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 5.42.27

सर्वान्स्विष्टकृतो देवान्विद्याद्य इह कश्चन ।
न समानो ब्राह्मणस्य यस्मिन्प्रयतते स्वयम् ॥ २७ ॥

sarvānsviṣṭakṛto devānvidyādya iha kaścana |
na samāno brāhmaṇasya yasminprayatate svayam || 27 ||

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

...intoxication, sleep, inattention to spies, set over one by another, one’s own demeanour as dependent on the working of one’s own heart, confidence reposed on a wicked counsellor, and...

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

Sarva, Svishtakrit, Svishtakrita, Deva, Vidya, Yah, Iha, Kah, Cana, Samana, Brahmana, Yat, Prayatata, Svayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.42.27). 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: “sarvānsviṣṭakṛto devānvidyādya iha kaścana
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sviṣṭakṛto* -
  • sviṣṭakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sviṣṭakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sviṣṭakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vidyād -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “na samāno brāhmaṇasya yasminprayatate svayam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāno* -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇasya -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • prayatate -
  • prayatatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.42.27

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 5.42.27 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಸ್ವಿಷ್ಟಕೃತೋ ದೇವಾನ್ವಿದ್ಯಾದ್ಯ ಇಹ ಕಶ್ಚನ ।
ನ ಸಮಾನೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರಯತತೇ ಸ್ವಯಮ್ ॥ 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 5.42.27 in Bengali sript:
সর্বান্স্বিষ্টকৃতো দেবান্বিদ্যাদ্য ইহ কশ্চন ।
ন সমানো ব্রাহ্মণস্য যস্মিন্প্রযততে স্বযম্ ॥ 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 5.42.27 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વાન્સ્વિષ્ટકૃતો દેવાન્વિદ્યાદ્ય ઇહ કશ્ચન ।
ન સમાનો બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય યસ્મિન્પ્રયતતે સ્વયમ્ ॥ 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 5.42.27 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വാന്സ്വിഷ്ടകൃതോ ദേവാന്വിദ്യാദ്യ ഇഹ കശ്ചന ।
ന സമാനോ ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ യസ്മിന്പ്രയതതേ സ്വയമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.42.27 in Telugu sript:
సర్వాన్స్విష్టకృతో దేవాన్విద్యాద్య ఇహ కశ్చన ।
న సమానో బ్రాహ్మణస్య యస్మిన్ప్రయతతే స్వయమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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