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 6.4.35

न बाहुल्येन सेनाया जयो भवति भारत ।
अध्रुवो हि जयो नाम दैवं चात्र परायणम् ।
जयन्तो ह्यपि संग्रामे क्षयवन्तो भवन्त्युत ॥ ३५ ॥

na bāhulyena senāyā jayo bhavati bhārata |
adhruvo hi jayo nāma daivaṃ cātra parāyaṇam |
jayanto hyapi saṃgrāme kṣayavanto bhavantyuta || 35 ||

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

...king, which is won by battle, is the worst. In battle are many evils, the initial one, as it is said, being slaughter. Even fifty brave men who know one another, who...

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

Bahulya, Sena, Jaya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bharata, Adhruva, Naman, Daiva, Parayana, Jayanta, Jayat, Api, Sangrama, Kshaya, Vantri, Bhavanti, Uta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.4.35). 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: “na bāhulyena senāyā jayo bhavati bhārata
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhulyena -
  • bāhulya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • senāyā* -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jayo* -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “adhruvo hi jayo nāma daivaṃ cātra parāyaṇam
  • adhruvo* -
  • adhruva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhru (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jayo* -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāyaṇam -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “jayanto hyapi saṃgrāme kṣayavanto bhavantyuta
  • jayanto* -
  • jayanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saṅgrāme -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kṣaya -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣan]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vanto* -
  • vantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhavantyu -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.4.35

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 6.4.35 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಬಾಹುಲ್ಯೇನ ಸೇನಾಯಾ ಜಯೋ ಭವತಿ ಭಾರತ ।
ಅಧ್ರುವೋ ಹಿ ಜಯೋ ನಾಮ ದೈವಂ ಚಾತ್ರ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ।
ಜಯನ್ತೋ ಹ್ಯಪಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ಕ್ಷಯವನ್ತೋ ಭವನ್ತ್ಯುತ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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 6.4.35 in Bengali sript:
ন বাহুল্যেন সেনাযা জযো ভবতি ভারত ।
অধ্রুবো হি জযো নাম দৈবং চাত্র পরাযণম্ ।
জযন্তো হ্যপি সংগ্রামে ক্ষযবন্তো ভবন্ত্যুত ॥ ৩৫ ॥

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 6.4.35 in Gujarati sript:
ન બાહુલ્યેન સેનાયા જયો ભવતિ ભારત ।
અધ્રુવો હિ જયો નામ દૈવં ચાત્ર પરાયણમ્ ।
જયન્તો હ્યપિ સંગ્રામે ક્ષયવન્તો ભવન્ત્યુત ॥ ૩૫ ॥

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 6.4.35 in Malayalam sript:
ന ബാഹുല്യേന സേനായാ ജയോ ഭവതി ഭാരത ।
അധ്രുവോ ഹി ജയോ നാമ ദൈവം ചാത്ര പരായണമ് ।
ജയന്തോ ഹ്യപി സംഗ്രാമേ ക്ഷയവന്തോ ഭവന്ത്യുത ॥ ൩൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.4.35 in Telugu sript:
న బాహుల్యేన సేనాయా జయో భవతి భారత ।
అధ్రువో హి జయో నామ దైవం చాత్ర పరాయణమ్ ।
జయన్తో హ్యపి సంగ్రామే క్షయవన్తో భవన్త్యుత ॥ ౩౫ ॥

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