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 3.298.7

यशः सत्यं दमः शौचमार्जवं ह्रीरचापलम् ।
दानं तपो ब्रह्मचर्यमित्येतास्तनवो मम ॥ ७ ॥

yaśaḥ satyaṃ damaḥ śaucamārjavaṃ hrīracāpalam |
dānaṃ tapo brahmacaryamityetāstanavo mama || 7 ||

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

...what does one fail to go to heaven?' Yudhishthira answered,— 'The world is enveloped with darkness. Darkness does not permit a thing to show itself. It is from avarice that friends...

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

Yasha, Yashas, Satyam, Satya, Dama, Shauca, Arjava, Hri, Apala, Dana, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Brahmacarya, Iti, Itya, Eta, Esha, Tanu, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.298.7). 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: “yaśaḥ satyaṃ damaḥ śaucamārjavaṃ hrīracāpalam
  • yaśaḥ -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • damaḥ -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaucam -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārjavam -
  • ārjava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārjava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārjavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hrīr -
  • hrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • acā -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apalam -
  • apala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “dānaṃ tapo brahmacaryamityetāstanavo mama
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tapo* -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmacaryam -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itye -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
  • etās -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tanavo* -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.298.7

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 3.298.7 in Kannada sript:
ಯಶಃ ಸತ್ಯಂ ದಮಃ ಶೌಚಮಾರ್ಜವಂ ಹ್ರೀರಚಾಪಲಮ್ ।
ದಾನಂ ತಪೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯಮಿತ್ಯೇತಾಸ್ತನವೋ ಮಮ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 3.298.7 in Bengali sript:
যশঃ সত্যং দমঃ শৌচমার্জবং হ্রীরচাপলম্ ।
দানং তপো ব্রহ্মচর্যমিত্যেতাস্তনবো মম ॥ ৭ ॥

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 3.298.7 in Gujarati sript:
યશઃ સત્યં દમઃ શૌચમાર્જવં હ્રીરચાપલમ્ ।
દાનં તપો બ્રહ્મચર્યમિત્યેતાસ્તનવો મમ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 3.298.7 in Malayalam sript:
യശഃ സത്യം ദമഃ ശൌചമാര്ജവം ഹ്രീരചാപലമ് ।
ദാനം തപോ ബ്രഹ്മചര്യമിത്യേതാസ്തനവോ മമ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.298.7 in Telugu sript:
యశః సత్యం దమః శౌచమార్జవం హ్రీరచాపలమ్ ।
దానం తపో బ్రహ్మచర్యమిత్యేతాస్తనవో మమ ॥ ౭ ॥

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