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 5.40.17

अस्माल्लोकादूर्ध्वममुष्य चाधो महत्तमस्तिष्ठति ह्यन्धकारम् ।
तद्वै महामोहनमिन्द्रियाणां बुध्यस्व मा त्वां प्रलभेत राजन् ॥ १७ ॥

asmāllokādūrdhvamamuṣya cādho mahattamastiṣṭhati hyandhakāram |
tadvai mahāmohanamindriyāṇāṃ budhyasva mā tvāṃ pralabheta rājan || 17 ||

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

...to one’s foe that is stronger, even if the latter deserves death; but one should kill that foe as soon as one commands sufficient strength, for, if not killed, dangers soon arise from...

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

Idam, Asma, Loka, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Adah, Adhah, Adhas, Mahattama, Tishthat, Andhakara, Mahamohana, Indriya, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Pra, Rajan, Rajat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.40.17). 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: “asmāllokādūrdhvamamuṣya cādho mahattamastiṣṭhati hyandhakāram
  • asmāl -
  • asma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    asma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • lokād -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amuṣya -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adho* -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahattamas -
  • mahattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • andhakāram -
  • andhakāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tadvai mahāmohanamindriyāṇāṃ budhyasva tvāṃ pralabheta rājan
  • tadvai -
  • mahāmohanam -
  • mahāmohana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāmohana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāmohanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • indriyāṇām -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • budhyasva -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive second single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle second single], [imperative passive second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • labheta -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.40.17

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 5.40.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಮಾಲ್ಲೋಕಾದೂರ್ಧ್ವಮಮುಷ್ಯ ಚಾಧೋ ಮಹತ್ತಮಸ್ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ಹ್ಯನ್ಧಕಾರಮ್ ।
ತದ್ವೈ ಮಹಾಮೋಹನಮಿನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಬುಧ್ಯಸ್ವ ಮಾ ತ್ವಾಂ ಪ್ರಲಭೇತ ರಾಜನ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 5.40.17 in Bengali sript:
অস্মাল্লোকাদূর্ধ্বমমুষ্য চাধো মহত্তমস্তিষ্ঠতি হ্যন্ধকারম্ ।
তদ্বৈ মহামোহনমিন্দ্রিযাণাং বুধ্যস্ব মা ত্বাং প্রলভেত রাজন্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 5.40.17 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્માલ્લોકાદૂર્ધ્વમમુષ્ય ચાધો મહત્તમસ્તિષ્ઠતિ હ્યન્ધકારમ્ ।
તદ્વૈ મહામોહનમિન્દ્રિયાણાં બુધ્યસ્વ મા ત્વાં પ્રલભેત રાજન્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 5.40.17 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്മാല്ലോകാദൂര്ധ്വമമുഷ്യ ചാധോ മഹത്തമസ്തിഷ്ഠതി ഹ്യന്ധകാരമ് ।
തദ്വൈ മഹാമോഹനമിന്ദ്രിയാണാം ബുധ്യസ്വ മാ ത്വാം പ്രലഭേത രാജന് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.40.17 in Telugu sript:
అస్మాల్లోకాదూర్ధ్వమముష్య చాధో మహత్తమస్తిష్ఠతి హ్యన్ధకారమ్ ।
తద్వై మహామోహనమిన్ద్రియాణాం బుధ్యస్వ మా త్వాం ప్రలభేత రాజన్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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