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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 5.38.20
अप्रशस्तानि कर्माणि यो मोहादनुतिष्ठति ।
स तेषां विपरिभ्रंशे भ्रश्यते जीवितादपि ॥ २० ॥
apraśastāni karmāṇi yo mohādanutiṣṭhati |
sa teṣāṃ viparibhraṃśe bhraśyate jīvitādapi || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...O king, these words,—They that are honest avoid deceit in play. Therefore, stop Duryodhana! You didst not, however, act according to my words. That is not strength which is opposed to...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.38.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aprashasta, Karman, Yah, Mohat, Moha, Anu, Tishthat, Tad, Viparibhramsha, Jivita, Api,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.38.20). 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: “apraśastāni karmāṇi yo mohādanutiṣṭhati ”
- apraśastāni -
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apraśasta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- karmāṇi -
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karman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mohād -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “sa teṣāṃ viparibhraṃśe bhraśyate jīvitādapi ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- viparibhraṃśe -
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viparibhraṃśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhraśyate -
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√bhraṃś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bhraṃś (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√bhraś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bhraś (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- jīvitād -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.38.20
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.38.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾನಿ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಯೋ ಮೋಹಾದನುತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ।
ಸ ತೇಷಾಂ ವಿಪರಿಭ್ರಂಶೇ ಭ್ರಶ್ಯತೇ ಜೀವಿತಾದಪಿ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.38.20 in Bengali sript:
অপ্রশস্তানি কর্মাণি যো মোহাদনুতিষ্ঠতি ।
স তেষাং বিপরিভ্রংশে ভ্রশ্যতে জীবিতাদপি ॥ ২০ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.38.20 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્રશસ્તાનિ કર્માણિ યો મોહાદનુતિષ્ઠતિ ।
સ તેષાં વિપરિભ્રંશે ભ્રશ્યતે જીવિતાદપિ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.38.20 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്രശസ്താനി കര്മാണി യോ മോഹാദനുതിഷ്ഠതി ।
സ തേഷാം വിപരിഭ്രംശേ ഭ്രശ്യതേ ജീവിതാദപി ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.38.20 in Telugu sript:
అప్రశస్తాని కర్మాణి యో మోహాదనుతిష్ఠతి ।
స తేషాం విపరిభ్రంశే భ్రశ్యతే జీవితాదపి ॥ ౨౦ ॥