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 3.34.65

एवमेव मनुष्येन्द्र धर्मं त्यक्त्वाल्पकं नरः ।
बृहन्तं धर्ममाप्नोति स बुद्ध इति निश्चितः ॥ ६५ ॥

evameva manuṣyendra dharmaṃ tyaktvālpakaṃ naraḥ |
bṛhantaṃ dharmamāpnoti sa buddha iti niścitaḥ || 65 ||

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

...and invincible, and encased in impenetrable mail. Without first vanquishing in battle all those foremost of men, unaided as you are, how canst you slay Duryodhana? O Vrikodara, I cannot...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.34.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Manushyendra, Dharma, Alpakam, Alpaka, Nara, Nri, Brihanta, Brihat, Buddha, Iti, Nishcita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.34.65). 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: “evameva manuṣyendra dharmaṃ tyaktvālpakaṃ naraḥ
  • 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]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manuṣyendra -
  • manuṣyendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • alpakam -
  • alpakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “bṛhantaṃ dharmamāpnoti sa buddha iti niścitaḥ
  • bṛhantam -
  • bṛhanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bṛhanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bṛhantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddha* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niścitaḥ -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.34.65

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.34.65 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮೇವ ಮನುಷ್ಯೇನ್ದ್ರ ಧರ್ಮಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾಲ್ಪಕಂ ನರಃ ।
ಬೃಹನ್ತಂ ಧರ್ಮಮಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಸ ಬುದ್ಧ ಇತಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತಃ ॥ ೬೫ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

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 3.34.65 in Bengali sript:
এবমেব মনুষ্যেন্দ্র ধর্মং ত্যক্ত্বাল্পকং নরঃ ।
বৃহন্তং ধর্মমাপ্নোতি স বুদ্ধ ইতি নিশ্চিতঃ ॥ ৬৫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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 3.34.65 in Gujarati sript:
એવમેવ મનુષ્યેન્દ્ર ધર્મં ત્યક્ત્વાલ્પકં નરઃ ।
બૃહન્તં ધર્મમાપ્નોતિ સ બુદ્ધ ઇતિ નિશ્ચિતઃ ॥ ૬૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.34.65 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമേവ മനുഷ്യേന്ദ്ര ധര്മം ത്യക്ത്വാല്പകം നരഃ ।
ബൃഹന്തം ധര്മമാപ്നോതി സ ബുദ്ധ ഇതി നിശ്ചിതഃ ॥ ൬൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.34.65 in Telugu sript:
ఏవమేవ మనుష్యేన్ద్ర ధర్మం త్యక్త్వాల్పకం నరః ।
బృహన్తం ధర్మమాప్నోతి స బుద్ధ ఇతి నిశ్చితః ॥ ౬౫ ॥

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