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 5.72.18

अप्ययं नः कुरूणां स्याद्युगान्ते कालसंभृतः ।
दुर्योधनः कुलाङ्गारो जघन्यः पापपूरुषः ॥ १८ ॥

apyayaṃ naḥ kurūṇāṃ syādyugānte kālasaṃbhṛtaḥ |
duryodhanaḥ kulāṅgāro jaghanyaḥ pāpapūruṣaḥ || 18 ||

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...for your best. Once on a time we repaired to the northern mountain, accompanied by some hunters and a number of Brahmanas, fond of discoursing on charms and medicinal plants. That northern...

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

Apyaya, Asmad, Kuru, Syat, Sya, Yuganta, Kala, Sambhrita, Duryodhana, Kulangara, Jaghanya, Papapurusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.72.18). 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: “apyayaṃ naḥ kurūṇāṃ syādyugānte kālasaṃbhṛtaḥ
  • apyayam -
  • apyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • kurūṇām -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • yugānte -
  • yugānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhṛtaḥ -
  • sambhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “duryodhanaḥ kulāṅgāro jaghanyaḥ pāpapūruṣaḥ
  • duryodhanaḥ -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kulāṅgāro* -
  • kulāṅgāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jaghanyaḥ -
  • jaghanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpapūruṣaḥ -
  • pāpapūruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other print editions:

Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.72.18

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 5.72.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ಯಯಂ ನಃ ಕುರೂಣಾಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಯುಗಾನ್ತೇ ಕಾಲಸಂಭೃತಃ ।
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಃ ಕುಲಾಙ್ಗಾರೋ ಜಘನ್ಯಃ ಪಾಪಪೂರುಷಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 5.72.18 in Bengali sript:
অপ্যযং নঃ কুরূণাং স্যাদ্যুগান্তে কালসংভৃতঃ ।
দুর্যোধনঃ কুলাঙ্গারো জঘন্যঃ পাপপূরুষঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 5.72.18 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્યયં નઃ કુરૂણાં સ્યાદ્યુગાન્તે કાલસંભૃતઃ ।
દુર્યોધનઃ કુલાઙ્ગારો જઘન્યઃ પાપપૂરુષઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 5.72.18 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്യയം നഃ കുരൂണാം സ്യാദ്യുഗാന്തേ കാലസംഭൃതഃ ।
ദുര്യോധനഃ കുലാങ്ഗാരോ ജഘന്യഃ പാപപൂരുഷഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.72.18 in Telugu sript:
అప్యయం నః కురూణాం స్యాద్యుగాన్తే కాలసంభృతః ।
దుర్యోధనః కులాఙ్గారో జఘన్యః పాపపూరుషః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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