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 5.39.46

क्षमेदशक्तः सर्वस्य शक्तिमान्धर्मकारणात् ।
अर्थानर्थौ समौ यस्य तस्य नित्यं क्षमा हिता ॥ ४६ ॥

kṣamedaśaktaḥ sarvasya śaktimāndharmakāraṇāt |
arthānarthau samau yasya tasya nityaṃ kṣamā hitā || 46 ||

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

...hostility of a person who is capable of inflicting great injury on a fellow creature, one should not gather assurance from the thought that one lives at a distance from the other. Who...

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

Ksham, Kshama, Shakta, Sarva, Shaktimat, Dharmakarana, Arthanartha, Sama, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Tad, Nityam, Nitya, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.39.46). 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: “kṣamedaśaktaḥ sarvasya śaktimāndharmakāraṇāt
  • kṣame -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    kṣam (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktaḥ -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • sarvasya -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śaktimān -
  • śaktimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmakāraṇāt -
  • dharmakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “arthānarthau samau yasya tasya nityaṃ kṣamā hitā
  • arthānarthau -
  • arthānartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samau -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣamā* -
  • kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hitā -
  • hitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.39.46

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 5.39.46 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಮೇದಶಕ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವಸ್ಯ ಶಕ್ತಿಮಾನ್ಧರ್ಮಕಾರಣಾತ್ ।
ಅರ್ಥಾನರ್ಥೌ ಸಮೌ ಯಸ್ಯ ತಸ್ಯ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಕ್ಷಮಾ ಹಿತಾ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 5.39.46 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষমেদশক্তঃ সর্বস্য শক্তিমান্ধর্মকারণাত্ ।
অর্থানর্থৌ সমৌ যস্য তস্য নিত্যং ক্ষমা হিতা ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 5.39.46 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષમેદશક્તઃ સર્વસ્ય શક્તિમાન્ધર્મકારણાત્ ।
અર્થાનર્થૌ સમૌ યસ્ય તસ્ય નિત્યં ક્ષમા હિતા ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 5.39.46 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷമേദശക്തഃ സര്വസ്യ ശക്തിമാന്ധര്മകാരണാത് ।
അര്ഥാനര്ഥൌ സമൌ യസ്യ തസ്യ നിത്യം ക്ഷമാ ഹിതാ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.39.46 in Telugu sript:
క్షమేదశక్తః సర్వస్య శక్తిమాన్ధర్మకారణాత్ ।
అర్థానర్థౌ సమౌ యస్య తస్య నిత్యం క్షమా హితా ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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