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 5.81.43

अपि जातु स कालः स्यात्कृष्ण दुःखविपर्ययः ।
यदहं मातरं क्लिष्टां सुखे दध्यामरिंदम ॥ ४३ ॥

api jātu sa kālaḥ syātkṛṣṇa duḥkhaviparyayaḥ |
yadahaṃ mātaraṃ kliṣṭāṃ sukhe dadhyāmariṃdama || 43 ||

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

...susceptible of being taught, of wicked soul, deceitful in behaviour, capable of giving up his very life rather than break or give up his own opinion. Peace with such a one, O Krishna...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.81.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Jatu, Kala, Syat, Sya, Krishna, Duhkha, Viparyaya, Yat, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Matri, Matara, Klishta, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.81.43). 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: “api jātu sa kālaḥ syātkṛṣṇa duḥkhaviparyayaḥ
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālaḥ -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viparyayaḥ -
  • viparyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yadahaṃ mātaraṃ kliṣṭāṃ sukhe dadhyāmariṃdama
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mātaram -
  • mātara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kliṣṭām -
  • kliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kliś -> kliṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kliś class 9 verb]
  • sukhe -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dadhyāma -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [optative active first plural]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • inda -
  • ind (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.81.43

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 5.81.43 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪಿ ಜಾತು ಸ ಕಾಲಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಕೃಷ್ಣ ದುಃಖವಿಪರ್ಯಯಃ ।
ಯದಹಂ ಮಾತರಂ ಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಾಂ ಸುಖೇ ದಧ್ಯಾಮರಿಂದಮ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 5.81.43 in Bengali sript:
অপি জাতু স কালঃ স্যাত্কৃষ্ণ দুঃখবিপর্যযঃ ।
যদহং মাতরং ক্লিষ্টাং সুখে দধ্যামরিংদম ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 5.81.43 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ જાતુ સ કાલઃ સ્યાત્કૃષ્ણ દુઃખવિપર્યયઃ ।
યદહં માતરં ક્લિષ્ટાં સુખે દધ્યામરિંદમ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 5.81.43 in Malayalam sript:
അപി ജാതു സ കാലഃ സ്യാത്കൃഷ്ണ ദുഃഖവിപര്യയഃ ।
യദഹം മാതരം ക്ലിഷ്ടാം സുഖേ ദധ്യാമരിംദമ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.81.43 in Telugu sript:
అపి జాతు స కాలః స్యాత్కృష్ణ దుఃఖవిపర్యయః ।
యదహం మాతరం క్లిష్టాం సుఖే దధ్యామరిందమ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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