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 5.41.10

भगवन्संशयः कश्चिद्धृतराष्ट्रस्य मानसे ।
यो न शक्यो मया वक्तुं तमस्मै वक्तुमर्हसि ।
यं श्रुत्वायं मनुष्येन्द्रः सुखदुःखातिगो भवेत् ॥ १० ॥

bhagavansaṃśayaḥ kaściddhṛtarāṣṭrasya mānase |
yo na śakyo mayā vaktuṃ tamasmai vaktumarhasi |
yaṃ śrutvāyaṃ manuṣyendraḥ sukhaduḥkhātigo bhavet || 10 ||

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

...in consequence of good qualities; others become so in consequence of wealth. Avoid them, O Dhritarashtra, that are eminent in wealth but destitute of good qualities!' "Dhritarashtra...

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

Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Samshaya, Kah, Cit, Hrita, Rashtra, Manasa, Yah, Shakya, Maya, Tama, Aya, Idam, Manushyendra, Sukhaduhkha, Atiga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.41.10). 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: “bhagavansaṃśayaḥ kaściddhṛtarāṣṭrasya mānase
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciddh -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hṛta -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • rāṣṭrasya -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mānase -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mānasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • Line 2: “yo na śakyo mayā vaktuṃ tamasmai vaktumarhasi
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyo* -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smai -
  • vaktum -
  • vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
    vac -> vaktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vac]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 3: “yaṃ śrutvāyaṃ manuṣyendraḥ sukhaduḥkhātigo bhavet
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manuṣyendraḥ -
  • manuṣyendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukhaduḥkhā -
  • sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • atigo* -
  • atiga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.41.10

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 5.41.10 in Kannada sript:
ಭಗವನ್ಸಂಶಯಃ ಕಶ್ಚಿದ್ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಮಾನಸೇ ।
ಯೋ ನ ಶಕ್ಯೋ ಮಯಾ ವಕ್ತುಂ ತಮಸ್ಮೈ ವಕ್ತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ।
ಯಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾಯಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯೇನ್ದ್ರಃ ಸುಖದುಃಖಾತಿಗೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 5.41.10 in Bengali sript:
ভগবন্সংশযঃ কশ্চিদ্ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্য মানসে ।
যো ন শক্যো মযা বক্তুং তমস্মৈ বক্তুমর্হসি ।
যং শ্রুত্বাযং মনুষ্যেন্দ্রঃ সুখদুঃখাতিগো ভবেত্ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 5.41.10 in Gujarati sript:
ભગવન્સંશયઃ કશ્ચિદ્ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય માનસે ।
યો ન શક્યો મયા વક્તું તમસ્મૈ વક્તુમર્હસિ ।
યં શ્રુત્વાયં મનુષ્યેન્દ્રઃ સુખદુઃખાતિગો ભવેત્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 5.41.10 in Malayalam sript:
ഭഗവന്സംശയഃ കശ്ചിദ്ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ മാനസേ ।
യോ ന ശക്യോ മയാ വക്തും തമസ്മൈ വക്തുമര്ഹസി ।
യം ശ്രുത്വായം മനുഷ്യേന്ദ്രഃ സുഖദുഃഖാതിഗോ ഭവേത് ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.41.10 in Telugu sript:
భగవన్సంశయః కశ్చిద్ధృతరాష్ట్రస్య మానసే ।
యో న శక్యో మయా వక్తుం తమస్మై వక్తుమర్హసి ।
యం శ్రుత్వాయం మనుష్యేన్ద్రః సుఖదుఃఖాతిగో భవేత్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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