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 5.35.59

जीर्णमन्नं प्रशंसन्ति भार्यां च गतयौवनाम् ।
शूरं विगतसंग्रामं गतपारं तपस्विनम् ॥ ५९ ॥

jīrṇamannaṃ praśaṃsanti bhāryāṃ ca gatayauvanām |
śūraṃ vigatasaṃgrāmaṃ gatapāraṃ tapasvinam || 59 ||

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

...the latter. Therefore, friendship with the sinful should be avoided. He that, from ignorance, fails to control his five greedy foes, having five distinct objects, is overwhelmed by calamities...

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

Jirna, Anna, Prashamsat, Prashamsanti, Bharya, Gata, Shura, Vigata, Sangrama, Gatapara, Tapasvin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.35.59). 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: “jīrṇamannaṃ praśaṃsanti bhāryāṃ ca gatayauvanām
  • jīrṇam -
  • jīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
    jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
  • annam -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    annā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praśaṃsanti -
  • praśaṃsantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    praśaṃsantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāryām -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √bhṛ]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatayau -
  • gatā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • auvan -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śūraṃ vigatasaṃgrāmaṃ gatapāraṃ tapasvinam
  • śūram -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vigata -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgrāmam -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gatapāram -
  • gatapāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gatapāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatapārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapasvinam -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.35.59

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 5.35.59 in Kannada sript:
ಜೀರ್ಣಮನ್ನಂ ಪ್ರಶಂಸನ್ತಿ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ಗತಯೌವನಾಮ್ ।
ಶೂರಂ ವಿಗತಸಂಗ್ರಾಮಂ ಗತಪಾರಂ ತಪಸ್ವಿನಮ್ ॥ ೫೯ ॥

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 5.35.59 in Bengali sript:
জীর্ণমন্নং প্রশংসন্তি ভার্যাং চ গতযৌবনাম্ ।
শূরং বিগতসংগ্রামং গতপারং তপস্বিনম্ ॥ ৫৯ ॥

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 5.35.59 in Gujarati sript:
જીર્ણમન્નં પ્રશંસન્તિ ભાર્યાં ચ ગતયૌવનામ્ ।
શૂરં વિગતસંગ્રામં ગતપારં તપસ્વિનમ્ ॥ ૫૯ ॥

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 5.35.59 in Malayalam sript:
ജീര്ണമന്നം പ്രശംസന്തി ഭാര്യാം ച ഗതയൌവനാമ് ।
ശൂരം വിഗതസംഗ്രാമം ഗതപാരം തപസ്വിനമ് ॥ ൫൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.35.59 in Telugu sript:
జీర్ణమన్నం ప్రశంసన్తి భార్యాం చ గతయౌవనామ్ ।
శూరం విగతసంగ్రామం గతపారం తపస్వినమ్ ॥ ౫౯ ॥

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