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 1.68.50

सुसंरब्धोऽपि रामाणां न ब्रूयादप्रियं बुधः ।
रतिं प्रीतिं च धर्मं च तास्वायत्तमवेक्ष्य च ॥ ५० ॥

susaṃrabdho'pi rāmāṇāṃ na brūyādapriyaṃ budhaḥ |
ratiṃ prītiṃ ca dharmaṃ ca tāsvāyattamavekṣya ca || 50 ||

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

...therefore, the best of all religious acts. Therefore, none should abandon a son. Manu has said that there are five kinds of sons; those begotten by one’s self upon his own wife, those...

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

Susamrabdha, Api, Rama, Apriya, Budha, Budh, Rati, Priti, Dharma, Ayatta, Avekshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.68.50). 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: “susaṃrabdho'pi rāmāṇāṃ na brūyādapriyaṃ budhaḥ
  • susaṃrabdho' -
  • susaṃrabdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rāmāṇām -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brūyād -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • apriyam -
  • apriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • budhaḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ratiṃ prītiṃ ca dharmaṃ ca tāsvāyattamavekṣya ca
  • ratim -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāsvā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • āyattam -
  • āyatta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyatta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avekṣya -
  • avekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.68.50

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 1.68.50 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಸಂರಬ್ಧೋಽಪಿ ರಾಮಾಣಾಂ ನ ಬ್ರೂಯಾದಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಬುಧಃ ।
ರತಿಂ ಪ್ರೀತಿಂ ಚ ಧರ್ಮಂ ಚ ತಾಸ್ವಾಯತ್ತಮವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಚ ॥ ೫೦ ॥

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 1.68.50 in Bengali sript:
সুসংরব্ধোঽপি রামাণাং ন ব্রূযাদপ্রিযং বুধঃ ।
রতিং প্রীতিং চ ধর্মং চ তাস্বাযত্তমবেক্ষ্য চ ॥ ৫০ ॥

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 1.68.50 in Gujarati sript:
સુસંરબ્ધોઽપિ રામાણાં ન બ્રૂયાદપ્રિયં બુધઃ ।
રતિં પ્રીતિં ચ ધર્મં ચ તાસ્વાયત્તમવેક્ષ્ય ચ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

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 1.68.50 in Malayalam sript:
സുസംരബ്ധോഽപി രാമാണാം ന ബ്രൂയാദപ്രിയം ബുധഃ ।
രതിം പ്രീതിം ച ധര്മം ച താസ്വായത്തമവേക്ഷ്യ ച ॥ ൫൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.68.50 in Telugu sript:
సుసంరబ్ధోఽపి రామాణాం న బ్రూయాదప్రియం బుధః ।
రతిం ప్రీతిం చ ధర్మం చ తాస్వాయత్తమవేక్ష్య చ ॥ ౫౦ ॥

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