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 5.42.29

विद्वांसो मानयन्तीह इति मन्येत मानितः ।
अधर्मविदुषो मूढा लोकशास्त्रविशारदाः ।
न मान्यं मानयिष्यन्ति इति मन्येदमानितः ॥ २९ ॥

vidvāṃso mānayantīha iti manyeta mānitaḥ |
adharmaviduṣo mūḍhā lokaśāstraviśāradāḥ |
na mānyaṃ mānayiṣyanti iti manyedamānitaḥ || 29 ||

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

...over the heads of his foes. Without an acquaintance with the scriptures and without waiting upon the old, neither virtue nor profit can be known (or won) by persons blessed even with...

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

Vidvas, Manayat, Manayanti, Iha, Iti, Manita, Adharma, Vidus, Vidusha, Mudha, Loka, Shastravisharada, Manya, Manayishyat, Manayishyanti, Mani, Dama, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.42.29). 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: “vidvāṃso mānayantīha iti manyeta mānitaḥ
  • vidvāṃso* -
  • vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • mānayantī -
  • man -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √man], [adverb from √man]
    mān -> mānayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mān class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √man], [nominative plural from √man], [vocative dual from √man], [vocative plural from √man], [accusative dual from √man], [accusative plural from √man]
    man -> mānayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man], [vocative single from √man]
    mān (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    man (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • īha* -
  • īha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • manyeta -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [optative passive third single]
  • mānitaḥ -
  • mānita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mān -> mānita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man]
  • Line 2: “adharmaviduṣo mūḍhā lokaśāstraviśāradāḥ
  • adharma -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viduṣo* -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vid class 2 verb]
    viduṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mūḍhā* -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāstraviśāradāḥ -
  • śāstraviśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “na mānyaṃ mānayiṣyanti iti manyedamānitaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānyam -
  • mānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √man]
    man -> mānyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √man]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man], [accusative single from √man]
  • mānayiṣyanti -
  • man -> mānayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √man]
    mān -> mānayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man], [accusative plural from √man]
    man -> mānayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √man]
    mān (verb class 10)
    [future active third plural]
    man (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • damāni -
  • dama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.42.29

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 5.42.29 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸೋ ಮಾನಯನ್ತೀಹ ಇತಿ ಮನ್ಯೇತ ಮಾನಿತಃ ।
ಅಧರ್ಮವಿದುಷೋ ಮೂಢಾ ಲೋಕಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವಿಶಾರದಾಃ ।
ನ ಮಾನ್ಯಂ ಮಾನಯಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಇತಿ ಮನ್ಯೇದಮಾನಿತಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 5.42.29 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্বাংসো মানযন্তীহ ইতি মন্যেত মানিতঃ ।
অধর্মবিদুষো মূঢা লোকশাস্ত্রবিশারদাঃ ।
ন মান্যং মানযিষ্যন্তি ইতি মন্যেদমানিতঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 5.42.29 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્વાંસો માનયન્તીહ ઇતિ મન્યેત માનિતઃ ।
અધર્મવિદુષો મૂઢા લોકશાસ્ત્રવિશારદાઃ ।
ન માન્યં માનયિષ્યન્તિ ઇતિ મન્યેદમાનિતઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 5.42.29 in Malayalam sript:
വിദ്വാംസോ മാനയന്തീഹ ഇതി മന്യേത മാനിതഃ ।
അധര്മവിദുഷോ മൂഢാ ലോകശാസ്ത്രവിശാരദാഃ ।
ന മാന്യം മാനയിഷ്യന്തി ഇതി മന്യേദമാനിതഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.42.29 in Telugu sript:
విద్వాంసో మానయన్తీహ ఇతి మన్యేత మానితః ।
అధర్మవిదుషో మూఢా లోకశాస్త్రవిశారదాః ।
న మాన్యం మానయిష్యన్తి ఇతి మన్యేదమానితః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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