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 13.26.27

चित्रकूटे जनस्थाने तथा मन्दाकिनीजले ।
विगाह्य वै निराहारो राजलक्ष्मीं निगच्छति ॥ २७ ॥

citrakūṭe janasthāne tathā mandākinījale |
vigāhya vai nirāhāro rājalakṣmīṃ nigacchati || 27 ||

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

...used for purposes of habitation, have to sink to hell. They who beguile and cheat helpless women, or girls, or aged dames, or such women as have been frightened, have to sink to hell. They who destroy the means of other people’s living, they...

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

Citrakuta, Janasthana, Tatha, Mandakini, Mandaki, Jala, Vigahya, Nirahara, Rajalakshmi, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.26.27). 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: “citrakūṭe janasthāne tathā mandākinījale
  • citrakūṭe -
  • citrakūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    citrakūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    citrakūṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janasthāne -
  • janasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mandākinī -
  • mandākinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mandāki (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jale -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “vigāhya vai nirāhāro rājalakṣmīṃ nigacchati
  • vigāhya -
  • vigāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • nirāhāro* -
  • nirāhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājalakṣmīm -
  • rājalakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.26.27

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 13.26.27 in Kannada sript:
ಚಿತ್ರಕೂಟೇ ಜನಸ್ಥಾನೇ ತಥಾ ಮನ್ದಾಕಿನೀಜಲೇ ।
ವಿಗಾಹ್ಯ ವೈ ನಿರಾಹಾರೋ ರಾಜಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂ ನಿಗಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ 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 13.26.27 in Bengali sript:
চিত্রকূটে জনস্থানে তথা মন্দাকিনীজলে ।
বিগাহ্য বৈ নিরাহারো রাজলক্ষ্মীং নিগচ্ছতি ॥ 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 13.26.27 in Gujarati sript:
ચિત્રકૂટે જનસ્થાને તથા મન્દાકિનીજલે ।
વિગાહ્ય વૈ નિરાહારો રાજલક્ષ્મીં નિગચ્છતિ ॥ 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 13.26.27 in Malayalam sript:
ചിത്രകൂടേ ജനസ്ഥാനേ തഥാ മന്ദാകിനീജലേ ।
വിഗാഹ്യ വൈ നിരാഹാരോ രാജലക്ഷ്മീം നിഗച്ഛതി ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.26.27 in Telugu sript:
చిత్రకూటే జనస్థానే తథా మన్దాకినీజలే ।
విగాహ్య వై నిరాహారో రాజలక్ష్మీం నిగచ్ఛతి ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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