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 5.36.69

न तद्बलं यन्मृदुना विरुध्यते मिश्रो धर्मस्तरसा सेवितव्यः ।
प्रध्वंसिनी क्रूरसमाहिता श्रीर्मृदुप्रौढा गच्छति पुत्रपौत्रान् ॥ ६९ ॥

na tadbalaṃ yanmṛdunā virudhyate miśro dharmastarasā sevitavyaḥ |
pradhvaṃsinī krūrasamāhitā śrīrmṛduprauḍhā gacchati putrapautrān || 69 ||

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

...quarrels, he that is deceitful, soon meets with great misery for practising these sins. He that is not envious and is possessed of wisdom, by always doing what is good, never meets...

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

Tadbala, Yat, Yad, Mridu, Mishra, Dharma, Tarasa, Taras, Sevitavya, Pradhvamsin, Pradhvamsini, Krura, Samahita, Shri, Mridupraudha, Gacchat, Putrapautra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.36.69). 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: “na tadbalaṃ yanmṛdunā virudhyate miśro dharmastarasā sevitavyaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadbalam -
  • tadbala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadbalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛdunā -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • rudhyate -
  • rudh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    rudh (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • miśro* -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmas -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tarasā -
  • tarasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    taras (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    taras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tarasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sevitavyaḥ -
  • sevitavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sev -> sevitavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “pradhvaṃsinī krūrasamāhitā śrīrmṛduprauḍhā gacchati putrapautrān
  • pradhvaṃsinī -
  • pradhvaṃsinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pradhvaṃsin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • krūra -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāhitā -
  • samāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • mṛduprauḍhā* -
  • mṛduprauḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛduprauḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • putrapautrā -
  • putrapautra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putrapautrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.36.69

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 5.36.69 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತದ್ಬಲಂ ಯನ್ಮೃದುನಾ ವಿರುಧ್ಯತೇ ಮಿಶ್ರೋ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ತರಸಾ ಸೇವಿತವ್ಯಃ ।
ಪ್ರಧ್ವಂಸಿನೀ ಕ್ರೂರಸಮಾಹಿತಾ ಶ್ರೀರ್ಮೃದುಪ್ರೌಢಾ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ಪುತ್ರಪೌತ್ರಾನ್ ॥ ೬೯ ॥

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 5.36.69 in Bengali sript:
ন তদ্বলং যন্মৃদুনা বিরুধ্যতে মিশ্রো ধর্মস্তরসা সেবিতব্যঃ ।
প্রধ্বংসিনী ক্রূরসমাহিতা শ্রীর্মৃদুপ্রৌঢা গচ্ছতি পুত্রপৌত্রান্ ॥ ৬৯ ॥

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 5.36.69 in Gujarati sript:
ન તદ્બલં યન્મૃદુના વિરુધ્યતે મિશ્રો ધર્મસ્તરસા સેવિતવ્યઃ ।
પ્રધ્વંસિની ક્રૂરસમાહિતા શ્રીર્મૃદુપ્રૌઢા ગચ્છતિ પુત્રપૌત્રાન્ ॥ ૬૯ ॥

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 5.36.69 in Malayalam sript:
ന തദ്ബലം യന്മൃദുനാ വിരുധ്യതേ മിശ്രോ ധര്മസ്തരസാ സേവിതവ്യഃ ।
പ്രധ്വംസിനീ ക്രൂരസമാഹിതാ ശ്രീര്മൃദുപ്രൌഢാ ഗച്ഛതി പുത്രപൌത്രാന് ॥ ൬൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.36.69 in Telugu sript:
న తద్బలం యన్మృదునా విరుధ్యతే మిశ్రో ధర్మస్తరసా సేవితవ్యః ।
ప్రధ్వంసినీ క్రూరసమాహితా శ్రీర్మృదుప్రౌఢా గచ్ఛతి పుత్రపౌత్రాన్ ॥ ౬౯ ॥

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