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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 6.24.31
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि ।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
svadharmamapi cāvekṣya na vikampitumarhasi |
dharmyāddhi yuddhācchreyo'nyatkṣatriyasya na vidyate || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...said these words." The Holy One said,— "Whence, O Arjuna, has come upon you, at such a crisis, this despondency that is unbecoming a person of noble birth...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.24.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.24.31). 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: “svadharmamapi cāvekṣya na vikampitumarhasi ”
- svadharmam -
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svadharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svadharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]svadharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cāve -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ekṣya -
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ekṣya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikampitum -
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√vikamp -> vikampitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vikamp]
- arhasi -
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√arh (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- Line 2: “dharmyāddhi yuddhācchreyo'nyatkṣatriyasya na vidyate ”
- dharmyāddh -
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dharmya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dharmya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Cannot analyse yuddhācchreyo'nyatkṣatriyasya*na
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.24.31
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 6.24.31 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಮಪಿ ಚಾವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ನ ವಿಕಮ್ಪಿತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ।
ಧರ್ಮ್ಯಾದ್ಧಿ ಯುದ್ಧಾಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯೋಽನ್ಯತ್ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಸ್ಯ ನ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩೧ ॥
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 6.24.31 in Bengali sript:
স্বধর্মমপি চাবেক্ষ্য ন বিকম্পিতুমর্হসি ।
ধর্ম্যাদ্ধি যুদ্ধাচ্ছ্রেযোঽন্যত্ক্ষত্রিযস্য ন বিদ্যতে ॥ ৩১ ॥
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 6.24.31 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વધર્મમપિ ચાવેક્ષ્ય ન વિકમ્પિતુમર્હસિ ।
ધર્મ્યાદ્ધિ યુદ્ધાચ્છ્રેયોઽન્યત્ક્ષત્રિયસ્ય ન વિદ્યતે ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.24.31 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വധര്മമപി ചാവേക്ഷ്യ ന വികമ്പിതുമര്ഹസി ।
ധര്മ്യാദ്ധി യുദ്ധാച്ഛ്രേയോഽന്യത്ക്ഷത്രിയസ്യ ന വിദ്യതേ ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.24.31 in Telugu sript:
స్వధర్మమపి చావేక్ష్య న వికమ్పితుమర్హసి ।
ధర్మ్యాద్ధి యుద్ధాచ్ఛ్రేయోఽన్యత్క్షత్రియస్య న విద్యతే ॥ ౩౧ ॥