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 5.33.52

द्वाविमौ कण्टकौ तीक्ष्णौ शरीरपरिशोषणौ ।
यश्चाधनः कामयते यश्च कुप्यत्यनीश्वरः ॥ ५२ ॥

dvāvimau kaṇṭakau tīkṣṇau śarīrapariśoṣaṇau |
yaścādhanaḥ kāmayate yaśca kupyatyanīśvaraḥ || 52 ||

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

...prince Duryodhana also, when seated in the midst of the Kurus, beseeching him again and again, saying,—The insults you had offered to innocent and helpless Draupadi in the midst of the...

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

Dva, Idam, Kantaka, Tikshna, Sharira, Parishoshana, Yah, Adhana, Kamayat, Kupyat, Anishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.33.52). 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: “dvāvimau kaṇṭakau tīkṣṇau śarīrapariśoṣaṇau
  • dvāvi -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • imau -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kaṇṭakau -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tīkṣṇau -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śarīra -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariśoṣaṇau -
  • pariśoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yaścādhanaḥ kāmayate yaśca kupyatyanīśvaraḥ
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhanaḥ -
  • adhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • kāmayate -
  • kam -> kāmayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kam]
    kam -> kāmayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kam]
    kam (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kupyatya -
  • kup -> kupyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kup class 4 verb]
    kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √kup class 4 verb], [locative single from √kup class 4 verb]
    kup (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • anīśvaraḥ -
  • anīśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.33.52

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 5.33.52 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾವಿಮೌ ಕಣ್ಟಕೌ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣೌ ಶರೀರಪರಿಶೋಷಣೌ ।
ಯಶ್ಚಾಧನಃ ಕಾಮಯತೇ ಯಶ್ಚ ಕುಪ್ಯತ್ಯನೀಶ್ವರಃ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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 5.33.52 in Bengali sript:
দ্বাবিমৌ কণ্টকৌ তীক্ষ্ণৌ শরীরপরিশোষণৌ ।
যশ্চাধনঃ কামযতে যশ্চ কুপ্যত্যনীশ্বরঃ ॥ ৫২ ॥

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 5.33.52 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વાવિમૌ કણ્ટકૌ તીક્ષ્ણૌ શરીરપરિશોષણૌ ।
યશ્ચાધનઃ કામયતે યશ્ચ કુપ્યત્યનીશ્વરઃ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 5.33.52 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വാവിമൌ കണ്ടകൌ തീക്ഷ്ണൌ ശരീരപരിശോഷണൌ ।
യശ്ചാധനഃ കാമയതേ യശ്ച കുപ്യത്യനീശ്വരഃ ॥ ൫൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.33.52 in Telugu sript:
ద్వావిమౌ కణ్టకౌ తీక్ష్ణౌ శరీరపరిశోషణౌ ।
యశ్చాధనః కామయతే యశ్చ కుప్యత్యనీశ్వరః ॥ ౫౨ ॥

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