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 13.135.91

एको नैकः सवः कः किं यत्तत्पदमनुत्तमम् ।
लोकबन्धुर्लोकनाथो माधवो भक्तवत्सलः ॥ ९१ ॥

eko naikaḥ savaḥ kaḥ kiṃ yattatpadamanuttamam |
lokabandhurlokanātho mādhavo bhaktavatsalaḥ || 91 ||

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

...hunger is never gratified; He that humbles the pride of all; He that fills the righteous with just pride; He that swells with joy; He that is incapable of being seized; He that has never been vanquished (DCCVII—DCCXVI); He that is of universal...

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

Eka, Naika, Sava, Kah, Kim, Yat, Yad, Tatpada, Anuttama, Lokabandhu, Lokanatha, Madhava, Madhu, Bhaktavatsala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.135.91). 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: “eko naikaḥ savaḥ kaḥ kiṃ yattatpadamanuttamam
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naikaḥ -
  • naika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • savaḥ -
  • savas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tatpadam -
  • tatpada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatpada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuttamam -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “lokabandhurlokanātho mādhavo bhaktavatsalaḥ
  • lokabandhur -
  • lokabandhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokanātho* -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mādhavo* -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mādhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaktavatsalaḥ -
  • bhaktavatsala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.135.91

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 13.135.91 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕೋ ನೈಕಃ ಸವಃ ಕಃ ಕಿಂ ಯತ್ತತ್ಪದಮನುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಲೋಕಬನ್ಧುರ್ಲೋಕನಾಥೋ ಮಾಧವೋ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲಃ ॥ ೯೧ ॥

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 13.135.91 in Bengali sript:
একো নৈকঃ সবঃ কঃ কিং যত্তত্পদমনুত্তমম্ ।
লোকবন্ধুর্লোকনাথো মাধবো ভক্তবত্সলঃ ॥ ৯১ ॥

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 13.135.91 in Gujarati sript:
એકો નૈકઃ સવઃ કઃ કિં યત્તત્પદમનુત્તમમ્ ।
લોકબન્ધુર્લોકનાથો માધવો ભક્તવત્સલઃ ॥ ૯૧ ॥

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 13.135.91 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകോ നൈകഃ സവഃ കഃ കിം യത്തത്പദമനുത്തമമ് ।
ലോകബന്ധുര്ലോകനാഥോ മാധവോ ഭക്തവത്സലഃ ॥ ൯൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.135.91 in Telugu sript:
ఏకో నైకః సవః కః కిం యత్తత్పదమనుత్తమమ్ ।
లోకబన్ధుర్లోకనాథో మాధవో భక్తవత్సలః ॥ ౯౧ ॥

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