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 12.14.34

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कुरुते मूढमेवं हि यः श्रेयो नाधिगच्छति ।
धूपैरञ्जनयोगैश्च नस्यकर्मभिरेव च ।
भेषजैः स चिकित्स्यः स्याद्य उन्मार्गेण गच्छति ॥ ३४ ॥

kurute mūḍhamevaṃ hi yaḥ śreyo nādhigacchati |
dhūpairañjanayogaiśca nasyakarmabhireva ca |
bheṣajaiḥ sa cikitsyaḥ syādya unmārgeṇa gacchati || 34 ||

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

...covetest sovereignty. Freed from desire, prevailing over joy and grief and attaining to tranquillity, strive you to be happy. That peerless monarch who will govern this unbounded earth, will have but one stomach...
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 (12.14.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kuruta, Mudha, Evam, Eva, Yah, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Nri, Adhi, Gacchat, Dhupa, Anjana, Uksh, Nasyakarman, Bheshaja, Cikitsya, Syadya, Unmarga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.14.34). 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: “kurute mūḍhamevaṃ hi yaḥ śreyo nādhigacchati ”
kurute -
kurutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kuruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kuruta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle third single]
mūḍham -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śreyo* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

adhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “dhūpairañjanayogaiśca nasyakarmabhireva ca ”
dhūpair -
dhūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
añjanayo -
añjanā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aiś -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nasyakarmabhir -
nasyakarman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “bheṣajaiḥ sa cikitsyaḥ syādya unmārgeṇa gacchati ”
bheṣajaiḥ -
bheṣaja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bheṣaja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cikitsyaḥ -
cikitsya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√cit -> cikitsya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √cit]
syādya* -
√syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √syad class 1 verb]
unmārgeṇa -
unmārga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

unmārga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.14.34

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 12.14.34 in Kannada sript:
ಕುರುತೇ ಮೂಢಮೇವಂ ಹಿ ಯಃ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ನಾಧಿಗಚ್ಛತಿ ।
ಧೂಪೈರಞ್ಜನಯೋಗೈಶ್ಚ ನಸ್ಯಕರ್ಮಭಿರೇವ ಚ ।
ಭೇಷಜೈಃ ಸ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸ್ಯಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಯ ಉನ್ಮಾರ್ಗೇಣ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 12.14.34 in Bengali sript:
কুরুতে মূঢমেবং হি যঃ শ্রেযো নাধিগচ্ছতি ।
ধূপৈরঞ্জনযোগৈশ্চ নস্যকর্মভিরেব চ ।
ভেষজৈঃ স চিকিত্স্যঃ স্যাদ্য উন্মার্গেণ গচ্ছতি ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 12.14.34 in Gujarati sript:
કુરુતે મૂઢમેવં હિ યઃ શ્રેયો નાધિગચ્છતિ ।
ધૂપૈરઞ્જનયોગૈશ્ચ નસ્યકર્મભિરેવ ચ ।
ભેષજૈઃ સ ચિકિત્સ્યઃ સ્યાદ્ય ઉન્માર્ગેણ ગચ્છતિ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.14.34 in Malayalam sript:
കുരുതേ മൂഢമേവം ഹി യഃ ശ്രേയോ നാധിഗച്ഛതി ।
ധൂപൈരഞ്ജനയോഗൈശ്ച നസ്യകര്മഭിരേവ ച ।
ഭേഷജൈഃ സ ചികിത്സ്യഃ സ്യാദ്യ ഉന്മാര്ഗേണ ഗച്ഛതി ॥ ൩൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.14.34 in Telugu sript:
కురుతే మూఢమేవం హి యః శ్రేయో నాధిగచ్ఛతి ।
ధూపైరఞ్జనయోగైశ్చ నస్యకర్మభిరేవ చ ।
భేషజైః స చికిత్స్యః స్యాద్య ఉన్మార్గేణ గచ్ఛతి ॥ ౩౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021