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 12.268.5

अर्थाः खलु समृद्धा हि बाढं दुःखं विजानताम् ।
असमृद्धास्त्वपि सदा मोहयन्त्यविचक्षणान् ॥ ५ ॥

arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānatām |
asamṛddhāstvapi sadā mohayantyavicakṣaṇān || 5 ||

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

...Eternal, Immutable, and Indestructible; who is the foremost of all gods, who is endued with high soul, who is the Lord of all the universe.' [Here follow five and half slokas which appear to be interpolations...

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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 (12.268.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Artha, Khalu, Samriddha, Badham, Badha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Vijanat, Vijanata, Asamriddha, Tva, Api, Sada, Mohayat, Mohayanti, Avicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.268.5). 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: “arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānatām
  • arthāḥ -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samṛddhā* -
  • samṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bāḍham -
  • bāḍham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vijānatām -
  • vijānat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vijānat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vijānatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “asamṛddhāstvapi sadā mohayantyavicakṣaṇān
  • asamṛddhās -
  • asamṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asamṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mohayantya -
  • muh -> mohayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √muh], [adverb from √muh]
    mohayantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mohayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mohayantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    muh -> mohayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √muh], [nominative plural from √muh], [vocative dual from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh], [accusative dual from √muh], [accusative plural from √muh]
    muh -> mohayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muh], [vocative single from √muh]
    mohayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muh (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • avicakṣaṇān -
  • avicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.268.5

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 12.268.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಥಾಃ ಖಲು ಸಮೃದ್ಧಾ ಹಿ ಬಾಢಂ ದುಃಖಂ ವಿಜಾನತಾಮ್ ।
ಅಸಮೃದ್ಧಾಸ್ತ್ವಪಿ ಸದಾ ಮೋಹಯನ್ತ್ಯವಿಚಕ್ಷಣಾನ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 12.268.5 in Bengali sript:
অর্থাঃ খলু সমৃদ্ধা হি বাঢং দুঃখং বিজানতাম্ ।
অসমৃদ্ধাস্ত্বপি সদা মোহযন্ত্যবিচক্ষণান্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 12.268.5 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થાઃ ખલુ સમૃદ્ધા હિ બાઢં દુઃખં વિજાનતામ્ ।
અસમૃદ્ધાસ્ત્વપિ સદા મોહયન્ત્યવિચક્ષણાન્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 12.268.5 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ഥാഃ ഖലു സമൃദ്ധാ ഹി ബാഢം ദുഃഖം വിജാനതാമ് ।
അസമൃദ്ധാസ്ത്വപി സദാ മോഹയന്ത്യവിചക്ഷണാന് ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.268.5 in Telugu sript:
అర్థాః ఖలు సమృద్ధా హి బాఢం దుఃఖం విజానతామ్ ।
అసమృద్ధాస్త్వపి సదా మోహయన్త్యవిచక్షణాన్ ॥ ౫ ॥

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