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 1.85.22

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ययातिरुवाच ।
तपश्च दानं च शमो दमश्च ह्रीरार्जवं सर्वभूतानुकम्पा ।
नश्यन्ति मानेन तमोऽभिभूताः पुंसः सदैवेति वदन्ति सन्तः ॥ २२ ॥

yayātiruvāca |
tapaśca dānaṃ ca śamo damaśca hrīrārjavaṃ sarvabhūtānukampā |
naśyanti mānena tamo'bhibhūtāḥ puṃsaḥ sadaiveti vadanti santaḥ || 22 ||

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

...alone that these latter divest themselves of the consciousness of quality. Hence the wise attain to salvation first. Then again if the person devoted to Yoga find not sufficient time...
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 (1.85.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yayati, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Dana, Shama, Dama, Hri, Arjava, Sarvabhuta, Anukampa, Nashyanti, Nashyat, Mana, Tama, Tamas, Abhibhuta, Pums, Sadaiva, Iti, Vadat, Vadanti, Sat, Santa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.85.22). 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: “yayātiruvāca ”
yayātir -
yayāti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “tapaśca dānaṃ ca śamo damaśca hrīrārjavaṃ sarvabhūtānukampā ”
tapaś -
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]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śamo* -
śama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
damaś -
dama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hrīr -
hrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ārjavam -
ārjava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ārjava (noun, neuter)

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

ārjavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarvabhūtā -
sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
Line 3: “naśyanti mānena tamo'bhibhūtāḥ puṃsaḥ sadaiveti vadanti santaḥ ”
naśyanti -
naśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
mānena -
māna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

māna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
tamo' -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhibhūtāḥ -
abhibhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

abhibhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
puṃsaḥ -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
sadaive -
sadaiva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

sadaiva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vadanti -
√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
santaḥ -
sat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

santa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.85.22

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 1.85.22 in Kannada sript:
ಯಯಾತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ತಪಶ್ಚ ದಾನಂ ಚ ಶಮೋ ದಮಶ್ಚ ಹ್ರೀರಾರ್ಜವಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನುಕಮ್ಪಾ ।
ನಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಮಾನೇನ ತಮೋಽಭಿಭೂತಾಃ ಪುಂಸಃ ಸದೈವೇತಿ ವದನ್ತಿ ಸನ್ತಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 1.85.22 in Bengali sript:
যযাতিরুবাচ ।
তপশ্চ দানং চ শমো দমশ্চ হ্রীরার্জবং সর্বভূতানুকম্পা ।
নশ্যন্তি মানেন তমোঽভিভূতাঃ পুংসঃ সদৈবেতি বদন্তি সন্তঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 1.85.22 in Gujarati sript:
યયાતિરુવાચ ।
તપશ્ચ દાનં ચ શમો દમશ્ચ હ્રીરાર્જવં સર્વભૂતાનુકમ્પા ।
નશ્યન્તિ માનેન તમોઽભિભૂતાઃ પુંસઃ સદૈવેતિ વદન્તિ સન્તઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.85.22 in Malayalam sript:
യയാതിരുവാച ।
തപശ്ച ദാനം ച ശമോ ദമശ്ച ഹ്രീരാര്ജവം സര്വഭൂതാനുകമ്പാ ।
നശ്യന്തി മാനേന തമോഽഭിഭൂതാഃ പുംസഃ സദൈവേതി വദന്തി സന്തഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.85.22 in Telugu sript:
యయాతిరువాచ ।
తపశ్చ దానం చ శమో దమశ్చ హ్రీరార్జవం సర్వభూతానుకమ్పా ।
నశ్యన్తి మానేన తమోఽభిభూతాః పుంసః సదైవేతి వదన్తి సన్తః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021