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 5.37.6

यश्चैव लब्ध्वा न स्मरामीत्युवाच दत्त्वा च यः कत्थति याच्यमानः ।
यश्चासतः सान्त्वमुपासतीह एतेऽनुयान्त्यनिलं पाशहस्ताः ॥ ६ ॥

yaścaiva labdhvā na smarāmītyuvāca dattvā ca yaḥ katthati yācyamānaḥ |
yaścāsataḥ sāntvamupāsatīha ete'nuyāntyanilaṃ pāśahastāḥ || 6 ||

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

...knows how to protect others,—these three are always able to gather flowers of gold from the earth. Of acts, those accomplished by intelligence are first; those accomplished by the...

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

Yah, Iti, Dattva, Yacyamana, Casa, Tas, Santva, Upa, Asat, Asati, Iha, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Anuya, Anti, Antya, Anila, Pashahasta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.37.6). 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: “yaścaiva labdhvā na smarāmītyuvāca dattvā ca yaḥ katthati yācyamānaḥ
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • labdhvā -
  • labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √labh]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smarāmī -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse katthati*yā
  • yācyamānaḥ -
  • yāc -> yācyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “yaścāsataḥ sāntvamupāsatīha ete'nuyāntyanilaṃ pāśahastāḥ
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāsa -
  • cāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāsa (noun, neuter)
    [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]
  • sāntvam -
  • sāntva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāntva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāntvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asatī -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    asat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īha* -
  • īha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ete' -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • anuyā -
  • anuyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • antya -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    antya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant -> antya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ant]
  • anilam -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nil (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • pāśahastāḥ -
  • pāśahasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāśahastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.37.6

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 5.37.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಶ್ಚೈವ ಲಬ್ಧ್ವಾ ನ ಸ್ಮರಾಮೀತ್ಯುವಾಚ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಚ ಯಃ ಕತ್ಥತಿ ಯಾಚ್ಯಮಾನಃ ।
ಯಶ್ಚಾಸತಃ ಸಾನ್ತ್ವಮುಪಾಸತೀಹ ಏತೇಽನುಯಾನ್ತ್ಯನಿಲಂ ಪಾಶಹಸ್ತಾಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 5.37.6 in Bengali sript:
যশ্চৈব লব্ধ্বা ন স্মরামীত্যুবাচ দত্ত্বা চ যঃ কত্থতি যাচ্যমানঃ ।
যশ্চাসতঃ সান্ত্বমুপাসতীহ এতেঽনুযান্ত্যনিলং পাশহস্তাঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 5.37.6 in Gujarati sript:
યશ્ચૈવ લબ્ધ્વા ન સ્મરામીત્યુવાચ દત્ત્વા ચ યઃ કત્થતિ યાચ્યમાનઃ ।
યશ્ચાસતઃ સાન્ત્વમુપાસતીહ એતેઽનુયાન્ત્યનિલં પાશહસ્તાઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 5.37.6 in Malayalam sript:
യശ്ചൈവ ലബ്ധ്വാ ന സ്മരാമീത്യുവാച ദത്ത്വാ ച യഃ കത്ഥതി യാച്യമാനഃ ।
യശ്ചാസതഃ സാന്ത്വമുപാസതീഹ ഏതേഽനുയാന്ത്യനിലം പാശഹസ്താഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.37.6 in Telugu sript:
యశ్చైవ లబ్ధ్వా న స్మరామీత్యువాచ దత్త్వా చ యః కత్థతి యాచ్యమానః ।
యశ్చాసతః సాన్త్వముపాసతీహ ఏతేఽనుయాన్త్యనిలం పాశహస్తాః ॥ ౬ ॥

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