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 5.36.11

वादं तु यो न प्रवदेन्न वादयेद्यो नाहतः प्रतिहन्यान्न घातयेत् ।
यो हन्तुकामस्य न पापमिच्छेत्तस्मै देवाः स्पृहयन्त्यागताय ॥ ११ ॥

vādaṃ tu yo na pravadenna vādayedyo nāhataḥ pratihanyānna ghātayet |
yo hantukāmasya na pāpamicchettasmai devāḥ spṛhayantyāgatāya || 11 ||

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

...Diti, Virocana by name, went to that spot, desirous of obtaining the maiden. Beholding that chief of the Daityas, Kesini addressed him, saying, 'Are Brahmanas superior, O Virocana...

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

Vada, Yah, Pravada, Naha, Tas, Prati, Hantukama, Papam, Papa, Tad, Deva, Sprihayat, Sprihayanti, Agata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.36.11). 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: “vādaṃ tu yo na pravadenna vādayedyo nāhataḥ pratihanyānna ghātayet
  • vādam -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> vādam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vad]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravade -
  • pravada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pravada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pravadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādayed -
  • vad (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāha -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hanyān -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghātayet -
  • han (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “yo hantukāmasya na pāpamicchettasmai devāḥ spṛhayantyāgatāya
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hantukāmasya -
  • hantukāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hantukāma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchet -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • spṛhayantyā -
  • spṛh -> spṛhayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √spṛh class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √spṛh class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √spṛh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛh class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √spṛh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛh class 10 verb]
    spṛh -> spṛhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √spṛh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √spṛh class 10 verb], [instrumental single from √spṛh class 10 verb]
    spṛh (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • āgatāya -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.36.11

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 5.36.11 in Kannada sript:
ವಾದಂ ತು ಯೋ ನ ಪ್ರವದೇನ್ನ ವಾದಯೇದ್ಯೋ ನಾಹತಃ ಪ್ರತಿಹನ್ಯಾನ್ನ ಘಾತಯೇತ್ ।
ಯೋ ಹನ್ತುಕಾಮಸ್ಯ ನ ಪಾಪಮಿಚ್ಛೇತ್ತಸ್ಮೈ ದೇವಾಃ ಸ್ಪೃಹಯನ್ತ್ಯಾಗತಾಯ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 5.36.11 in Bengali sript:
বাদং তু যো ন প্রবদেন্ন বাদযেদ্যো নাহতঃ প্রতিহন্যান্ন ঘাতযেত্ ।
যো হন্তুকামস্য ন পাপমিচ্ছেত্তস্মৈ দেবাঃ স্পৃহযন্ত্যাগতায ॥ ১১ ॥

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 5.36.11 in Gujarati sript:
વાદં તુ યો ન પ્રવદેન્ન વાદયેદ્યો નાહતઃ પ્રતિહન્યાન્ન ઘાતયેત્ ।
યો હન્તુકામસ્ય ન પાપમિચ્છેત્તસ્મૈ દેવાઃ સ્પૃહયન્ત્યાગતાય ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 5.36.11 in Malayalam sript:
വാദം തു യോ ന പ്രവദേന്ന വാദയേദ്യോ നാഹതഃ പ്രതിഹന്യാന്ന ഘാതയേത് ।
യോ ഹന്തുകാമസ്യ ന പാപമിച്ഛേത്തസ്മൈ ദേവാഃ സ്പൃഹയന്ത്യാഗതായ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.36.11 in Telugu sript:
వాదం తు యో న ప్రవదేన్న వాదయేద్యో నాహతః ప్రతిహన్యాన్న ఘాతయేత్ ।
యో హన్తుకామస్య న పాపమిచ్ఛేత్తస్మై దేవాః స్పృహయన్త్యాగతాయ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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