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 5.35.66

दुर्योधने च शकुनौ मूढे दुःशासने तथा ।
कर्णे चैश्वर्यमाधाय कथं त्वं भूतिमिच्छसि ॥ ६६ ॥

duryodhane ca śakunau mūḍhe duḥśāsane tathā |
karṇe caiśvaryamādhāya kathaṃ tvaṃ bhūtimicchasi || 66 ||

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

...spoken words never recovers. Weapons, such as arrows, bullets, and bearded darts, can be easily extracted from the body, but a wordy dagger plunged deep into the heart is incapable of...

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

Duryodhana, Shakuna, Shakuni, Mudha, Duhshasana, Tatha, Karna, Karni, Aishvarya, Adhaya, Katham, Katha, Tva, Yushmad, Bhuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.35.66). 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: “duryodhane ca śakunau mūḍhe duḥśāsane tathā
  • duryodhane -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duryodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakunau -
  • śakuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mūḍhe -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
  • duḥśāsane -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duḥśāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “karṇe caiśvaryamādhāya kathaṃ tvaṃ bhūtimicchasi
  • karṇe -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiśvaryam -
  • aiśvarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādhāya -
  • ādhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtim -
  • bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchasi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.35.66

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 5.35.66 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನೇ ಚ ಶಕುನೌ ಮೂಢೇ ದುಃಶಾಸನೇ ತಥಾ ।
ಕರ್ಣೇ ಚೈಶ್ವರ್ಯಮಾಧಾಯ ಕಥಂ ತ್ವಂ ಭೂತಿಮಿಚ್ಛಸಿ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 5.35.66 in Bengali sript:
দুর্যোধনে চ শকুনৌ মূঢে দুঃশাসনে তথা ।
কর্ণে চৈশ্বর্যমাধায কথং ত্বং ভূতিমিচ্ছসি ॥ ৬৬ ॥

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 5.35.66 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્યોધને ચ શકુનૌ મૂઢે દુઃશાસને તથા ।
કર્ણે ચૈશ્વર્યમાધાય કથં ત્વં ભૂતિમિચ્છસિ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 5.35.66 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്യോധനേ ച ശകുനൌ മൂഢേ ദുഃശാസനേ തഥാ ।
കര്ണേ ചൈശ്വര്യമാധായ കഥം ത്വം ഭൂതിമിച്ഛസി ॥ ൬൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.35.66 in Telugu sript:
దుర్యోధనే చ శకునౌ మూఢే దుఃశాసనే తథా ।
కర్ణే చైశ్వర్యమాధాయ కథం త్వం భూతిమిచ్ఛసి ॥ ౬౬ ॥

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