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 5.39.44

अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलं दुःखनाशे सुखस्य च ।
महान्भवत्यनिर्विण्णः सुखं चात्यन्तमश्नुते ॥ ४४ ॥

anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlaṃ duḥkhanāśe sukhasya ca |
mahānbhavatyanirviṇṇaḥ sukhaṃ cātyantamaśnute || 44 ||

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

...the acquisition of wealth is the third kind of strength. The strength of birth, O king, which one naturally acquires from one’s sires and grandsires, is regarded as the fourth kind...

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

Anirveda, Shri, Shriya, Mula, Duhkhanasha, Sukha, Maha, Mahat, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Anirvinna, Sukham, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.39.44). 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: “anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlaṃ duḥkhanāśe sukhasya ca
  • anirvedaḥ -
  • anirveda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śriyo* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥkhanāśe -
  • duḥkhanāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duḥkhanāśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sukhasya -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mahānbhavatyanirviṇṇaḥ sukhaṃ cātyantamaśnute
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhavatya -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • anirviṇṇaḥ -
  • anirviṇṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yantam -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • aśnute -
  • (verb class 5)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.39.44

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 5.39.44 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಿರ್ವೇದಃ ಶ್ರಿಯೋ ಮೂಲಂ ದುಃಖನಾಶೇ ಸುಖಸ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಮಹಾನ್ಭವತ್ಯನಿರ್ವಿಣ್ಣಃ ಸುಖಂ ಚಾತ್ಯನ್ತಮಶ್ನುತೇ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 5.39.44 in Bengali sript:
অনির্বেদঃ শ্রিযো মূলং দুঃখনাশে সুখস্য চ ।
মহান্ভবত্যনির্বিণ্ণঃ সুখং চাত্যন্তমশ্নুতে ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 5.39.44 in Gujarati sript:
અનિર્વેદઃ શ્રિયો મૂલં દુઃખનાશે સુખસ્ય ચ ।
મહાન્ભવત્યનિર્વિણ્ણઃ સુખં ચાત્યન્તમશ્નુતે ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 5.39.44 in Malayalam sript:
അനിര്വേദഃ ശ്രിയോ മൂലം ദുഃഖനാശേ സുഖസ്യ ച ।
മഹാന്ഭവത്യനിര്വിണ്ണഃ സുഖം ചാത്യന്തമശ്നുതേ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.39.44 in Telugu sript:
అనిర్వేదః శ్రియో మూలం దుఃఖనాశే సుఖస్య చ ।
మహాన్భవత్యనిర్విణ్ణః సుఖం చాత్యన్తమశ్నుతే ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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