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 2.61.54

धर्मप्रश्नमथो ब्रूयादार्तः सभ्येषु मानवः ।
विब्रूयुस्तत्र ते प्रश्नं कामक्रोधवशातिगाः ॥ ५४ ॥

dharmapraśnamatho brūyādārtaḥ sabhyeṣu mānavaḥ |
vibrūyustatra te praśnaṃ kāmakrodhavaśātigāḥ || 54 ||

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

...though but a boy you speakest in the assembly as if you were old. O younger brother of Duryodhana, you dost not know what morality truly is, for you sayest like a fool that this Krishna...

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

Dharmaprashna, Atho, Arta, Sabhya, Manava, Vip, Tatra, Tad, Yushmad, Prashna, Kamakrodha, Vashati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.61.54). 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: “dharmapraśnamatho brūyādārtaḥ sabhyeṣu mānavaḥ
  • dharmapraśnam -
  • dharmapraśna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brūyād -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ārtaḥ -
  • ārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhyeṣu -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sabhya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vibrūyustatra te praśnaṃ kāmakrodhavaśātigāḥ
  • vib -
  • vip (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uyus -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • praśnam -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kāmakrodha -
  • kāmakrodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśāti -
  • vaśāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaśāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaśāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gāḥ -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.61.54

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 2.61.54 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮಪ್ರಶ್ನಮಥೋ ಬ್ರೂಯಾದಾರ್ತಃ ಸಭ್ಯೇಷು ಮಾನವಃ ।
ವಿಬ್ರೂಯುಸ್ತತ್ರ ತೇ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಂ ಕಾಮಕ್ರೋಧವಶಾತಿಗಾಃ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 2.61.54 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মপ্রশ্নমথো ব্রূযাদার্তঃ সভ্যেষু মানবঃ ।
বিব্রূযুস্তত্র তে প্রশ্নং কামক্রোধবশাতিগাঃ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 2.61.54 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્મપ્રશ્નમથો બ્રૂયાદાર્તઃ સભ્યેષુ માનવઃ ।
વિબ્રૂયુસ્તત્ર તે પ્રશ્નં કામક્રોધવશાતિગાઃ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 2.61.54 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മപ്രശ്നമഥോ ബ്രൂയാദാര്തഃ സഭ്യേഷു മാനവഃ ।
വിബ്രൂയുസ്തത്ര തേ പ്രശ്നം കാമക്രോധവശാതിഗാഃ ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.61.54 in Telugu sript:
ధర్మప్రశ్నమథో బ్రూయాదార్తః సభ్యేషు మానవః ।
విబ్రూయుస్తత్ర తే ప్రశ్నం కామక్రోధవశాతిగాః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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