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 6.40.43

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षत्रकर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ ४३ ॥

śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtirdākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpyapalāyanam |
dānamīśvarabhāvaśca kṣatrakarma svabhāvajam || 43 ||

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

...the quality of passion. That penance which is performed under a deluded conviction, with torture of one’s self, and for the destruction of another, is said to be of...

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

Shaurya, Teja, Tejas, Dhriti, Dakshya, Yuddha, Capya, Palayana, Dana, Ishvarabhava, Kshatra, Karman, Svabhavaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.40.43). 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: “śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtirdākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpyapalāyanam
  • śauryam -
  • śaurya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tejo* -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhṛtir -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dākṣyam -
  • dākṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • cāpya -
  • ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • palāyanam -
  • palāyana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dānamīśvarabhāvaśca kṣatrakarma svabhāvajam
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īśvarabhāvaś -
  • īśvarabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatra -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • svabhāvajam -
  • svabhāvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svabhāvaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svabhāvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.40.43

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 6.40.43 in Kannada sript:
ಶೌರ್ಯಂ ತೇಜೋ ಧೃತಿರ್ದಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯಪಲಾಯನಮ್ ।
ದಾನಮೀಶ್ವರಭಾವಶ್ಚ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಕರ್ಮ ಸ್ವಭಾವಜಮ್ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 6.40.43 in Bengali sript:
শৌর্যং তেজো ধৃতির্দাক্ষ্যং যুদ্ধে চাপ্যপলাযনম্ ।
দানমীশ্বরভাবশ্চ ক্ষত্রকর্ম স্বভাবজম্ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 6.40.43 in Gujarati sript:
શૌર્યં તેજો ધૃતિર્દાક્ષ્યં યુદ્ધે ચાપ્યપલાયનમ્ ।
દાનમીશ્વરભાવશ્ચ ક્ષત્રકર્મ સ્વભાવજમ્ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 6.40.43 in Malayalam sript:
ശൌര്യം തേജോ ധൃതിര്ദാക്ഷ്യം യുദ്ധേ ചാപ്യപലായനമ് ।
ദാനമീശ്വരഭാവശ്ച ക്ഷത്രകര്മ സ്വഭാവജമ് ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.40.43 in Telugu sript:
శౌర్యం తేజో ధృతిర్దాక్ష్యం యుద్ధే చాప్యపలాయనమ్ ।
దానమీశ్వరభావశ్చ క్షత్రకర్మ స్వభావజమ్ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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