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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 12.286.31
उपभोगैरपि त्यक्तं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
चण्डालत्वेऽपि मानुष्यं सर्वथा तात दुर्लभम् ॥ ३१ ॥
upabhogairapi tyaktaṃ nātmānamavasādayet |
caṇḍālatve'pi mānuṣyaṃ sarvathā tāta durlabham || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...is good or him who is otherwise, if he waits with reverence on a sage possessed of ascetic merit or on a thief, passes under his way and catches his hue like a piece of cloth catching the dye in which it is...
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 (12.286.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Upabhoga, Api, Tyakta, Mana, Avas, Avasa, Candalatva, Manushya, Sarvatha, Tata, Durlabha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.286.31). 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: “upabhogairapi tyaktaṃ nātmānamavasādayet ”
- upabhogair -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tyaktam -
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tyakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tyakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tyaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- avasā -
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avasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]avas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]avasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādayet -
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√ad (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “caṇḍālatve'pi mānuṣyaṃ sarvathā tāta durlabham ”
- caṇḍālatve' -
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caṇḍālatva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mānuṣyam -
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mānuṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānuṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mānuṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- durlabham -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durlabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.286.31
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 12.286.31 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಭೋಗೈರಪಿ ತ್ಯಕ್ತಂ ನಾತ್ಮಾನಮವಸಾದಯೇತ್ ।
ಚಣ್ಡಾಲತ್ವೇಽಪಿ ಮಾನುಷ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಥಾ ತಾತ ದುರ್ಲಭಮ್ ॥ 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 12.286.31 in Bengali sript:
উপভোগৈরপি ত্যক্তং নাত্মানমবসাদযেত্ ।
চণ্ডালত্বেঽপি মানুষ্যং সর্বথা তাত দুর্লভম্ ॥ 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 12.286.31 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપભોગૈરપિ ત્યક્તં નાત્માનમવસાદયેત્ ।
ચણ્ડાલત્વેઽપિ માનુષ્યં સર્વથા તાત દુર્લભમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.286.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപഭോഗൈരപി ത്യക്തം നാത്മാനമവസാദയേത് ।
ചണ്ഡാലത്വേഽപി മാനുഷ്യം സര്വഥാ താത ദുര്ലഭമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.286.31 in Telugu sript:
ఉపభోగైరపి త్యక్తం నాత్మానమవసాదయేత్ ।
చణ్డాలత్వేఽపి మానుష్యం సర్వథా తాత దుర్లభమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥