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 5.39.37

कृतज्ञं धार्मिकं सत्यमक्षुद्रं दृढभक्तिकम् ।
जितेन्द्रियं स्थितं स्थित्यां मित्रमत्यागि चेष्यते ॥ ३७ ॥

kṛtajñaṃ dhārmikaṃ satyamakṣudraṃ dṛḍhabhaktikam |
jitendriyaṃ sthitaṃ sthityāṃ mitramatyāgi ceṣyate || 37 ||

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

...seas. O king, the Dhartarashtras constitute a forest of which the Pandavas are, I think, tigers. O, do not cut down that forest with its tigers! O, let not the tigers be driven from that...

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

Kritajna, Dharmika, Satyam, Satya, Akshudra, Dridhabhaktika, Jitendriya, Sthita, Sthiti, Mitra, Atya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.39.37). 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: “kṛtajñaṃ dhārmikaṃ satyamakṣudraṃ dṛḍhabhaktikam
  • kṛtajñam -
  • kṛtajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhārmikam -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhārmika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akṣudram -
  • akṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛḍhabhaktikam -
  • dṛḍhabhaktika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛḍhabhaktika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛḍhabhaktikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “jitendriyaṃ sthitaṃ sthityāṃ mitramatyāgi ceṣyate
  • jitendriyam -
  • jitendriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jitendriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jitendriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • sthityām -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthitī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atyā -
  • atyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gi -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ceṣyate -
  • ci (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    ci (verb class 3)
    [future middle third single]
    ci (verb class 5)
    [future middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.39.37

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 5.39.37 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃತಜ್ಞಂ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕಂ ಸತ್ಯಮಕ್ಷುದ್ರಂ ದೃಢಭಕ್ತಿಕಮ್ ।
ಜಿತೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಂ ಸ್ಥಿತಂ ಸ್ಥಿತ್ಯಾಂ ಮಿತ್ರಮತ್ಯಾಗಿ ಚೇಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 5.39.37 in Bengali sript:
কৃতজ্ঞং ধার্মিকং সত্যমক্ষুদ্রং দৃঢভক্তিকম্ ।
জিতেন্দ্রিযং স্থিতং স্থিত্যাং মিত্রমত্যাগি চেষ্যতে ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 5.39.37 in Gujarati sript:
કૃતજ્ઞં ધાર્મિકં સત્યમક્ષુદ્રં દૃઢભક્તિકમ્ ।
જિતેન્દ્રિયં સ્થિતં સ્થિત્યાં મિત્રમત્યાગિ ચેષ્યતે ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 5.39.37 in Malayalam sript:
കൃതജ്ഞം ധാര്മികം സത്യമക്ഷുദ്രം ദൃഢഭക്തികമ് ।
ജിതേന്ദ്രിയം സ്ഥിതം സ്ഥിത്യാം മിത്രമത്യാഗി ചേഷ്യതേ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.39.37 in Telugu sript:
కృతజ్ఞం ధార్మికం సత్యమక్షుద్రం దృఢభక్తికమ్ ।
జితేన్ద్రియం స్థితం స్థిత్యాం మిత్రమత్యాగి చేష్యతే ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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