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 6.36.18

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः ।
जघन्यगुणवृत्तस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः ॥ १८ ॥

ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ |
jaghanyaguṇavṛttasthā adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ || 18 ||

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

...this righteousness (leading to) immortality which has been (already) declared,—those devotees full of faith and regarding me as the highest object (of their acquisition...

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

Urdhvam, Urdhva, Gacchat, Sattvastha, Madhye, Madhya, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Rajasa, Jaghanyaguna, Vritta, Tha, Adhah, Adhas, Tamasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.36.18). 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: “ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sattvasthā* -
  • sattvastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sattvasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • rājasāḥ -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “jaghanyaguṇavṛttasthā adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ
  • jaghanyaguṇa -
  • jaghanyaguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttas -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • thā* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • adho* -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gacchanti -
  • gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tāmasāḥ -
  • tāmasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.36.18

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 6.36.18 in Kannada sript:
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಸತ್ತ್ವಸ್ಥಾ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತಿ ರಾಜಸಾಃ ।
ಜಘನ್ಯಗುಣವೃತ್ತಸ್ಥಾ ಅಧೋ ಗಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ತಾಮಸಾಃ ॥ 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 6.36.18 in Bengali sript:
ঊর্ধ্বং গচ্ছন্তি সত্ত্বস্থা মধ্যে তিষ্ঠন্তি রাজসাঃ ।
জঘন্যগুণবৃত্তস্থা অধো গচ্ছন্তি তামসাঃ ॥ 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 6.36.18 in Gujarati sript:
ઊર્ધ્વં ગચ્છન્તિ સત્ત્વસ્થા મધ્યે તિષ્ઠન્તિ રાજસાઃ ।
જઘન્યગુણવૃત્તસ્થા અધો ગચ્છન્તિ તામસાઃ ॥ 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 6.36.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഊര്ധ്വം ഗച്ഛന്തി സത്ത്വസ്ഥാ മധ്യേ തിഷ്ഠന്തി രാജസാഃ ।
ജഘന്യഗുണവൃത്തസ്ഥാ അധോ ഗച്ഛന്തി താമസാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.36.18 in Telugu sript:
ఊర్ధ్వం గచ్ఛన్తి సత్త్వస్థా మధ్యే తిష్ఠన్తి రాజసాః ।
జఘన్యగుణవృత్తస్థా అధో గచ్ఛన్తి తామసాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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