियम्य न शोचन्ति कैश्च संधिर्न जीर्यते ॥ ५४ ॥

yakṣa uvāca |
kaśca dharmaḥ paro loke kaśca dharmaḥ sadāphalaḥ |
kiṃ niyamya na śocanti kaiśca saṃdhirna jīryate || 54 ||

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

...world? And what is of the foremost value to those that bring forth?' Yudhishthira answered, 'That which is of the foremost value to those that cultivate is rain: that of the foremost...
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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 (3.297.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yaksha, Kah, Dharma, Parah, Para, Loka, Sadaphala, Kim, Niyamya, Shocat, Shocanti, Sandhi, Jiryat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.297.54). 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: “yakṣa uvāca ”
yakṣa* -
yakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “kaśca dharmaḥ paro loke kaśca dharmaḥ sadāphalaḥ ”
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmaḥ -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paro* -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmaḥ -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadāphalaḥ -
sadāphala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “kiṃ niyamya na śocanti kaiśca saṃdhirna jīryate ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
niyamya -
niyamya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

niyamya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

niyamya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śocanti -
√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb]

√śuc -> śocantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √śuc class 1 verb]

√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
kaiś -
ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sandhir -
sandhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sandhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīryate -
√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jṝ class 4 verb]

√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jṝ class 4 verb]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√jṝ (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]

√jṝ (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]

√jṝ (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.297.54

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;

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Preview of verse 3.297.54 in Kannada sript:
ಯಕ್ಷ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಶ್ಚ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಪರೋ ಲೋಕೇ ಕಶ್ಚ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸದಾಫಲಃ ।
ಕಿಂ ನಿಯಮ್ಯ ನ ಶೋಚನ್ತಿ ಕೈಶ್ಚ ಸಂಧಿರ್ನ ಜೀರ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 3.297.54 in Bengali sript:
যক্ষ উবাচ ।
কশ্চ ধর্মঃ পরো লোকে কশ্চ ধর্মঃ সদাফলঃ ।
কিং নিযম্য ন শোচন্তি কৈশ্চ সংধির্ন জীর্যতে ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 3.297.54 in Gujarati sript:
યક્ષ ઉવાચ ।
કશ્ચ ધર્મઃ પરો લોકે કશ્ચ ધર્મઃ સદાફલઃ ।
કિં નિયમ્ય ન શોચન્તિ કૈશ્ચ સંધિર્ન જીર્યતે ॥ ૫૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.297.54 in Malayalam sript:
യക്ഷ ഉവാച ।
കശ്ച ധര്മഃ പരോ ലോകേ കശ്ച ധര്മഃ സദാഫലഃ ।
കിം നിയമ്യ ന ശോചന്തി കൈശ്ച സംധിര്ന ജീര്യതേ ॥ ൫൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.297.54 in Telugu sript:
యక్ష ఉవాచ ।
కశ్చ ధర్మః పరో లోకే కశ్చ ధర్మః సదాఫలః ।
కిం నియమ్య న శోచన్తి కైశ్చ సంధిర్న జీర్యతే ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021