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 5.132.40

नियच्छन्नितरान्वर्णान्विनिघ्नन्सर्वदुष्कृतः ।
ससहायोऽसहायो वा यावज्जीवं तथा भवेत् ॥ ४० ॥

niyacchannitarānvarṇānvinighnansarvaduṣkṛtaḥ |
sasahāyo'sahāyo vā yāvajjīvaṃ tathā bhavet || 40 ||

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

...Friends never derive any happiness on obtaining that weak person for a friend, at whose sight foes are delighted, who is despised by men, who is without seats and robes, who is gratified...

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

Yacchat, Itara, Varna, Vinighnat, Saru, Sarva, Adushkrit, Sasahaya, Asahaya, Var, Vajji, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.132.40). 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: “niyacchannitarānvarṇānvinighnansarvaduṣkṛtaḥ
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yacchann -
  • yam -> yacchat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • itarān -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • varṇān -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vinighnan -
  • vinighnat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sarva -
  • saru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aduṣkṛtaḥ -
  • aduṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    aduṣkṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sasahāyo'sahāyo yāvajjīvaṃ tathā bhavet
  • sasahāyo' -
  • sasahāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asahāyo* -
  • asahāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajjī -
  • vajji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vajji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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 5.132.40

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 5.132.40 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಯಚ್ಛನ್ನಿತರಾನ್ವರ್ಣಾನ್ವಿನಿಘ್ನನ್ಸರ್ವದುಷ್ಕೃತಃ ।
ಸಸಹಾಯೋಽಸಹಾಯೋ ವಾ ಯಾವಜ್ಜೀವಂ ತಥಾ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 5.132.40 in Bengali sript:
নিযচ্ছন্নিতরান্বর্ণান্বিনিঘ্নন্সর্বদুষ্কৃতঃ ।
সসহাযোঽসহাযো বা যাবজ্জীবং তথা ভবেত্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 5.132.40 in Gujarati sript:
નિયચ્છન્નિતરાન્વર્ણાન્વિનિઘ્નન્સર્વદુષ્કૃતઃ ।
સસહાયોઽસહાયો વા યાવજ્જીવં તથા ભવેત્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 5.132.40 in Malayalam sript:
നിയച്ഛന്നിതരാന്വര്ണാന്വിനിഘ്നന്സര്വദുഷ്കൃതഃ ।
സസഹായോഽസഹായോ വാ യാവജ്ജീവം തഥാ ഭവേത് ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.132.40 in Telugu sript:
నియచ్ఛన్నితరాన్వర్ణాన్వినిఘ్నన్సర్వదుష్కృతః ।
ససహాయోఽసహాయో వా యావజ్జీవం తథా భవేత్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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