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 3.203.36

लक्षणं तु प्रसादस्य यथा तृप्तः सुखं स्वपेत् ।
निवाते वा यथा दीपो दीप्येत्कुशलदीपितः ॥ ३६ ॥

lakṣaṇaṃ tu prasādasya yathā tṛptaḥ sukhaṃ svapet |
nivāte vā yathā dīpo dīpyetkuśaladīpitaḥ || 36 ||

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

...action. They being addicted to wicked ways, all their good qualities die out, and these men of wicked deeds cultivate the friendship of men of similar character, and consequently they...

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

Lakshana, Prasada, Yatha, Tripta, Sukham, Sukha, Sva, Svan, Nivata, Var,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.203.36). 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: “lakṣaṇaṃ tu prasādasya yathā tṛptaḥ sukhaṃ svapet
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • prasādasya -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tṛptaḥ -
  • tṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 6 verb]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • apet -
  • pi (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “nivāte yathā dīpo dīpyetkuśaladīpitaḥ
  • nivāte -
  • nivāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nivāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nivātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dīpo* -
  • Cannot analyse dīpyetkuśaladīpitaḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.203.36

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 3.203.36 in Kannada sript:
ಲಕ್ಷಣಂ ತು ಪ್ರಸಾದಸ್ಯ ಯಥಾ ತೃಪ್ತಃ ಸುಖಂ ಸ್ವಪೇತ್ ।
ನಿವಾತೇ ವಾ ಯಥಾ ದೀಪೋ ದೀಪ್ಯೇತ್ಕುಶಲದೀಪಿತಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 3.203.36 in Bengali sript:
লক্ষণং তু প্রসাদস্য যথা তৃপ্তঃ সুখং স্বপেত্ ।
নিবাতে বা যথা দীপো দীপ্যেত্কুশলদীপিতঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 3.203.36 in Gujarati sript:
લક્ષણં તુ પ્રસાદસ્ય યથા તૃપ્તઃ સુખં સ્વપેત્ ।
નિવાતે વા યથા દીપો દીપ્યેત્કુશલદીપિતઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 3.203.36 in Malayalam sript:
ലക്ഷണം തു പ്രസാദസ്യ യഥാ തൃപ്തഃ സുഖം സ്വപേത് ।
നിവാതേ വാ യഥാ ദീപോ ദീപ്യേത്കുശലദീപിതഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.203.36 in Telugu sript:
లక్షణం తు ప్రసాదస్య యథా తృప్తః సుఖం స్వపేత్ ।
నివాతే వా యథా దీపో దీప్యేత్కుశలదీపితః ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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