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 3.40.52

भगवानुवाच ।
भो भो फल्गुन तुष्टोऽस्मि कर्मणाप्रतिमेन ते ।
शौर्येणानेन धृत्या च क्षत्रियो नास्ति ते समः ॥ ५२ ॥

bhagavānuvāca |
bho bho phalguna tuṣṭo'smi karmaṇāpratimena te |
śauryeṇānena dhṛtyā ca kṣatriyo nāsti te samaḥ || 52 ||

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

...thoughts regarding the car, the charioteer Matali, bending himself after descending from the car, addressed him, saying, 'O lucky son of Sakra! Sakra himself wishes to see you....

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

Bhagavat, Bha, Bhu, Phalguna, Tushta, Karman, Apratima, Tad, Yushmad, Shaurya, Ana, Anena, Idam, Dhriti, Kshatriya, Nasti, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.40.52). 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: “bhagavānuvāca
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (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: “bho bho phalguna tuṣṭo'smi karmaṇāpratimena te
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bho -
  • bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • phalguna -
  • phalguna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phalguna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tuṣṭo' -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • apratimena -
  • apratima (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    apratima (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • 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]
  • Line 3: “śauryeṇānena dhṛtyā ca kṣatriyo nāsti te samaḥ
  • śauryeṇā -
  • śaurya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhṛtyā -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhṛtī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatriyo* -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (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]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.40.52

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 3.40.52 in Kannada sript:
ಭಗವಾನುವಾಚ ।
ಭೋ ಭೋ ಫಲ್ಗುನ ತುಷ್ಟೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಕರ್ಮಣಾಪ್ರತಿಮೇನ ತೇ ।
ಶೌರ್ಯೇಣಾನೇನ ಧೃತ್ಯಾ ಚ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೋ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ತೇ ಸಮಃ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 3.40.52 in Bengali sript:
ভগবানুবাচ ।
ভো ভো ফল্গুন তুষ্টোঽস্মি কর্মণাপ্রতিমেন তে ।
শৌর্যেণানেন ধৃত্যা চ ক্ষত্রিযো নাস্তি তে সমঃ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 3.40.52 in Gujarati sript:
ભગવાનુવાચ ।
ભો ભો ફલ્ગુન તુષ્ટોઽસ્મિ કર્મણાપ્રતિમેન તે ।
શૌર્યેણાનેન ધૃત્યા ચ ક્ષત્રિયો નાસ્તિ તે સમઃ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 3.40.52 in Malayalam sript:
ഭഗവാനുവാച ।
ഭോ ഭോ ഫല്ഗുന തുഷ്ടോഽസ്മി കര്മണാപ്രതിമേന തേ ।
ശൌര്യേണാനേന ധൃത്യാ ച ക്ഷത്രിയോ നാസ്തി തേ സമഃ ॥ ൫൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.40.52 in Telugu sript:
భగవానువాచ ।
భో భో ఫల్గున తుష్టోఽస్మి కర్మణాప్రతిమేన తే ।
శౌర్యేణానేన ధృత్యా చ క్షత్రియో నాస్తి తే సమః ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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