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 5.81.62

कच्चिल्लोकेषु कुशलं कच्चिद्धर्मः स्वनुष्ठितः ।
ब्राह्मणानां त्रयो वर्णाः कच्चित्तिष्ठन्ति शासने ॥ ६२ ॥

kaccillokeṣu kuśalaṃ kacciddharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ |
brāhmaṇānāṃ trayo varṇāḥ kaccittiṣṭhanti śāsane || 62 ||

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

...steep but wakest the whole night, sitting up face downwards. You often utter frightful exclamation of wrath, indicative of the storm within your heart. Inflamed with the fire of your...

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

Kushalam, Kushala, Svanushthita, Brahmana, Traya, Tri, Varna, Shasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.81.62). 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: “kaccillokeṣu kuśalaṃ kacciddharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ
  • Cannot analyse kaccillokeṣu*ku
  • kuśalam -
  • kuśalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse kacciddharmaḥ*sv
  • svanuṣṭhitaḥ -
  • svanuṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇānāṃ trayo varṇāḥ kaccittiṣṭhanti śāsane
  • brāhmaṇānām -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • trayo* -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • varṇāḥ -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse kaccittiṣṭhanti*śā
  • śāsane -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.81.62

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 5.81.62 in Kannada sript:
ಕಚ್ಚಿಲ್ಲೋಕೇಷು ಕುಶಲಂ ಕಚ್ಚಿದ್ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸ್ವನುಷ್ಠಿತಃ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ತ್ರಯೋ ವರ್ಣಾಃ ಕಚ್ಚಿತ್ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತಿ ಶಾಸನೇ ॥ ೬೨ ॥

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 5.81.62 in Bengali sript:
কচ্চিল্লোকেষু কুশলং কচ্চিদ্ধর্মঃ স্বনুষ্ঠিতঃ ।
ব্রাহ্মণানাং ত্রযো বর্ণাঃ কচ্চিত্তিষ্ঠন্তি শাসনে ॥ ৬২ ॥

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 5.81.62 in Gujarati sript:
કચ્ચિલ્લોકેષુ કુશલં કચ્ચિદ્ધર્મઃ સ્વનુષ્ઠિતઃ ।
બ્રાહ્મણાનાં ત્રયો વર્ણાઃ કચ્ચિત્તિષ્ઠન્તિ શાસને ॥ ૬૨ ॥

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 5.81.62 in Malayalam sript:
കച്ചില്ലോകേഷു കുശലം കച്ചിദ്ധര്മഃ സ്വനുഷ്ഠിതഃ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാനാം ത്രയോ വര്ണാഃ കച്ചിത്തിഷ്ഠന്തി ശാസനേ ॥ ൬൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.81.62 in Telugu sript:
కచ్చిల్లోకేషు కుశలం కచ్చిద్ధర్మః స్వనుష్ఠితః ।
బ్రాహ్మణానాం త్రయో వర్ణాః కచ్చిత్తిష్ఠన్తి శాసనే ॥ ౬౨ ॥

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