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 5.39.54

उत्थानं संयमो दाक्ष्यमप्रमादो धृतिः स्मृतिः ।
समीक्ष्य च समारम्भो विद्धि मूलं भवस्य तत् ॥ ५४ ॥

utthānaṃ saṃyamo dākṣyamapramādo dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ |
samīkṣya ca samārambho viddhi mūlaṃ bhavasya tat || 54 ||

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

...lions the forest is doomed to destruction, and lions also are doomed to destruction without the forest (to shelter them).'" "Vidura said, 'The heart of a young man, when an aged...

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

Utthana, Samyama, Dakshya, Apramada, Dhriti, Smriti, Samikshya, Samarambha, Mula, Bhava, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.39.54). 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: “utthānaṃ saṃyamo dākṣyamapramādo dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ
  • utthānam -
  • utthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utthānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃyamo* -
  • saṃyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dākṣyam -
  • dākṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apramādo* -
  • apramāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhṛtiḥ -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtiḥ -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “samīkṣya ca samārambho viddhi mūlaṃ bhavasya tat
  • samīkṣya -
  • samīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samārambho* -
  • samārambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavasya -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.39.54

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 5.39.54 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ಥಾನಂ ಸಂಯಮೋ ದಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಪ್ರಮಾದೋ ಧೃತಿಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಿಃ ।
ಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಚ ಸಮಾರಮ್ಭೋ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಮೂಲಂ ಭವಸ್ಯ ತತ್ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 5.39.54 in Bengali sript:
উত্থানং সংযমো দাক্ষ্যমপ্রমাদো ধৃতিঃ স্মৃতিঃ ।
সমীক্ষ্য চ সমারম্ভো বিদ্ধি মূলং ভবস্য তত্ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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 5.39.54 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્થાનં સંયમો દાક્ષ્યમપ્રમાદો ધૃતિઃ સ્મૃતિઃ ।
સમીક્ષ્ય ચ સમારમ્ભો વિદ્ધિ મૂલં ભવસ્ય તત્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 5.39.54 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്ഥാനം സംയമോ ദാക്ഷ്യമപ്രമാദോ ധൃതിഃ സ്മൃതിഃ ।
സമീക്ഷ്യ ച സമാരമ്ഭോ വിദ്ധി മൂലം ഭവസ്യ തത് ॥ ൫൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.39.54 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్థానం సంయమో దాక్ష్యమప్రమాదో ధృతిః స్మృతిః ।
సమీక్ష్య చ సమారమ్భో విద్ధి మూలం భవస్య తత్ ॥ ౫౪ ॥

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