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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 5.35.45
अष्टौ गुणाः पुरुषं दीपयन्ति प्रज्ञा च कौल्यं च दमः श्रुतं च ।
पराक्रमश्चाबहुभाषिता च दानं यथाशक्ति कृतज्ञता च ॥ ४५ ॥
aṣṭau guṇāḥ puruṣaṃ dīpayanti prajñā ca kaulyaṃ ca damaḥ śrutaṃ ca |
parākramaścābahubhāṣitā ca dānaṃ yathāśakti kṛtajñatā ca || 45 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...to their respective objects. Like the moon during the lighted fortnight, calamities increase in respect of him who is vanquished by the five senses in their natural state, which ever...
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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 (5.35.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashta, Ashti, Guna, Purusha, Dipayat, Dipayanti, Prajna, Kaulya, Dama, Shrut, Shruta, Parakrama, Bahubhashita, Dana, Yatha, Kritajnata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.35.45). 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: “aṣṭau guṇāḥ puruṣaṃ dīpayanti prajñā ca kaulyaṃ ca damaḥ śrutaṃ ca ”
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dīpayanti -
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√dīp -> dīpayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dīp]dīpayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dīp -> dīpayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √dīp], [vocative plural from √dīp], [accusative plural from √dīp]√dīp -> dīpayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √dīp]
- prajñā -
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prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaulyam -
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kaulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- damaḥ -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “parākramaścābahubhāṣitā ca dānaṃ yathāśakti kṛtajñatā ca ”
- parākramaś -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bahubhāṣitā -
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bahubhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśakti -
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aśakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṛtajñatā -
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kṛtajñatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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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 5.35.45
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.35.45 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟೌ ಗುಣಾಃ ಪುರುಷಂ ದೀಪಯನ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾ ಚ ಕೌಲ್ಯಂ ಚ ದಮಃ ಶ್ರುತಂ ಚ ।
ಪರಾಕ್ರಮಶ್ಚಾಬಹುಭಾಷಿತಾ ಚ ದಾನಂ ಯಥಾಶಕ್ತಿ ಕೃತಜ್ಞತಾ ಚ ॥ ೪೫ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.35.45 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টৌ গুণাঃ পুরুষং দীপযন্তি প্রজ্ঞা চ কৌল্যং চ দমঃ শ্রুতং চ ।
পরাক্রমশ্চাবহুভাষিতা চ দানং যথাশক্তি কৃতজ্ঞতা চ ॥ ৪৫ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.35.45 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટૌ ગુણાઃ પુરુષં દીપયન્તિ પ્રજ્ઞા ચ કૌલ્યં ચ દમઃ શ્રુતં ચ ।
પરાક્રમશ્ચાબહુભાષિતા ચ દાનં યથાશક્તિ કૃતજ્ઞતા ચ ॥ ૪૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.35.45 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടൌ ഗുണാഃ പുരുഷം ദീപയന്തി പ്രജ്ഞാ ച കൌല്യം ച ദമഃ ശ്രുതം ച ।
പരാക്രമശ്ചാബഹുഭാഷിതാ ച ദാനം യഥാശക്തി കൃതജ്ഞതാ ച ॥ ൪൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.35.45 in Telugu sript:
అష్టౌ గుణాః పురుషం దీపయన్తి ప్రజ్ఞా చ కౌల్యం చ దమః శ్రుతం చ ।
పరాక్రమశ్చాబహుభాషితా చ దానం యథాశక్తి కృతజ్ఞతా చ ॥ ౪౫ ॥