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 13.40.28

बहुमायः स विप्रर्षे बलहा पाकशासनः ।
तांस्तान्विकुरुते भावान्बहूनथ मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ २८ ॥

bahumāyaḥ sa viprarṣe balahā pākaśāsanaḥ |
tāṃstānvikurute bhāvānbahūnatha muhurmuhuḥ || 28 ||

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

...Women may be seen to like the companionship of even those men that are destitute of the power of locomotion or those men that are endued with great ugliness of features. O great Rishi, there is no man in this world whom women may regard as unfit...

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

Bahumaya, Viprarshi, Balahan, Pakashasana, Vij, Uruta, Bhavat, Bhava, Bahu, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.40.28). 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: “bahumāyaḥ sa viprarṣe balahā pākaśāsanaḥ
  • bahumāyaḥ -
  • bahumāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viprarṣe -
  • viprarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • balahā -
  • balahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pākaśāsanaḥ -
  • pākaśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāṃstānvikurute bhāvānbahūnatha muhurmuhuḥ
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • urute -
  • urutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhāvān -
  • bhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse muhurmuhuḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.40.28

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 13.40.28 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹುಮಾಯಃ ಸ ವಿಪ್ರರ್ಷೇ ಬಲಹಾ ಪಾಕಶಾಸನಃ ।
ತಾಂಸ್ತಾನ್ವಿಕುರುತೇ ಭಾವಾನ್ಬಹೂನಥ ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 13.40.28 in Bengali sript:
বহুমাযঃ স বিপ্রর্ষে বলহা পাকশাসনঃ ।
তাংস্তান্বিকুরুতে ভাবান্বহূনথ মুহুর্মুহুঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 13.40.28 in Gujarati sript:
બહુમાયઃ સ વિપ્રર્ષે બલહા પાકશાસનઃ ।
તાંસ્તાન્વિકુરુતે ભાવાન્બહૂનથ મુહુર્મુહુઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 13.40.28 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹുമായഃ സ വിപ്രര്ഷേ ബലഹാ പാകശാസനഃ ।
താംസ്താന്വികുരുതേ ഭാവാന്ബഹൂനഥ മുഹുര്മുഹുഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.40.28 in Telugu sript:
బహుమాయః స విప్రర్షే బలహా పాకశాసనః ।
తాంస్తాన్వికురుతే భావాన్బహూనథ ముహుర్ముహుః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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