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 3.33.32

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किंचिद्दैवाद्धठात्किंचित्किंचिदेव स्वकर्मतः ।
पुरुषः फलमाप्नोति चतुर्थं नात्र कारणम् ।
कुशलाः प्रतिजानन्ति ये तत्त्वविदुषो जनाः ॥ ३२ ॥

kiṃciddaivāddhaṭhātkiṃcitkiṃcideva svakarmataḥ |
puruṣaḥ phalamāpnoti caturthaṃ nātra kāraṇam |
kuśalāḥ pratijānanti ye tattvaviduṣo janāḥ || 32 ||

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

...the ass, scratching, pleasurable at first but painful afterwards. Thus, O king of men, the person who throws away like seeds a little of his virtue in order to gain a larger measure...
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 (3.33.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kincid, Kincit, Daivat, Daiva, Hatha, Iva, Svakarman, Tas, Purusha, Phala, Caturtham, Caturtha, Karana, Kushala, Prati, Janat, Yah, Yat, Tattvavid, Tattvavit, Ush, Usha, Ushas, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.33.32). 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: “kiṃciddaivāddhaṭhātkiṃcitkiṃcideva svakarmataḥ ”
kiñcid -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
daivāddh -
daivāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
haṭhāt -
haṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kiñcide -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svakarma -
svakarman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “puruṣaḥ phalamāpnoti caturthaṃ nātra kāraṇam ”
puruṣaḥ -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
caturtham -
caturtham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

caturtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caturtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “kuśalāḥ pratijānanti ye tattvaviduṣo janāḥ ”
kuśalāḥ -
kuśala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kuśalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jānanti -
jānanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jānat (noun, neuter)

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

√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
tattvavid -
tattvavid (noun, masculine)

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

tattvavid (noun, neuter)

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

tattvavit (noun, masculine)

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

tattvavit (noun, feminine)

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

tattvavit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
uṣo* -
uṣas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uṣas (noun, neuter)

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

uṣ (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

uṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
janāḥ -
jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

janā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.33.32

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 3.33.32 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂಚಿದ್ದೈವಾದ್ಧಠಾತ್ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ಕಿಂಚಿದೇವ ಸ್ವಕರ್ಮತಃ ।
ಪುರುಷಃ ಫಲಮಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಚತುರ್ಥಂ ನಾತ್ರ ಕಾರಣಮ್ ।
ಕುಶಲಾಃ ಪ್ರತಿಜಾನನ್ತಿ ಯೇ ತತ್ತ್ವವಿದುಷೋ ಜನಾಃ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 3.33.32 in Bengali sript:
কিংচিদ্দৈবাদ্ধঠাত্কিংচিত্কিংচিদেব স্বকর্মতঃ ।
পুরুষঃ ফলমাপ্নোতি চতুর্থং নাত্র কারণম্ ।
কুশলাঃ প্রতিজানন্তি যে তত্ত্ববিদুষো জনাঃ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 3.33.32 in Gujarati sript:
કિંચિદ્દૈવાદ્ધઠાત્કિંચિત્કિંચિદેવ સ્વકર્મતઃ ।
પુરુષઃ ફલમાપ્નોતિ ચતુર્થં નાત્ર કારણમ્ ।
કુશલાઃ પ્રતિજાનન્તિ યે તત્ત્વવિદુષો જનાઃ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.33.32 in Malayalam sript:
കിംചിദ്ദൈവാദ്ധഠാത്കിംചിത്കിംചിദേവ സ്വകര്മതഃ ।
പുരുഷഃ ഫലമാപ്നോതി ചതുര്ഥം നാത്ര കാരണമ് ।
കുശലാഃ പ്രതിജാനന്തി യേ തത്ത്വവിദുഷോ ജനാഃ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.33.32 in Telugu sript:
కించిద్దైవాద్ధఠాత్కించిత్కించిదేవ స్వకర్మతః ।
పురుషః ఫలమాప్నోతి చతుర్థం నాత్ర కారణమ్ ।
కుశలాః ప్రతిజానన్తి యే తత్త్వవిదుషో జనాః ॥ ౩౨ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021