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 5.16.21

बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
मानुषो नहुषो राजा देवर्षिगणतेजसा ।
देवराज्यमनुप्राप्तः सर्वान्नो बाधते भृशम् ॥ २१ ॥

bṛhaspatiruvāca |
mānuṣo nahuṣo rājā devarṣigaṇatejasā |
devarājyamanuprāptaḥ sarvānno bādhate bhṛśam || 21 ||

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

...and celestial saints, while carrying him, weary with toil, questioned that vicious one, O best of victors, saying, 'O Indra, there are certain hymns in the Vedas, directed to be recited...

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

Brihaspati, Manusha, Nahusha, Nahus, Raja, Ganata, Devarajya, Anuprapta, Sarva, Badhata, Bhrisham, Bhrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.16.21). 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: “bṛhaspatiruvāca
  • bṛhaspatir -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “mānuṣo nahuṣo rājā devarṣigaṇatejasā
  • mānuṣo* -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nahuṣo* -
  • nahuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nahus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devarṣi -
  • devarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gaṇate -
  • gaṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īja -
  • īj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “devarājyamanuprāptaḥ sarvānno bādhate bhṛśam
  • devarājyam -
  • devarājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuprāptaḥ -
  • anuprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvānn -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bādhate -
  • bādhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bādh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.16.21

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 5.16.21 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಮಾನುಷೋ ನಹುಷೋ ರಾಜಾ ದೇವರ್ಷಿಗಣತೇಜಸಾ ।
ದೇವರಾಜ್ಯಮನುಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ನೋ ಬಾಧತೇ ಭೃಶಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 5.16.21 in Bengali sript:
বৃহস্পতিরুবাচ ।
মানুষো নহুষো রাজা দেবর্ষিগণতেজসা ।
দেবরাজ্যমনুপ্রাপ্তঃ সর্বান্নো বাধতে ভৃশম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 5.16.21 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહસ્પતિરુવાચ ।
માનુષો નહુષો રાજા દેવર્ષિગણતેજસા ।
દેવરાજ્યમનુપ્રાપ્તઃ સર્વાન્નો બાધતે ભૃશમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 5.16.21 in Malayalam sript:
ബൃഹസ്പതിരുവാച ।
മാനുഷോ നഹുഷോ രാജാ ദേവര്ഷിഗണതേജസാ ।
ദേവരാജ്യമനുപ്രാപ്തഃ സര്വാന്നോ ബാധതേ ഭൃശമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.16.21 in Telugu sript:
బృహస్పతిరువాచ ।
మానుషో నహుషో రాజా దేవర్షిగణతేజసా ।
దేవరాజ్యమనుప్రాప్తః సర్వాన్నో బాధతే భృశమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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