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 6.38.2

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् ।
दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥ २ ॥

ahiṃsā satyamakrodhastyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam |
dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam || 2 ||

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

...entire (sphere of) matters. They that, by the eye of knowledge, know the distinction between matter and spirit, and the deliverance from the nature of all entities...

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

Ahimsa, Satyam, Satya, Akrodha, Tyaga, Shanti, Apaishuna, Daya, Bhuta, Aloluptva, Mardava, Hri, Apala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.38.2). 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: “ahiṃsā satyamakrodhastyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam
  • ahiṃsā -
  • ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akrodhas -
  • akrodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tyāgaḥ -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntir -
  • śānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śānti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apaiśunam -
  • apaiśuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam
  • dayā* -
  • dayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    daya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhūteṣva -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • aloluptvam -
  • aloluptva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mārdavam -
  • mārdava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārdava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hrīr -
  • hrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • acā -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apalam -
  • apala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.38.2

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 6.38.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಿಂಸಾ ಸತ್ಯಮಕ್ರೋಧಸ್ತ್ಯಾಗಃ ಶಾನ್ತಿರಪೈಶುನಮ್ ।
ದಯಾ ಭೂತೇಷ್ವಲೋಲುಪ್ತ್ವಂ ಮಾರ್ದವಂ ಹ್ರೀರಚಾಪಲಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 6.38.2 in Bengali sript:
অহিংসা সত্যমক্রোধস্ত্যাগঃ শান্তিরপৈশুনম্ ।
দযা ভূতেষ্বলোলুপ্ত্বং মার্দবং হ্রীরচাপলম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 6.38.2 in Gujarati sript:
અહિંસા સત્યમક્રોધસ્ત્યાગઃ શાન્તિરપૈશુનમ્ ।
દયા ભૂતેષ્વલોલુપ્ત્વં માર્દવં હ્રીરચાપલમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 6.38.2 in Malayalam sript:
അഹിംസാ സത്യമക്രോധസ്ത്യാഗഃ ശാന്തിരപൈശുനമ് ।
ദയാ ഭൂതേഷ്വലോലുപ്ത്വം മാര്ദവം ഹ്രീരചാപലമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.38.2 in Telugu sript:
అహింసా సత్యమక్రోధస్త్యాగః శాన్తిరపైశునమ్ ।
దయా భూతేష్వలోలుప్త్వం మార్దవం హ్రీరచాపలమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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