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 5.129.28

जानन्ति कुरवः सर्वे राजानश्चैव पार्थिवाः ।
शमे प्रयतमानं मां सर्वयत्नेन माधव ॥ २८ ॥

jānanti kuravaḥ sarve rājānaścaiva pārthivāḥ |
śame prayatamānaṃ māṃ sarvayatnena mādhava || 28 ||

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

...wicked souls had come to this sinful resolution, highly intelligent Satyaki, capable of reading the heart by signs, soon came to know of it. And because of that knowledge, he soon issued...

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

Janat, Kurava, Kuru, Sarva, Rajan, Rajana, Parthiva, Shama, Shami, Prayata, Ana, Asmad, Sarvayatna, Madhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.129.28). 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: “jānanti kuravaḥ sarve rājānaścaiva pārthivāḥ
  • jānanti -
  • jānanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • kuravaḥ -
  • kurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rājānaś -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pārthivāḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “śame prayatamānaṃ māṃ sarvayatnena mādhava
  • śame -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śami (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • prayatam -
  • prayata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prayata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvayatnena -
  • sarvayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mādhava -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mādhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.129.28

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 5.129.28 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾನನ್ತಿ ಕುರವಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ರಾಜಾನಶ್ಚೈವ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಾಃ ।
ಶಮೇ ಪ್ರಯತಮಾನಂ ಮಾಂ ಸರ್ವಯತ್ನೇನ ಮಾಧವ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 5.129.28 in Bengali sript:
জানন্তি কুরবঃ সর্বে রাজানশ্চৈব পার্থিবাঃ ।
শমে প্রযতমানং মাং সর্বযত্নেন মাধব ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 5.129.28 in Gujarati sript:
જાનન્તિ કુરવઃ સર્વે રાજાનશ્ચૈવ પાર્થિવાઃ ।
શમે પ્રયતમાનં માં સર્વયત્નેન માધવ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 5.129.28 in Malayalam sript:
ജാനന്തി കുരവഃ സര്വേ രാജാനശ്ചൈവ പാര്ഥിവാഃ ।
ശമേ പ്രയതമാനം മാം സര്വയത്നേന മാധവ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.129.28 in Telugu sript:
జానన్తి కురవః సర్వే రాజానశ్చైవ పార్థివాః ।
శమే ప్రయతమానం మాం సర్వయత్నేన మాధవ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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