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 9.18.25

येषां च जगतां नाथो नाथः कृष्णो जनार्दनः ।
कथं तेषां जयो न स्याद्येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रयः ॥ २५ ॥

yeṣāṃ ca jagatāṃ nātho nāthaḥ kṛṣṇo janārdanaḥ |
kathaṃ teṣāṃ jayo na syādyeṣāṃ dharmo vyapāśrayaḥ || 25 ||

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

...also, thus addressed (by his maternal uncle) proceeded, encompassed by a large force, against the foe, uttering leonine shouts and causing the Earth to resound 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 (9.18.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Jagat, Jagata, Natha, Krishna, Janardana, Katham, Katha, Tad, Jaya, Syadya, Ish, Isha, Dharma, Vyapashraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.18.25). 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: “yeṣāṃ ca jagatāṃ nātho nāthaḥ kṛṣṇo janārdanaḥ
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagatām -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jagatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nātho* -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāthaḥ -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janārdanaḥ -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ teṣāṃ jayo na syādyeṣāṃ dharmo vyapāśrayaḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • jayo* -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syādye -
  • syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb], [locative single from √syad class 1 verb]
    syad -> syādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √syad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √syad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √syad class 1 verb], [locative single from √syad class 1 verb]
    syad -> syādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √syad class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √syad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √syad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √syad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √syad class 1 verb]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyapāśrayaḥ -
  • vyapāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.18.25

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 9.18.25 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇಷಾಂ ಚ ಜಗತಾಂ ನಾಥೋ ನಾಥಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಜನಾರ್ದನಃ ।
ಕಥಂ ತೇಷಾಂ ಜಯೋ ನ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಯೇಷಾಂ ಧರ್ಮೋ ವ್ಯಪಾಶ್ರಯಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 9.18.25 in Bengali sript:
যেষাং চ জগতাং নাথো নাথঃ কৃষ্ণো জনার্দনঃ ।
কথং তেষাং জযো ন স্যাদ্যেষাং ধর্মো ব্যপাশ্রযঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 9.18.25 in Gujarati sript:
યેષાં ચ જગતાં નાથો નાથઃ કૃષ્ણો જનાર્દનઃ ।
કથં તેષાં જયો ન સ્યાદ્યેષાં ધર્મો વ્યપાશ્રયઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 9.18.25 in Malayalam sript:
യേഷാം ച ജഗതാം നാഥോ നാഥഃ കൃഷ്ണോ ജനാര്ദനഃ ।
കഥം തേഷാം ജയോ ന സ്യാദ്യേഷാം ധര്മോ വ്യപാശ്രയഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.18.25 in Telugu sript:
యేషాం చ జగతాం నాథో నాథః కృష్ణో జనార్దనః ।
కథం తేషాం జయో న స్యాద్యేషాం ధర్మో వ్యపాశ్రయః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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