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 2.51.11

अनर्थमर्थं मन्यसे राजपुत्र संग्रन्थनं कलहस्यातिघोरम् ।
तद्वै प्रवृत्तं तु यथा कथंचिद्विमोक्षयेच्चाप्यसिसायकांश्च ॥ ११ ॥

anarthamarthaṃ manyase rājaputra saṃgranthanaṃ kalahasyātighoram |
tadvai pravṛttaṃ tu yathā kathaṃcidvimokṣayeccāpyasisāyakāṃśca || 11 ||

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

...consequences of war. What is really fraught with mischief. If once it begins, it will create sharp swords and pointed arrows.' "Duryodhana replied,— 'Men of the most ancient times...

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

Anartha, Artha, Rajaputra, Sangranthana, Kalaha, Atigha, Pravritta, Yatha, Katham, Katha, Cit, Capin, Capya, Capi, Asi, Sayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.51.11). 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: “anarthamarthaṃ manyase rājaputra saṃgranthanaṃ kalahasyātighoram
  • anartham -
  • anartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]
  • rājaputra -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgranthanam -
  • saṅgranthana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kalahasyā -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • atigho -
  • atigha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uram -
  • urā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tadvai pravṛttaṃ tu yathā kathaṃcidvimokṣayeccāpyasisāyakāṃśca
  • tadvai -
  • pravṛttam -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
  • mokṣayec -
  • mokṣ (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • sāyakāṃś -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.51.11

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 2.51.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅನರ್ಥಮರ್ಥಂ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ರಾಜಪುತ್ರ ಸಂಗ್ರನ್ಥನಂ ಕಲಹಸ್ಯಾತಿಘೋರಮ್ ।
ತದ್ವೈ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಂ ತು ಯಥಾ ಕಥಂಚಿದ್ವಿಮೋಕ್ಷಯೇಚ್ಚಾಪ್ಯಸಿಸಾಯಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 2.51.11 in Bengali sript:
অনর্থমর্থং মন্যসে রাজপুত্র সংগ্রন্থনং কলহস্যাতিঘোরম্ ।
তদ্বৈ প্রবৃত্তং তু যথা কথংচিদ্বিমোক্ষযেচ্চাপ্যসিসাযকাংশ্চ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 2.51.11 in Gujarati sript:
અનર્થમર્થં મન્યસે રાજપુત્ર સંગ્રન્થનં કલહસ્યાતિઘોરમ્ ।
તદ્વૈ પ્રવૃત્તં તુ યથા કથંચિદ્વિમોક્ષયેચ્ચાપ્યસિસાયકાંશ્ચ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 2.51.11 in Malayalam sript:
അനര്ഥമര്ഥം മന്യസേ രാജപുത്ര സംഗ്രന്ഥനം കലഹസ്യാതിഘോരമ് ।
തദ്വൈ പ്രവൃത്തം തു യഥാ കഥംചിദ്വിമോക്ഷയേച്ചാപ്യസിസായകാംശ്ച ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.51.11 in Telugu sript:
అనర్థమర్థం మన్యసే రాజపుత్ర సంగ్రన్థనం కలహస్యాతిఘోరమ్ ।
తద్వై ప్రవృత్తం తు యథా కథంచిద్విమోక్షయేచ్చాప్యసిసాయకాంశ్చ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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