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 5.35.42

तृणोल्कया ज्ञायते जातरूपं युगे भद्रो व्यवहारेण साधुः ।
शूरो भयेष्वर्थकृच्छ्रेषु धीरः कृच्छ्रास्वापत्सु सुहृदश्चारयश्च ॥ ४२ ॥

tṛṇolkayā jñāyate jātarūpaṃ yuge bhadro vyavahāreṇa sādhuḥ |
śūro bhayeṣvarthakṛcchreṣu dhīraḥ kṛcchrāsvāpatsu suhṛdaścārayaśca || 42 ||

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

...considering his own ability, the nature of the act, and the consequence also of success. The king who knows not proportion or measure as regards territory, gain, loss, treasury,...

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

Trinolka, Jatarupa, Yuga, Bhadra, Vyavahara, Sadhu, Shura, Bhaya, Arthakricchra, Dhira, Kricchra, Apad, Suhrid, Suhrida, Cara, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.35.42). 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: “tṛṇolkayā jñāyate jātarūpaṃ yuge bhadro vyavahāreṇa sādhuḥ
  • tṛṇolkayā -
  • tṛṇolkā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jñāyate -
  • jñā (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
  • jātarūpam -
  • jātarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jātarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhadro* -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyavahāreṇa -
  • vyavahāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sādhuḥ -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śūro bhayeṣvarthakṛcchreṣu dhīraḥ kṛcchrāsvāpatsu suhṛdaścārayaśca
  • śūro* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhayeṣva -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • arthakṛcchreṣu -
  • arthakṛcchra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dhīraḥ -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛcchrāsvā -
  • kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • āpatsu -
  • āpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • suhṛdaś -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāra -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.35.42

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 5.35.42 in Kannada sript:
ತೃಣೋಲ್ಕಯಾ ಜ್ಞಾಯತೇ ಜಾತರೂಪಂ ಯುಗೇ ಭದ್ರೋ ವ್ಯವಹಾರೇಣ ಸಾಧುಃ ।
ಶೂರೋ ಭಯೇಷ್ವರ್ಥಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರೇಷು ಧೀರಃ ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರಾಸ್ವಾಪತ್ಸು ಸುಹೃದಶ್ಚಾರಯಶ್ಚ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 5.35.42 in Bengali sript:
তৃণোল্কযা জ্ঞাযতে জাতরূপং যুগে ভদ্রো ব্যবহারেণ সাধুঃ ।
শূরো ভযেষ্বর্থকৃচ্ছ্রেষু ধীরঃ কৃচ্ছ্রাস্বাপত্সু সুহৃদশ্চারযশ্চ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 5.35.42 in Gujarati sript:
તૃણોલ્કયા જ્ઞાયતે જાતરૂપં યુગે ભદ્રો વ્યવહારેણ સાધુઃ ।
શૂરો ભયેષ્વર્થકૃચ્છ્રેષુ ધીરઃ કૃચ્છ્રાસ્વાપત્સુ સુહૃદશ્ચારયશ્ચ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 5.35.42 in Malayalam sript:
തൃണോല്കയാ ജ്ഞായതേ ജാതരൂപം യുഗേ ഭദ്രോ വ്യവഹാരേണ സാധുഃ ।
ശൂരോ ഭയേഷ്വര്ഥകൃച്ഛ്രേഷു ധീരഃ കൃച്ഛ്രാസ്വാപത്സു സുഹൃദശ്ചാരയശ്ച ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.35.42 in Telugu sript:
తృణోల్కయా జ్ఞాయతే జాతరూపం యుగే భద్రో వ్యవహారేణ సాధుః ।
శూరో భయేష్వర్థకృచ్ఛ్రేషు ధీరః కృచ్ఛ్రాస్వాపత్సు సుహృదశ్చారయశ్చ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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