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 5.8.36

दुःखानि हि महात्मानः प्राप्नुवन्ति युधिष्ठिर ।
देवैरपि हि दुःखानि प्राप्तानि जगतीपते ॥ ३६ ॥

duḥkhāni hi mahātmānaḥ prāpnuvanti yudhiṣṭhira |
devairapi hi duḥkhāni prāptāni jagatīpate || 36 ||

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

...Yudhishthira said, 'O foremost of monarchs, I wish to know how it was that great and unparalleled misery had to be endured by the illustrious Indra together with his queen.' "Salya...

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

Duhkha, Mahatman, Pra, Yudhishthira, Deva, Api, Prapta, Jagatipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.8.36). 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: “duḥkhāni hi mahātmānaḥ prāpnuvanti yudhiṣṭhira
  • duḥkhāni -
  • duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahātmānaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuvanti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third plural]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “devairapi hi duḥkhāni prāptāni jagatīpate
  • devair -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • duḥkhāni -
  • duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prāptāni -
  • prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jagatīpate -
  • jagatīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.8.36

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 5.8.36 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಖಾನಿ ಹಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾನಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುವನ್ತಿ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ।
ದೇವೈರಪಿ ಹಿ ದುಃಖಾನಿ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾನಿ ಜಗತೀಪತೇ ॥ 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 5.8.36 in Bengali sript:
দুঃখানি হি মহাত্মানঃ প্রাপ্নুবন্তি যুধিষ্ঠির ।
দেবৈরপি হি দুঃখানি প্রাপ্তানি জগতীপতে ॥ 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 5.8.36 in Gujarati sript:
દુઃખાનિ હિ મહાત્માનઃ પ્રાપ્નુવન્તિ યુધિષ્ઠિર ।
દેવૈરપિ હિ દુઃખાનિ પ્રાપ્તાનિ જગતીપતે ॥ 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 5.8.36 in Malayalam sript:
ദുഃഖാനി ഹി മഹാത്മാനഃ പ്രാപ്നുവന്തി യുധിഷ്ഠിര ।
ദേവൈരപി ഹി ദുഃഖാനി പ്രാപ്താനി ജഗതീപതേ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.8.36 in Telugu sript:
దుఃఖాని హి మహాత్మానః ప్రాప్నువన్తి యుధిష్ఠిర ।
దేవైరపి హి దుఃఖాని ప్రాప్తాని జగతీపతే ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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