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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 5.37.21
न भृत्यानां वृत्तिसंरोधनेन बाह्यं जनं संजिघृक्षेदपूर्वम् ।
त्यजन्ति ह्येनमुचितावरुद्धाः स्निग्धा ह्यमात्याः परिहीनभोगाः ॥ २१ ॥
na bhṛtyānāṃ vṛttisaṃrodhanena bāhyaṃ janaṃ saṃjighṛkṣedapūrvam |
tyajanti hyenamucitāvaruddhāḥ snigdhā hyamātyāḥ parihīnabhogāḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...one that is possessed of ascetic merit or upon one that is a thief, soon takes the colour from that companion of his, like a cloth from the dye in which it is soaked. The very gods desire...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.37.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhritya, Samrodhana, Bahyam, Bahya, Jana, Sat, Apurva, Tyajat, Tyajanti, Muc, Muci, Aruddha, Snigdha, Amatya, Pari, Hina, Bhoga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.37.21). 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: “na bhṛtyānāṃ vṛttisaṃrodhanena bāhyaṃ janaṃ saṃjighṛkṣedapūrvam ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛtyānām -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vṛtti -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- saṃrodhanena -
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saṃrodhana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bāhyam -
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bāhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janam -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sañ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jighṛkṣed -
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√grah (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- apūrvam -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tyajanti hyenamucitāvaruddhāḥ snigdhā hyamātyāḥ parihīnabhogāḥ ”
- tyajanti -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ena -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- muci -
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muci (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mucī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]muc (noun, feminine)[locative single]muc (noun, masculine)[locative single]muc (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tāva -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- aruddhāḥ -
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aruddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aruddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- snigdhā* -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]snigdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- amātyāḥ -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hīna -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- bhogāḥ -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhogā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.37.21
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.37.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಭೃತ್ಯಾನಾಂ ವೃತ್ತಿಸಂರೋಧನೇನ ಬಾಹ್ಯಂ ಜನಂ ಸಂಜಿಘೃಕ್ಷೇದಪೂರ್ವಮ್ ।
ತ್ಯಜನ್ತಿ ಹ್ಯೇನಮುಚಿತಾವರುದ್ಧಾಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾ ಹ್ಯಮಾತ್ಯಾಃ ಪರಿಹೀನಭೋಗಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.37.21 in Bengali sript:
ন ভৃত্যানাং বৃত্তিসংরোধনেন বাহ্যং জনং সংজিঘৃক্ষেদপূর্বম্ ।
ত্যজন্তি হ্যেনমুচিতাবরুদ্ধাঃ স্নিগ্ধা হ্যমাত্যাঃ পরিহীনভোগাঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.37.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન ભૃત્યાનાં વૃત્તિસંરોધનેન બાહ્યં જનં સંજિઘૃક્ષેદપૂર્વમ્ ।
ત્યજન્તિ હ્યેનમુચિતાવરુદ્ધાઃ સ્નિગ્ધા હ્યમાત્યાઃ પરિહીનભોગાઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.37.21 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഭൃത്യാനാം വൃത്തിസംരോധനേന ബാഹ്യം ജനം സംജിഘൃക്ഷേദപൂര്വമ് ।
ത്യജന്തി ഹ്യേനമുചിതാവരുദ്ധാഃ സ്നിഗ്ധാ ഹ്യമാത്യാഃ പരിഹീനഭോഗാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.37.21 in Telugu sript:
న భృత్యానాం వృత్తిసంరోధనేన బాహ్యం జనం సంజిఘృక్షేదపూర్వమ్ ।
త్యజన్తి హ్యేనముచితావరుద్ధాః స్నిగ్ధా హ్యమాత్యాః పరిహీనభోగాః ॥ ౨౧ ॥