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 5.38.39

येऽर्थाः स्त्रीषु समासक्ताः प्रथमोत्पतितेषु च ।
ये चानार्यसमासक्ताः सर्वे ते संशयं गताः ॥ ३९ ॥

ye'rthāḥ strīṣu samāsaktāḥ prathamotpatiteṣu ca |
ye cānāryasamāsaktāḥ sarve te saṃśayaṃ gatāḥ || 39 ||

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

...is these which kill men, and not death. Knowing this, blessed be you!' 'He who appropriates to himself the wife of one who has confided in him; he who violates the bed of his...

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

Yah, Yat, Artha, Strishu, Stri, Samasakta, Prathamotpatita, Arya, Sarva, Tad, Yushmad, Samshaya, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.38.39). 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: “ye'rthāḥ strīṣu samāsaktāḥ prathamotpatiteṣu ca
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arthāḥ -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • strīṣu -
  • strīṣū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    strī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • samāsaktāḥ -
  • samāsakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāsaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prathamotpatiteṣu -
  • prathamotpatita (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    prathamotpatita (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ye cānāryasamāsaktāḥ sarve te saṃśayaṃ gatāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ārya -
  • ārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār -> ārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ār]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samāsaktāḥ -
  • samāsakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāsaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • saṃśayam -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (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 5.38.39

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 5.38.39 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇಽರ್ಥಾಃ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಷು ಸಮಾಸಕ್ತಾಃ ಪ್ರಥಮೋತ್ಪತಿತೇಷು ಚ ।
ಯೇ ಚಾನಾರ್ಯಸಮಾಸಕ್ತಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ತೇ ಸಂಶಯಂ ಗತಾಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 5.38.39 in Bengali sript:
যেঽর্থাঃ স্ত্রীষু সমাসক্তাঃ প্রথমোত্পতিতেষু চ ।
যে চানার্যসমাসক্তাঃ সর্বে তে সংশযং গতাঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 5.38.39 in Gujarati sript:
યેઽર્થાઃ સ્ત્રીષુ સમાસક્તાઃ પ્રથમોત્પતિતેષુ ચ ।
યે ચાનાર્યસમાસક્તાઃ સર્વે તે સંશયં ગતાઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 5.38.39 in Malayalam sript:
യേഽര്ഥാഃ സ്ത്രീഷു സമാസക്താഃ പ്രഥമോത്പതിതേഷു ച ।
യേ ചാനാര്യസമാസക്താഃ സര്വേ തേ സംശയം ഗതാഃ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.38.39 in Telugu sript:
యేఽర్థాః స్త్రీషు సమాసక్తాః ప్రథమోత్పతితేషు చ ।
యే చానార్యసమాసక్తాః సర్వే తే సంశయం గతాః ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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