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 2.64.1

कर्ण उवाच ।
या नः श्रुता मनुष्येषु स्त्रियो रूपेण संमताः ।
तासामेतादृशं कर्म न कस्यांचन शुश्रुमः ॥ १ ॥

karṇa uvāca |
yā naḥ śrutā manuṣyeṣu striyo rūpeṇa saṃmatāḥ |
tāsāmetādṛśaṃ karma na kasyāṃcana śuśrumaḥ || 1 ||

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

..." Vaisampayana continued,—"Hearing these words, the wrathful Bhima breathed hard, a very picture of woe. Obedient to the king and bound by the tie of virtue and duty, burning everything...

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

Karna, Asmad, Shruta, Manushya, Stri, Rupa, Mata, Etadrish, Etadrisha, Karman, Cana, Shushru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.64.1). 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: “karṇa uvāca
  • karṇa* -
  • karṇa (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: “ naḥ śrutā manuṣyeṣu striyo rūpeṇa saṃmatāḥ
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • śrutā* -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
  • manuṣyeṣu -
  • manuṣyeṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rūpeṇa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • matāḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 3: “tāsāmetādṛśaṃ karma na kasyāṃcana śuśrumaḥ
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • etādṛśam -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kasyāñ -
  • (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śuśru -
  • śuśrū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • maḥ -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.64.1

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 2.64.1 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯಾ ನಃ ಶ್ರುತಾ ಮನುಷ್ಯೇಷು ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋ ರೂಪೇಣ ಸಂಮತಾಃ ।
ತಾಸಾಮೇತಾದೃಶಂ ಕರ್ಮ ನ ಕಸ್ಯಾಂಚನ ಶುಶ್ರುಮಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 2.64.1 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণ উবাচ ।
যা নঃ শ্রুতা মনুষ্যেষু স্ত্রিযো রূপেণ সংমতাঃ ।
তাসামেতাদৃশং কর্ম ন কস্যাংচন শুশ্রুমঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 2.64.1 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણ ઉવાચ ।
યા નઃ શ્રુતા મનુષ્યેષુ સ્ત્રિયો રૂપેણ સંમતાઃ ।
તાસામેતાદૃશં કર્મ ન કસ્યાંચન શુશ્રુમઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 2.64.1 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണ ഉവാച ।
യാ നഃ ശ്രുതാ മനുഷ്യേഷു സ്ത്രിയോ രൂപേണ സംമതാഃ ।
താസാമേതാദൃശം കര്മ ന കസ്യാംചന ശുശ്രുമഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.64.1 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణ ఉవాచ ।
యా నః శ్రుతా మనుష్యేషు స్త్రియో రూపేణ సంమతాః ।
తాసామేతాదృశం కర్మ న కస్యాంచన శుశ్రుమః ॥ ౧ ॥

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