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 5.23.27

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न कर्मणा साधुनैकेन नूनं कर्तुं शक्यं भवतीह संजय ।
सर्वात्मना परिजेतुं वयं चेन्न शक्नुमो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रम् ॥ २७ ॥

na karmaṇā sādhunaikena nūnaṃ kartuṃ śakyaṃ bhavatīha saṃjaya |
sarvātmanā parijetuṃ vayaṃ cenna śaknumo dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putram || 27 ||

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

...s son? Therefore it is, that I do not see any good either in victory or in defeat. How can the sons of Pritha, like base persons of low lineage, commit an act of unrighteousness? Therefore...
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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 (5.23.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karman, Sadhu, Aika, Nunam, Kartu, Shakya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iha, Sanjaya, Sarvatman, Sarvatmana, Pari, Vaya, Asmad, Dhritarashtra, Putra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.23.27). 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: “na karmaṇā sādhunaikena nūnaṃ kartuṃ śakyaṃ bhavatīha saṃjaya ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmaṇā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sādhunai -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sādhu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aikena -
aika (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śakyam -
śakya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śakya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śakyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
bhavatī -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sañjaya -
sañjaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sañjaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “sarvātmanā parijetuṃ vayaṃ cenna śaknumo dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putram ”
sarvātmanā -
sarvātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sarvātman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sarvātmanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jetum -
√ji -> jetum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √ji]

√ji -> jetum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √ji]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
ce -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īnn -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaknumo* -
√śak (verb class 5)

[present active first plural]
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya -
dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
putram -
putra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

putrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.23.27

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.23.27 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ಸಾಧುನೈಕೇನ ನೂನಂ ಕರ್ತುಂ ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಭವತೀಹ ಸಂಜಯ ।
ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮನಾ ಪರಿಜೇತುಂ ವಯಂ ಚೇನ್ನ ಶಕ್ನುಮೋ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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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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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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 5.23.27 in Bengali sript:
ন কর্মণা সাধুনৈকেন নূনং কর্তুং শক্যং ভবতীহ সংজয ।
সর্বাত্মনা পরিজেতুং বযং চেন্ন শক্নুমো ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্য পুত্রম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 5.23.27 in Gujarati sript:
ન કર્મણા સાધુનૈકેન નૂનં કર્તું શક્યં ભવતીહ સંજય ।
સર્વાત્મના પરિજેતું વયં ચેન્ન શક્નુમો ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય પુત્રમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.23.27 in Malayalam sript:
ന കര്മണാ സാധുനൈകേന നൂനം കര്തും ശക്യം ഭവതീഹ സംജയ ।
സര്വാത്മനാ പരിജേതും വയം ചേന്ന ശക്നുമോ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ പുത്രമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.23.27 in Telugu sript:
న కర్మణా సాధునైకేన నూనం కర్తుం శక్యం భవతీహ సంజయ ।
సర్వాత్మనా పరిజేతుం వయం చేన్న శక్నుమో ధృతరాష్ట్రస్య పుత్రమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021