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 2.5.7

नारद उवाच ।
कच्चिदर्थाश्च कल्पन्ते धर्मे च रमते मनः ।
सुखानि चानुभूयन्ते मनश्च न विहन्यते ॥ ७ ॥

nārada uvāca |
kaccidarthāśca kalpante dharme ca ramate manaḥ |
sukhāni cānubhūyante manaśca na vihanyate || 7 ||

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

...humbling the celestials and Asuras by fomenting quarrels among them, conversant with the sciences of war and treaty, proficient in drawing conclusions by judging of things not within direct...

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

Narada, Dharma, Ramati, Ramat, Mana, Manas, Sukha, Anubhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.5.7). 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: “nārada uvāca
  • nārada* -
  • nārada (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: “kaccidarthāśca kalpante dharme ca ramate manaḥ
  • Cannot analyse kaccidarthāśca*ka
  • kalpante -
  • kḷp (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • dharme -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramate -
  • ramati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ramati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sukhāni cānubhūyante manaśca na vihanyate
  • sukhāni -
  • sukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anubhū -
  • anubhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    anubhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anubhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ūyante -
  • u (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [present passive third plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
    ūy (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • manaś -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hanyate -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.5.7

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 2.5.7 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಚ್ಚಿದರ್ಥಾಶ್ಚ ಕಲ್ಪನ್ತೇ ಧರ್ಮೇ ಚ ರಮತೇ ಮನಃ ।
ಸುಖಾನಿ ಚಾನುಭೂಯನ್ತೇ ಮನಶ್ಚ ನ ವಿಹನ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 2.5.7 in Bengali sript:
নারদ উবাচ ।
কচ্চিদর্থাশ্চ কল্পন্তে ধর্মে চ রমতে মনঃ ।
সুখানি চানুভূযন্তে মনশ্চ ন বিহন্যতে ॥ ৭ ॥

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 2.5.7 in Gujarati sript:
નારદ ઉવાચ ।
કચ્ચિદર્થાશ્ચ કલ્પન્તે ધર્મે ચ રમતે મનઃ ।
સુખાનિ ચાનુભૂયન્તે મનશ્ચ ન વિહન્યતે ॥ ૭ ॥

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 2.5.7 in Malayalam sript:
നാരദ ഉവാച ।
കച്ചിദര്ഥാശ്ച കല്പന്തേ ധര്മേ ച രമതേ മനഃ ।
സുഖാനി ചാനുഭൂയന്തേ മനശ്ച ന വിഹന്യതേ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.5.7 in Telugu sript:
నారద ఉవాచ ।
కచ్చిదర్థాశ్చ కల్పన్తే ధర్మే చ రమతే మనః ।
సుఖాని చానుభూయన్తే మనశ్చ న విహన్యతే ॥ ౭ ॥

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