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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 5.27.22
नाधर्मे ते धीयते पार्थ बुद्धिर्न संरम्भात्कर्म चकर्थ पापम् ।
अद्धा किं तत्कारणं यस्य हेतोः प्रज्ञाविरुद्धं कर्म चिकीर्षसीदम् ॥ २२ ॥
nādharme te dhīyate pārtha buddhirna saṃrambhātkarma cakartha pāpam |
addhā kiṃ tatkāraṇaṃ yasya hetoḥ prajñāviruddhaṃ karma cikīrṣasīdam || 22 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...those other means by which he may be able to discharge the sanctioned duties of his order. One that is not destitute of his means of living, as also one that is in distress, are...
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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 (5.27.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nri, Adharma, Tad, Yushmad, Partha, Buddhi, Samrambha, Karman, Papam, Papa, Addha, Kim, Tat, Karana, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Hetu, Prajna, Prajnu, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.27.22). 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: “nādharme te dhīyate pārtha buddhirna saṃrambhātkarma cakartha pāpam ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adharme -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]adharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dhīyate -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√dhe (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√dhi (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√dhī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√dhī (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√dhyā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dhyā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]
- pārtha -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhir -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃrambhāt -
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saṃrambha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cakartha -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active second single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active second single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active second single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “addhā kiṃ tatkāraṇaṃ yasya hetoḥ prajñāviruddhaṃ karma cikīrṣasīdam ”
- addhā -
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addhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]addhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- hetoḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prajñāvi -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prajñu (noun, masculine)[locative single]prajñu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uddham -
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uddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cikīrṣasī -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[present active second single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.27.22
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.27.22 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಧರ್ಮೇ ತೇ ಧೀಯತೇ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ನ ಸಂರಮ್ಭಾತ್ಕರ್ಮ ಚಕರ್ಥ ಪಾಪಮ್ ।
ಅದ್ಧಾ ಕಿಂ ತತ್ಕಾರಣಂ ಯಸ್ಯ ಹೇತೋಃ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾವಿರುದ್ಧಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷಸೀದಮ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.27.22 in Bengali sript:
নাধর্মে তে ধীযতে পার্থ বুদ্ধির্ন সংরম্ভাত্কর্ম চকর্থ পাপম্ ।
অদ্ধা কিং তত্কারণং যস্য হেতোঃ প্রজ্ঞাবিরুদ্ধং কর্ম চিকীর্ষসীদম্ ॥ ২২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.27.22 in Gujarati sript:
નાધર્મે તે ધીયતે પાર્થ બુદ્ધિર્ન સંરમ્ભાત્કર્મ ચકર્થ પાપમ્ ।
અદ્ધા કિં તત્કારણં યસ્ય હેતોઃ પ્રજ્ઞાવિરુદ્ધં કર્મ ચિકીર્ષસીદમ્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.27.22 in Malayalam sript:
നാധര്മേ തേ ധീയതേ പാര്ഥ ബുദ്ധിര്ന സംരമ്ഭാത്കര്മ ചകര്ഥ പാപമ് ।
അദ്ധാ കിം തത്കാരണം യസ്യ ഹേതോഃ പ്രജ്ഞാവിരുദ്ധം കര്മ ചികീര്ഷസീദമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.27.22 in Telugu sript:
నాధర్మే తే ధీయతే పార్థ బుద్ధిర్న సంరమ్భాత్కర్మ చకర్థ పాపమ్ ।
అద్ధా కిం తత్కారణం యస్య హేతోః ప్రజ్ఞావిరుద్ధం కర్మ చికీర్షసీదమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥