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 5.44.4

सनत्सुजात उवाच ।
येऽस्मिंल्लोके विजयन्तीह कामान्ब्राह्मीं स्थितिमनुतितिक्षमाणाः ।
त आत्मानं निर्हरन्तीह देहान्मुञ्जादिषीकामिव सत्त्वसंस्थाः ॥ ४ ॥

sanatsujāta uvāca |
ye'smiṃlloke vijayantīha kāmānbrāhmīṃ sthitimanutitikṣamāṇāḥ |
ta ātmānaṃ nirharantīha dehānmuñjādiṣīkāmiva sattvasaṃsthāḥ || 4 ||

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

...cannot satiate even one person .. Reflecting on this, they that are wise never grieve for want of universal dominion. O king, I again tell you, adopt an equal conduct towards your children...

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

Sanatsujata, Yah, Yat, Idam, Loka, Vijayanti, Iha, Kama, Brahmi, Sthiti, Anu, Titikshamana, Tad, Yushmad, Atman, Nih, Harat, Haranti, Deha, Munja, Ishika, Iva, Sattva, Samstha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.44.4). 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: “sanatsujāta uvāca
  • sanatsujāta* -
  • sanatsujāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ye'smiṃlloke vijayantīha kāmānbrāhmīṃ sthitimanutitikṣamāṇāḥ
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asmiṃl -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vijayantī -
  • vijayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brāhmīm -
  • brāhmī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sthitim -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • titikṣamāṇāḥ -
  • tij -> titikṣamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tij], [vocative plural from √tij]
    tij -> titikṣamāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tij], [vocative plural from √tij], [accusative plural from √tij]
  • Line 3: “ta ātmānaṃ nirharantīha dehānmuñjādiṣīkāmiva sattvasaṃsthāḥ
  • ta*ā -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • harantī -
  • harantī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    harantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    harantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dehān -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • muñjād -
  • muñja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣīkām -
  • iṣīkā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthāḥ -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.44.4

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 5.44.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸನತ್ಸುಜಾತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯೇಽಸ್ಮಿಂಲ್ಲೋಕೇ ವಿಜಯನ್ತೀಹ ಕಾಮಾನ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೀಂ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಮನುತಿತಿಕ್ಷಮಾಣಾಃ ।
ತ ಆತ್ಮಾನಂ ನಿರ್ಹರನ್ತೀಹ ದೇಹಾನ್ಮುಞ್ಜಾದಿಷೀಕಾಮಿವ ಸತ್ತ್ವಸಂಸ್ಥಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 5.44.4 in Bengali sript:
সনত্সুজাত উবাচ ।
যেঽস্মিংল্লোকে বিজযন্তীহ কামান্ব্রাহ্মীং স্থিতিমনুতিতিক্ষমাণাঃ ।
ত আত্মানং নির্হরন্তীহ দেহান্মুঞ্জাদিষীকামিব সত্ত্বসংস্থাঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 5.44.4 in Gujarati sript:
સનત્સુજાત ઉવાચ ।
યેઽસ્મિંલ્લોકે વિજયન્તીહ કામાન્બ્રાહ્મીં સ્થિતિમનુતિતિક્ષમાણાઃ ।
ત આત્માનં નિર્હરન્તીહ દેહાન્મુઞ્જાદિષીકામિવ સત્ત્વસંસ્થાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.44.4 in Malayalam sript:
സനത്സുജാത ഉവാച ।
യേഽസ്മിംല്ലോകേ വിജയന്തീഹ കാമാന്ബ്രാഹ്മീം സ്ഥിതിമനുതിതിക്ഷമാണാഃ ।
ത ആത്മാനം നിര്ഹരന്തീഹ ദേഹാന്മുഞ്ജാദിഷീകാമിവ സത്ത്വസംസ്ഥാഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.44.4 in Telugu sript:
సనత్సుజాత ఉవాచ ।
యేఽస్మింల్లోకే విజయన్తీహ కామాన్బ్రాహ్మీం స్థితిమనుతితిక్షమాణాః ।
త ఆత్మానం నిర్హరన్తీహ దేహాన్ముఞ్జాదిషీకామివ సత్త్వసంస్థాః ॥ ౪ ॥

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