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 15.38.3

शौचेन त्वागसस्त्यागैः शुद्धेन मनसा तथा ।
कोपस्थानेष्वपि महत्स्वकुप्यं न कदाचन ॥ ३ ॥

śaucena tvāgasastyāgaiḥ śuddhena manasā tathā |
kopasthāneṣvapi mahatsvakupyaṃ na kadācana || 3 ||

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

...of wrath, came to my father’s house for eleemosynary charity. I succeeded in gratifying him by the purity of my external behaviour and of my mind, as also by refusing...

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

Shauca, Tva, Yushmad, Agas, Tyaga, Shuddha, Manasa, Manas, Tatha, Kopa, Tha, Idam, Api, Mahat, Akupya, Kada, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.38.3). 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: “śaucena tvāgasastyāgaiḥ śuddhena manasā tathā
  • śaucena -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tvā -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āgasas -
  • āgas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tyāgaiḥ -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śuddhena -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kopasthāneṣvapi mahatsvakupyaṃ na kadācana
  • kopas -
  • kopa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thān -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • eṣva -
  • e (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mahatsva -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • akupyam -
  • akupya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kup (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.38.3

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 15.38.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶೌಚೇನ ತ್ವಾಗಸಸ್ತ್ಯಾಗೈಃ ಶುದ್ಧೇನ ಮನಸಾ ತಥಾ ।
ಕೋಪಸ್ಥಾನೇಷ್ವಪಿ ಮಹತ್ಸ್ವಕುಪ್ಯಂ ನ ಕದಾಚನ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 15.38.3 in Bengali sript:
শৌচেন ত্বাগসস্ত্যাগৈঃ শুদ্ধেন মনসা তথা ।
কোপস্থানেষ্বপি মহত্স্বকুপ্যং ন কদাচন ॥ ৩ ॥

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 15.38.3 in Gujarati sript:
શૌચેન ત્વાગસસ્ત્યાગૈઃ શુદ્ધેન મનસા તથા ।
કોપસ્થાનેષ્વપિ મહત્સ્વકુપ્યં ન કદાચન ॥ ૩ ॥

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 15.38.3 in Malayalam sript:
ശൌചേന ത്വാഗസസ്ത്യാഗൈഃ ശുദ്ധേന മനസാ തഥാ ।
കോപസ്ഥാനേഷ്വപി മഹത്സ്വകുപ്യം ന കദാചന ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.38.3 in Telugu sript:
శౌచేన త్వాగసస్త్యాగైః శుద్ధేన మనసా తథా ।
కోపస్థానేష్వపి మహత్స్వకుప్యం న కదాచన ॥ ౩ ॥

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