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 5.38.27

दैवतेषु च यत्नेन राजसु ब्राह्मणेषु च ।
नियन्तव्यः सदा क्रोधो वृद्धबालातुरेषु च ॥ २७ ॥

daivateṣu ca yatnena rājasu brāhmaṇeṣu ca |
niyantavyaḥ sadā krodho vṛddhabālātureṣu ca || 27 ||

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

...ten kinds of men, as those that strike empty space with their fists, or seek to bend the vapoury bow of Indra in the sky, or desire to catch the intangible rays of the sun. These...

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

Daivata, Yatna, Rajan, Rajasu, Brahmana, Niyantavya, Sada, Sad, Krodha, Vriddhabala, Ura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.38.27). 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: “daivateṣu ca yatnena rājasu brāhmaṇeṣu ca
  • daivateṣu -
  • daivata (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    daivata (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatnena -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rājasu -
  • rājasū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • brāhmaṇeṣu -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “niyantavyaḥ sadā krodho vṛddhabālātureṣu ca
  • niyantavyaḥ -
  • niyantavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • krodho* -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛddhabālāt -
  • vṛddhabāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ure -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    urā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.38.27

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 5.38.27 in Kannada sript:
ದೈವತೇಷು ಚ ಯತ್ನೇನ ರಾಜಸು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇಷು ಚ ।
ನಿಯನ್ತವ್ಯಃ ಸದಾ ಕ್ರೋಧೋ ವೃದ್ಧಬಾಲಾತುರೇಷು ಚ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 5.38.27 in Bengali sript:
দৈবতেষু চ যত্নেন রাজসু ব্রাহ্মণেষু চ ।
নিযন্তব্যঃ সদা ক্রোধো বৃদ্ধবালাতুরেষু চ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 5.38.27 in Gujarati sript:
દૈવતેષુ ચ યત્નેન રાજસુ બ્રાહ્મણેષુ ચ ।
નિયન્તવ્યઃ સદા ક્રોધો વૃદ્ધબાલાતુરેષુ ચ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 5.38.27 in Malayalam sript:
ദൈവതേഷു ച യത്നേന രാജസു ബ്രാഹ്മണേഷു ച ।
നിയന്തവ്യഃ സദാ ക്രോധോ വൃദ്ധബാലാതുരേഷു ച ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.38.27 in Telugu sript:
దైవతేషు చ యత్నేన రాజసు బ్రాహ్మణేషు చ ।
నియన్తవ్యః సదా క్రోధో వృద్ధబాలాతురేషు చ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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