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 5.37.52

महते योऽपकाराय नरस्य प्रभवेन्नरः ।
तेन वैरं समासज्य दूरस्थोऽस्मीति नाश्वसेत् ॥ ५२ ॥

mahate yo'pakārāya narasya prabhavennaraḥ |
tena vairaṃ samāsajya dūrastho'smīti nāśvaset || 52 ||

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

...whose heart is unsteady, or who has no control over his mind, or who is a slave of his senses, like swans forsaking a tank whose waters have dried up. They that are of weak minds suddenly...

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

Mahat, Mahata, Yah, Apakara, Nara, Prabhava, Prabhu, Prabhavan, Ara, Tad, Tena, Vaira, Samasa, Jya, Durastha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.37.52). 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: “mahate yo'pakārāya narasya prabhavennaraḥ
  • mahate -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apakārāya -
  • apakāra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • narasya -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prabhave -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prabhavan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    prabhavan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • araḥ -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tena vairaṃ samāsajya dūrastho'smīti nāśvaset
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vairam -
  • vaira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vairā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samāsa -
  • samāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jya -
  • jya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūrastho' -
  • dūrastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse nāśvaset

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.37.52

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 5.37.52 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹತೇ ಯೋಽಪಕಾರಾಯ ನರಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಭವೇನ್ನರಃ ।
ತೇನ ವೈರಂ ಸಮಾಸಜ್ಯ ದೂರಸ್ಥೋಽಸ್ಮೀತಿ ನಾಶ್ವಸೇತ್ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 5.37.52 in Bengali sript:
মহতে যোঽপকারায নরস্য প্রভবেন্নরঃ ।
তেন বৈরং সমাসজ্য দূরস্থোঽস্মীতি নাশ্বসেত্ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 5.37.52 in Gujarati sript:
મહતે યોઽપકારાય નરસ્ય પ્રભવેન્નરઃ ।
તેન વૈરં સમાસજ્ય દૂરસ્થોઽસ્મીતિ નાશ્વસેત્ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 5.37.52 in Malayalam sript:
മഹതേ യോഽപകാരായ നരസ്യ പ്രഭവേന്നരഃ ।
തേന വൈരം സമാസജ്യ ദൂരസ്ഥോഽസ്മീതി നാശ്വസേത് ॥ ൫൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.37.52 in Telugu sript:
మహతే యోఽపకారాయ నరస్య ప్రభవేన్నరః ।
తేన వైరం సమాసజ్య దూరస్థోఽస్మీతి నాశ్వసేత్ ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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