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 6.102.36

अवध्यानां वधं कृत्वा राज्यं वा नरकोत्तरम् ।
दुःखानि वनवासे वा किं नु मे सुकृतं भवेत् ॥ ३६ ॥

avadhyānāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā rājyaṃ vā narakottaram |
duḥkhāni vanavāse vā kiṃ nu me sukṛtaṃ bhavet || 36 ||

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

...dreadful battle, throwing aside their weapons, and without any regard for one another, fled away hither and thither. Though forbidden by Susarman the ruler of the Trigartas...

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

Avadhya, Vadha, Kritva, Kritvan, Rajya, Var, Naraka, Uttaram, Uttara, Duhkha, Vanavasa, Kim, Asmad, Sukrit, Sukrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.102.36). 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: “avadhyānāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā rājyaṃ narakottaram
  • avadhyānām -
  • avadhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    avadhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    avadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • 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]
  • narako -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “duḥkhāni vanavāse kiṃ nu me sukṛtaṃ bhavet
  • duḥkhāni -
  • duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vanavāse -
  • vanavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vanavāsa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanavāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sukṛtam -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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 6.102.36

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 6.102.36 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಧ್ಯಾನಾಂ ವಧಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ವಾ ನರಕೋತ್ತರಮ್ ।
ದುಃಖಾನಿ ವನವಾಸೇ ವಾ ಕಿಂ ನು ಮೇ ಸುಕೃತಂ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 6.102.36 in Bengali sript:
অবধ্যানাং বধং কৃত্বা রাজ্যং বা নরকোত্তরম্ ।
দুঃখানি বনবাসে বা কিং নু মে সুকৃতং ভবেত্ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 6.102.36 in Gujarati sript:
અવધ્યાનાં વધં કૃત્વા રાજ્યં વા નરકોત્તરમ્ ।
દુઃખાનિ વનવાસે વા કિં નુ મે સુકૃતં ભવેત્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 6.102.36 in Malayalam sript:
അവധ്യാനാം വധം കൃത്വാ രാജ്യം വാ നരകോത്തരമ് ।
ദുഃഖാനി വനവാസേ വാ കിം നു മേ സുകൃതം ഭവേത് ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.102.36 in Telugu sript:
అవధ్యానాం వధం కృత్వా రాజ్యం వా నరకోత్తరమ్ ।
దుఃఖాని వనవాసే వా కిం ను మే సుకృతం భవేత్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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