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 14.42.38

अध्यात्मं मन इत्याहुः पञ्चभूतानुचारकम् ।
अधिभूतं च मन्तव्यं चन्द्रमाश्चाधिदैवतम् ॥ ३८ ॥

adhyātmaṃ mana ityāhuḥ pañcabhūtānucārakam |
adhibhūtaṃ ca mantavyaṃ candramāścādhidaivatam || 38 ||

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

...without reality, connected with flesh and blood, and depending upon one another, existing outside the soul, these are all helpless and powerless. Prana and Apana, and Udana and...

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

Adhyatmam, Adhyatma, Mana, Manas, Iti, Itya, Pancabhuta, Anucaraka, Adhibhutam, Adhibhuta, Mantavya, Candrama, Candramas, Adhidaivata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.42.38). 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: “adhyātmaṃ mana ityāhuḥ pañcabhūtānucārakam
  • adhyātmam -
  • adhyātmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhyātma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhyātma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhyātmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    adhyātman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    adhyātman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • mana* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • pañcabhūtā -
  • pañcabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anucārakam -
  • anucāraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “adhibhūtaṃ ca mantavyaṃ candramāścādhidaivatam
  • adhibhūtam -
  • adhibhūtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhibhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantavyam -
  • mantavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mantavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mantavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mantavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mantavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • candramāś -
  • candramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    candramas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    candrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhidaivatam -
  • adhidaivata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.42.38

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 14.42.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಂ ಮನ ಇತ್ಯಾಹುಃ ಪಞ್ಚಭೂತಾನುಚಾರಕಮ್ ।
ಅಧಿಭೂತಂ ಚ ಮನ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಚನ್ದ್ರಮಾಶ್ಚಾಧಿದೈವತಮ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 14.42.38 in Bengali sript:
অধ্যাত্মং মন ইত্যাহুঃ পঞ্চভূতানুচারকম্ ।
অধিভূতং চ মন্তব্যং চন্দ্রমাশ্চাধিদৈবতম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 14.42.38 in Gujarati sript:
અધ્યાત્મં મન ઇત્યાહુઃ પઞ્ચભૂતાનુચારકમ્ ।
અધિભૂતં ચ મન્તવ્યં ચન્દ્રમાશ્ચાધિદૈવતમ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 14.42.38 in Malayalam sript:
അധ്യാത്മം മന ഇത്യാഹുഃ പഞ്ചഭൂതാനുചാരകമ് ।
അധിഭൂതം ച മന്തവ്യം ചന്ദ്രമാശ്ചാധിദൈവതമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.42.38 in Telugu sript:
అధ్యాత్మం మన ఇత్యాహుః పఞ్చభూతానుచారకమ్ ।
అధిభూతం చ మన్తవ్యం చన్ద్రమాశ్చాధిదైవతమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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