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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 12.170.6
न वै चरसि यच्छ्रेय आत्मनो वा यदीहसे ।
अकामात्मापि हि सदा धुरमुद्यम्य चैव हि ॥ ६ ॥
na vai carasi yacchreya ātmano vā yadīhase |
akāmātmāpi hi sadā dhuramudyamya caiva hi || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...He was a Reciter. Possessed of great wisdom, he was conversant with the six Angas (of the Vedas). He was of the Kusika race and son of Pippalada.{GL_NOTE:174789:} He acquired (by his austerities) spiritual insight...
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 (12.170.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yat, Yad, Shreya, Atman, Var, Yadi, Akama, Asmad, Api, Sada, Dhur, Dhura, Udyamya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “na vai carasi yacchreya ātmano vā yadīhase ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- carasi -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- yacch -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śreya*ā -
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√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrā -> śreya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [locative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrā -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [locative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śrai class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [locative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śrī class 9 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [locative single from √śrī class 9 verb]√śrī -> śreyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śrī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śrī class 9 verb]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ātmano* -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadī -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- īhase -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- Line 2: “akāmātmāpi hi sadā dhuramudyamya caiva hi ”
- akāmāt -
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akāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]akāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhuram -
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dhura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhur (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- udyamya -
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udyamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udyamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.170.6
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 12.170.6 in Kannada sript:
ನ ವೈ ಚರಸಿ ಯಚ್ಛ್ರೇಯ ಆತ್ಮನೋ ವಾ ಯದೀಹಸೇ ।
ಅಕಾಮಾತ್ಮಾಪಿ ಹಿ ಸದಾ ಧುರಮುದ್ಯಮ್ಯ ಚೈವ ಹಿ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 12.170.6 in Bengali sript:
ন বৈ চরসি যচ্ছ্রেয আত্মনো বা যদীহসে ।
অকামাত্মাপি হি সদা ধুরমুদ্যম্য চৈব হি ॥ ৬ ॥
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 12.170.6 in Gujarati sript:
ન વૈ ચરસિ યચ્છ્રેય આત્મનો વા યદીહસે ।
અકામાત્માપિ હિ સદા ધુરમુદ્યમ્ય ચૈવ હિ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.170.6 in Malayalam sript:
ന വൈ ചരസി യച്ഛ്രേയ ആത്മനോ വാ യദീഹസേ ।
അകാമാത്മാപി ഹി സദാ ധുരമുദ്യമ്യ ചൈവ ഹി ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.170.6 in Telugu sript:
న వై చరసి యచ్ఛ్రేయ ఆత్మనో వా యదీహసే ।
అకామాత్మాపి హి సదా ధురముద్యమ్య చైవ హి ॥ ౬ ॥