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 2.5.32

कच्चिन्मुख्या महत्स्वेव मध्यमेषु च मध्यमाः ।
जघन्याश्च जघन्येषु भृत्याः कर्मसु योजिताः ॥ ३२ ॥

kaccinmukhyā mahatsveva madhyameṣu ca madhyamāḥ |
jaghanyāśca jaghanyeṣu bhṛtyāḥ karmasu yojitāḥ || 32 ||

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

...Sastras, keeping their counsels close? Are your foes unable to injure it? You have not become the slave of sleep? Wakest you at the proper time? Conversant with pursuits...

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

Mahat, Eva, Madhyama, Jaghanya, Bhriti, Bhritya, Karman, Yojita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.5.32). 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: “kaccinmukhyā mahatsveva madhyameṣu ca madhyamāḥ
  • Cannot analyse kaccinmukhyā*ma
  • mahatsve -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhyameṣu -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • madhyamāḥ -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “jaghanyāśca jaghanyeṣu bhṛtyāḥ karmasu yojitāḥ
  • jaghanyāś -
  • jaghanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaghanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaghanyeṣu -
  • jaghanya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jaghanya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhṛtyāḥ -
  • bhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • karmasu -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yojitāḥ -
  • yojita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yojitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yojita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj]
    yuj -> yojitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj], [accusative plural from √yuj]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.5.32

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 2.5.32 in Kannada sript:
ಕಚ್ಚಿನ್ಮುಖ್ಯಾ ಮಹತ್ಸ್ವೇವ ಮಧ್ಯಮೇಷು ಚ ಮಧ್ಯಮಾಃ ।
ಜಘನ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಜಘನ್ಯೇಷು ಭೃತ್ಯಾಃ ಕರ್ಮಸು ಯೋಜಿತಾಃ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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 2.5.32 in Bengali sript:
কচ্চিন্মুখ্যা মহত্স্বেব মধ্যমেষু চ মধ্যমাঃ ।
জঘন্যাশ্চ জঘন্যেষু ভৃত্যাঃ কর্মসু যোজিতাঃ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 2.5.32 in Gujarati sript:
કચ્ચિન્મુખ્યા મહત્સ્વેવ મધ્યમેષુ ચ મધ્યમાઃ ।
જઘન્યાશ્ચ જઘન્યેષુ ભૃત્યાઃ કર્મસુ યોજિતાઃ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

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 2.5.32 in Malayalam sript:
കച്ചിന്മുഖ്യാ മഹത്സ്വേവ മധ്യമേഷു ച മധ്യമാഃ ।
ജഘന്യാശ്ച ജഘന്യേഷു ഭൃത്യാഃ കര്മസു യോജിതാഃ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.5.32 in Telugu sript:
కచ్చిన్ముఖ్యా మహత్స్వేవ మధ్యమేషు చ మధ్యమాః ।
జఘన్యాశ్చ జఘన్యేషు భృత్యాః కర్మసు యోజితాః ॥ ౩౨ ॥

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