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 6.38.15

आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया ।
यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः ॥ १५ ॥

āḍhyo'bhijanavānasmi ko'nyo'sti sadṛśo mayā |
yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣya ityajñānavimohitāḥ || 15 ||

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

...when passion is developed. Gloom, inactivity, error, and delusion also,—these, O son of Kuru’s race, are born when darkness is developed. When the holder of a...

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

Adhya, Abhijanavat, Kah, Ani, Asti, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Maya, Asmad, Yakshya, Iti, Itya, Ajnana, Vimohita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.38.15). 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: “āḍhyo'bhijanavānasmi ko'nyo'sti sadṛśo mayā
  • āḍhyo' -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhijanavān -
  • abhijanavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyo' -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sadṛśo* -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣya ityajñānavimohitāḥ
  • yakṣye -
  • yakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yakṣ -> yakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √yakṣ class 10 verb]
    yakṣ -> yakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √yakṣ class 10 verb]
    yakṣ -> yakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √yakṣ class 10 verb]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    yakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • dāsyāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 4)
    [future active first single]
  • modiṣya -
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ajñāna -
  • ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimohitāḥ -
  • vimohita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vimohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.38.15

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 6.38.15 in Kannada sript:
ಆಢ್ಯೋಽಭಿಜನವಾನಸ್ಮಿ ಕೋಽನ್ಯೋಽಸ್ತಿ ಸದೃಶೋ ಮಯಾ ।
ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ದಾಸ್ಯಾಮಿ ಮೋದಿಷ್ಯ ಇತ್ಯಜ್ಞಾನವಿಮೋಹಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 6.38.15 in Bengali sript:
আঢ্যোঽভিজনবানস্মি কোঽন্যোঽস্তি সদৃশো মযা ।
যক্ষ্যে দাস্যামি মোদিষ্য ইত্যজ্ঞানবিমোহিতাঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 6.38.15 in Gujarati sript:
આઢ્યોઽભિજનવાનસ્મિ કોઽન્યોઽસ્તિ સદૃશો મયા ।
યક્ષ્યે દાસ્યામિ મોદિષ્ય ઇત્યજ્ઞાનવિમોહિતાઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 6.38.15 in Malayalam sript:
ആഢ്യോഽഭിജനവാനസ്മി കോഽന്യോഽസ്തി സദൃശോ മയാ ।
യക്ഷ്യേ ദാസ്യാമി മോദിഷ്യ ഇത്യജ്ഞാനവിമോഹിതാഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.38.15 in Telugu sript:
ఆఢ్యోఽభిజనవానస్మి కోఽన్యోఽస్తి సదృశో మయా ।
యక్ష్యే దాస్యామి మోదిష్య ఇత్యజ్ఞానవిమోహితాః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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