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 5.39.36

अवलिप्तेषु मूर्खेषु रौद्रसाहसिकेषु च ।
तथैवापेतधर्मेषु न मैत्रीमाचरेद्बुधः ॥ ३६ ॥

avalipteṣu mūrkheṣu raudrasāhasikeṣu ca |
tathaivāpetadharmeṣu na maitrīmācaredbudhaḥ || 36 ||

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

...world, like a comet of large proportions falling transversely on the earth. Your hundred sons and Karna and the sons of Pandu can together rule the vast earth with the belt of the seas...

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

Avalipta, Murkha, Raudra, Sahasika, Tatha, Apeta, Dharma, Dharmeshu, Maitri, Budha, Budh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.39.36). 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: “avalipteṣu mūrkheṣu raudrasāhasikeṣu ca
  • avalipteṣu -
  • avalipta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    avalipta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mūrkheṣu -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mūrkha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • raudra -
  • raudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāhasikeṣu -
  • sāhasika (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sāhasika (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tathaivāpetadharmeṣu na maitrīmācaredbudhaḥ
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • apeta -
  • apeta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apeta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmeṣu -
  • dharmeṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dharmeṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dharmeṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maitrīm -
  • maitrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cared -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.39.36

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 5.39.36 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಲಿಪ್ತೇಷು ಮೂರ್ಖೇಷು ರೌದ್ರಸಾಹಸಿಕೇಷು ಚ ।
ತಥೈವಾಪೇತಧರ್ಮೇಷು ನ ಮೈತ್ರೀಮಾಚರೇದ್ಬುಧಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 5.39.36 in Bengali sript:
অবলিপ্তেষু মূর্খেষু রৌদ্রসাহসিকেষু চ ।
তথৈবাপেতধর্মেষু ন মৈত্রীমাচরেদ্বুধঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 5.39.36 in Gujarati sript:
અવલિપ્તેષુ મૂર્ખેષુ રૌદ્રસાહસિકેષુ ચ ।
તથૈવાપેતધર્મેષુ ન મૈત્રીમાચરેદ્બુધઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 5.39.36 in Malayalam sript:
അവലിപ്തേഷു മൂര്ഖേഷു രൌദ്രസാഹസികേഷു ച ।
തഥൈവാപേതധര്മേഷു ന മൈത്രീമാചരേദ്ബുധഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.39.36 in Telugu sript:
అవలిప్తేషు మూర్ఖేషు రౌద్రసాహసికేషు చ ।
తథైవాపేతధర్మేషు న మైత్రీమాచరేద్బుధః ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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