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 2.5.96

नास्तिक्यमनृतं क्रोधं प्रमादं दीर्घसूत्रताम् ।
अदर्शनं ज्ञानवतामालस्यं क्षिप्तचित्तताम् ॥ ९६ ॥

nāstikyamanṛtaṃ krodhaṃ pramādaṃ dīrghasūtratām |
adarśanaṃ jñānavatāmālasyaṃ kṣiptacittatām || 96 ||

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

...is without doubt, highly beneficial to you. Hast you faith in the religion based on the three Vedas and practised by men who have gone before you? Dost you carefully follow the...

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

Nastikya, Anrita, Krodha, Pramada, Dirghasutrata, Adarshana, Jnanavat, Jnanavata, Alasya, Kshiptacitta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.5.96). 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: “nāstikyamanṛtaṃ krodhaṃ pramādaṃ dīrghasūtratām
  • nāstikyam -
  • nāstikya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anṛtam -
  • anṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • krodham -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    krodhan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    krodhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • pramādam -
  • pramāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dīrghasūtratām -
  • dīrghasūtratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “adarśanaṃ jñānavatāmālasyaṃ kṣiptacittatām
  • adarśanam -
  • adarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñānavatām -
  • jñānavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jñānavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jñānavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ālasyam -
  • ālasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ālasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ālasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣiptacitta -
  • kṣiptacitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣiptacitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.5.96

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 2.5.96 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸ್ತಿಕ್ಯಮನೃತಂ ಕ್ರೋಧಂ ಪ್ರಮಾದಂ ದೀರ್ಘಸೂತ್ರತಾಮ್ ।
ಅದರ್ಶನಂ ಜ್ಞಾನವತಾಮಾಲಸ್ಯಂ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಚಿತ್ತತಾಮ್ ॥ ೯೬ ॥

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 2.5.96 in Bengali sript:
নাস্তিক্যমনৃতং ক্রোধং প্রমাদং দীর্ঘসূত্রতাম্ ।
অদর্শনং জ্ঞানবতামালস্যং ক্ষিপ্তচিত্ততাম্ ॥ ৯৬ ॥

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 2.5.96 in Gujarati sript:
નાસ્તિક્યમનૃતં ક્રોધં પ્રમાદં દીર્ઘસૂત્રતામ્ ।
અદર્શનં જ્ઞાનવતામાલસ્યં ક્ષિપ્તચિત્તતામ્ ॥ ૯૬ ॥

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 2.5.96 in Malayalam sript:
നാസ്തിക്യമനൃതം ക്രോധം പ്രമാദം ദീര്ഘസൂത്രതാമ് ।
അദര്ശനം ജ്ഞാനവതാമാലസ്യം ക്ഷിപ്തചിത്തതാമ് ॥ ൯൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.5.96 in Telugu sript:
నాస్తిక్యమనృతం క్రోధం ప్రమాదం దీర్ఘసూత్రతామ్ ।
అదర్శనం జ్ఞానవతామాలస్యం క్షిప్తచిత్తతామ్ ॥ ౯౬ ॥

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