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 5.36.4

हंस उवाच ।
एतत्कार्यममराः संश्रुतं मे धृतिः शमः सत्यधर्मानुवृत्तिः ।
ग्रन्थिं विनीय हृदयस्य सर्वं प्रियाप्रिये चात्मवशं नयीत ॥ ४ ॥

haṃsa uvāca |
etatkāryamamarāḥ saṃśrutaṃ me dhṛtiḥ śamaḥ satyadharmānuvṛttiḥ |
granthiṃ vinīya hṛdayasya sarvaṃ priyāpriye cātmavaśaṃ nayīta || 4 ||

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

...the earth, to the exclusion of all your sons, Yudhishthira is the foremost of all your heirs. Endued with energy and wisdom, and acquainted with the truths of religion and profit, Yudhishthira...

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

Hamsa, Etad, Karya, Amara, Samshruta, Asmad, Dhriti, Shama, Satyadharma, Satyadharman, Anuvritti, Granthi, Viniya, Hridaya, Sarvam, Sarva, Priyapriya, Sha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.36.4). 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: “haṃsa uvāca
  • haṃsa* -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “etatkāryamamarāḥ saṃśrutaṃ me dhṛtiḥ śamaḥ satyadharmānuvṛttiḥ
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • amarāḥ -
  • amara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    amarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saṃśrutam -
  • saṃśruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃśruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dhṛtiḥ -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śamaḥ -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyadharmā -
  • satyadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satyadharma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satyadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    satyadharman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    satyadharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anuvṛttiḥ -
  • anuvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “granthiṃ vinīya hṛdayasya sarvaṃ priyāpriye cātmavaśaṃ nayīta
  • granthim -
  • granthi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vinīya -
  • vinīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdayasya -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • priyāpriye -
  • priyāpriya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mava -
  • mav (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śam -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse nayīta

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.36.4

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 5.36.4 in Kannada sript:
ಹಂಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತತ್ಕಾರ್ಯಮಮರಾಃ ಸಂಶ್ರುತಂ ಮೇ ಧೃತಿಃ ಶಮಃ ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮಾನುವೃತ್ತಿಃ ।
ಗ್ರನ್ಥಿಂ ವಿನೀಯ ಹೃದಯಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಾಪ್ರಿಯೇ ಚಾತ್ಮವಶಂ ನಯೀತ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 5.36.4 in Bengali sript:
হংস উবাচ ।
এতত্কার্যমমরাঃ সংশ্রুতং মে ধৃতিঃ শমঃ সত্যধর্মানুবৃত্তিঃ ।
গ্রন্থিং বিনীয হৃদযস্য সর্বং প্রিযাপ্রিযে চাত্মবশং নযীত ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.36.4 in Gujarati sript:
હંસ ઉવાચ ।
એતત્કાર્યમમરાઃ સંશ્રુતં મે ધૃતિઃ શમઃ સત્યધર્માનુવૃત્તિઃ ।
ગ્રન્થિં વિનીય હૃદયસ્ય સર્વં પ્રિયાપ્રિયે ચાત્મવશં નયીત ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.36.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഹംസ ഉവാച ।
ഏതത്കാര്യമമരാഃ സംശ്രുതം മേ ധൃതിഃ ശമഃ സത്യധര്മാനുവൃത്തിഃ ।
ഗ്രന്ഥിം വിനീയ ഹൃദയസ്യ സര്വം പ്രിയാപ്രിയേ ചാത്മവശം നയീത ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.36.4 in Telugu sript:
హంస ఉవాచ ।
ఏతత్కార్యమమరాః సంశ్రుతం మే ధృతిః శమః సత్యధర్మానువృత్తిః ।
గ్రన్థిం వినీయ హృదయస్య సర్వం ప్రియాప్రియే చాత్మవశం నయీత ॥ ౪ ॥

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