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 12.57.27

सर्वातिशङ्की नृपतिर्यश्च सर्वहरो भवेत् ।
स क्षिप्रमनृजुर्लुब्धः स्वजनेनैव बाध्यते ॥ २७ ॥

sarvātiśaṅkī nṛpatiryaśca sarvaharo bhavet |
sa kṣipramanṛjurlubdhaḥ svajanenaiva bādhyate || 27 ||

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

...If Vishnu be not pleased, the happiness of all men in heaven, the merit arising from the duties laid down for the four orders, the declarations of the Vedas, all kinds of sacrifices, and all other religious...

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

Saru, Sarva, Ati, Shankin, Nripati, Yah, Sarvahara, Kshipram, Kshipra, Anriju, Lubdha, Svajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.57.27). 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: “sarvātiśaṅkī nṛpatiryaśca sarvaharo bhavet
  • sarvā -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śaṅkī -
  • śaṅkin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpatir -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaharo* -
  • sarvahara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa kṣipramanṛjurlubdhaḥ svajanenaiva bādhyate
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anṛjur -
  • anṛju (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anṛju (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • lubdhaḥ -
  • lubdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
  • svajanenai -
  • svajana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bādhyate -
  • bādh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bādh (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.57.27

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 12.57.27 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವಾತಿಶಙ್ಕೀ ನೃಪತಿರ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಹರೋ ಭವೇತ್ ।
ಸ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮನೃಜುರ್ಲುಬ್ಧಃ ಸ್ವಜನೇನೈವ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 12.57.27 in Bengali sript:
সর্বাতিশঙ্কী নৃপতির্যশ্চ সর্বহরো ভবেত্ ।
স ক্ষিপ্রমনৃজুর্লুব্ধঃ স্বজনেনৈব বাধ্যতে ॥ 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 12.57.27 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વાતિશઙ્કી નૃપતિર્યશ્ચ સર્વહરો ભવેત્ ।
સ ક્ષિપ્રમનૃજુર્લુબ્ધઃ સ્વજનેનૈવ બાધ્યતે ॥ 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 12.57.27 in Malayalam sript:
സര്വാതിശങ്കീ നൃപതിര്യശ്ച സര്വഹരോ ഭവേത് ।
സ ക്ഷിപ്രമനൃജുര്ലുബ്ധഃ സ്വജനേനൈവ ബാധ്യതേ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.57.27 in Telugu sript:
సర్వాతిశఙ్కీ నృపతిర్యశ్చ సర్వహరో భవేత్ ।
స క్షిప్రమనృజుర్లుబ్ధః స్వజనేనైవ బాధ్యతే ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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