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 13.26.17

महाह्रद उपस्पृश्य भृगुतुङ्गे त्वलोलुपः ।
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो भूत्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया ॥ १७ ॥

mahāhrada upaspṛśya bhṛgutuṅge tvalolupaḥ |
trirātropoṣito bhūtvā mucyate brahmahatyayā || 17 ||

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

...Brahmanas as solicit food from the hands of even a poor person of their order who has just got something from others, one earns great merit. By making gifts unto such Brahmanas as have lost their all in times of universal distress and as have...

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

Mahahrada, Upasprishya, Bhrigutunga, Tva, Alolupa, Triratra, Uposhita, Brahmahatya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.26.17). 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: “mahāhrada upaspṛśya bhṛgutuṅge tvalolupaḥ
  • mahāhrada* -
  • mahāhrada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaspṛśya -
  • upaspṛśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhṛgutuṅge -
  • bhṛgutuṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alolupaḥ -
  • alolupa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “trirātropoṣito bhūtvā mucyate brahmahatyayā
  • trirātro -
  • trirātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trirātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trirātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upoṣito* -
  • upoṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • mucyate -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • brahmahatyayā -
  • brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.26.17

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 13.26.17 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಹ್ರದ ಉಪಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯ ಭೃಗುತುಙ್ಗೇ ತ್ವಲೋಲುಪಃ ।
ತ್ರಿರಾತ್ರೋಪೋಷಿತೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಯಾ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 13.26.17 in Bengali sript:
মহাহ্রদ উপস্পৃশ্য ভৃগুতুঙ্গে ত্বলোলুপঃ ।
ত্রিরাত্রোপোষিতো ভূত্বা মুচ্যতে ব্রহ্মহত্যযা ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 13.26.17 in Gujarati sript:
મહાહ્રદ ઉપસ્પૃશ્ય ભૃગુતુઙ્ગે ત્વલોલુપઃ ।
ત્રિરાત્રોપોષિતો ભૂત્વા મુચ્યતે બ્રહ્મહત્યયા ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 13.26.17 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാഹ്രദ ഉപസ്പൃശ്യ ഭൃഗുതുങ്ഗേ ത്വലോലുപഃ ।
ത്രിരാത്രോപോഷിതോ ഭൂത്വാ മുച്യതേ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യയാ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.26.17 in Telugu sript:
మహాహ్రద ఉపస్పృశ్య భృగుతుఙ్గే త్వలోలుపః ।
త్రిరాత్రోపోషితో భూత్వా ముచ్యతే బ్రహ్మహత్యయా ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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