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 5.38.31

विद्याशीलवयोवृद्धान्बुद्धिवृद्धांश्च भारत ।
धनाभिजनवृद्धांश्च नित्यं मूढोऽवमन्यते ॥ ३१ ॥

vidyāśīlavayovṛddhānbuddhivṛddhāṃśca bhārata |
dhanābhijanavṛddhāṃśca nityaṃ mūḍho'vamanyate || 31 ||

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

...who desires to have that which is unattainable; he who being a father-in-law, jests with his daughter-in-law; he who boasts at having his alarms dispelled by his daughter-in-law...

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

Vidya, Ashila, Vayovriddha, Vriddha, Bharata, Dhana, Abhijana, Nityam, Nitya, Mudha, Avamanya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.38.31). 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: “vidyāśīlavayovṛddhānbuddhivṛddhāṃśca bhārata
  • vidyā -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vidya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
    vid -> vidya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
    vid -> vidya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
    vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśīla -
  • aśīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayovṛddhān -
  • vayovṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • buddhi -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vṛddhāṃś -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dhanābhijanavṛddhāṃśca nityaṃ mūḍho'vamanyate
  • dhanā -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhijana -
  • abhijana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhāṃś -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūḍho' -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • avamanya -
  • avamanya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.38.31

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 5.38.31 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಯಾಶೀಲವಯೋವೃದ್ಧಾನ್ಬುದ್ಧಿವೃದ್ಧಾಂಶ್ಚ ಭಾರತ ।
ಧನಾಭಿಜನವೃದ್ಧಾಂಶ್ಚ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಮೂಢೋಽವಮನ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 5.38.31 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্যাশীলবযোবৃদ্ধান্বুদ্ধিবৃদ্ধাংশ্চ ভারত ।
ধনাভিজনবৃদ্ধাংশ্চ নিত্যং মূঢোঽবমন্যতে ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 5.38.31 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્યાશીલવયોવૃદ્ધાન્બુદ્ધિવૃદ્ધાંશ્ચ ભારત ।
ધનાભિજનવૃદ્ધાંશ્ચ નિત્યં મૂઢોઽવમન્યતે ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 5.38.31 in Malayalam sript:
വിദ്യാശീലവയോവൃദ്ധാന്ബുദ്ധിവൃദ്ധാംശ്ച ഭാരത ।
ധനാഭിജനവൃദ്ധാംശ്ച നിത്യം മൂഢോഽവമന്യതേ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.38.31 in Telugu sript:
విద్యాశీలవయోవృద్ధాన్బుద్ధివృద్ధాంశ్చ భారత ।
ధనాభిజనవృద్ధాంశ్చ నిత్యం మూఢోఽవమన్యతే ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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