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 5.34.18

पुष्पं पुष्पं विचिन्वीत मूलच्छेदं न कारयेत् ।
मालाकार इवारामे न यथाङ्गारकारकः ॥ १८ ॥

puṣpaṃ puṣpaṃ vicinvīta mūlacchedaṃ na kārayet |
mālākāra ivārāme na yathāṅgārakārakaḥ || 18 ||

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

...desire, follows both virtue and profit, and who disregarding pleasure chooses such ends as are serviceable in both worlds, is considered wise. They that exert to the best of their...

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

Pushpa, Vici, Mulaccheda, Malakara, Iva, Arama, Yatha, Angaraka, Araka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.34.18). 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: “puṣpaṃ puṣpaṃ vicinvīta mūlacchedaṃ na kārayet
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vici -
  • vici (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vicī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nvī -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īta -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative middle third single]
  • mūlacchedam -
  • mūlaccheda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “mālākāra ivārāme na yathāṅgārakārakaḥ
  • mālākāra* -
  • mālākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arāme -
  • arāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṅgārakā -
  • aṅgāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅgāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅgārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arakaḥ -
  • araka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.34.18

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 5.34.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಷ್ಪಂ ಪುಷ್ಪಂ ವಿಚಿನ್ವೀತ ಮೂಲಚ್ಛೇದಂ ನ ಕಾರಯೇತ್ ।
ಮಾಲಾಕಾರ ಇವಾರಾಮೇ ನ ಯಥಾಙ್ಗಾರಕಾರಕಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 5.34.18 in Bengali sript:
পুষ্পং পুষ্পং বিচিন্বীত মূলচ্ছেদং ন কারযেত্ ।
মালাকার ইবারামে ন যথাঙ্গারকারকঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.34.18 in Gujarati sript:
પુષ્પં પુષ્પં વિચિન્વીત મૂલચ્છેદં ન કારયેત્ ।
માલાકાર ઇવારામે ન યથાઙ્ગારકારકઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.34.18 in Malayalam sript:
പുഷ്പം പുഷ്പം വിചിന്വീത മൂലച്ഛേദം ന കാരയേത് ।
മാലാകാര ഇവാരാമേ ന യഥാങ്ഗാരകാരകഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.34.18 in Telugu sript:
పుష్పం పుష్పం విచిన్వీత మూలచ్ఛేదం న కారయేత్ ।
మాలాకార ఇవారామే న యథాఙ్గారకారకః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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