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 13.151.45

महोदयो ह्यलर्कश्च ऐलश्चैव नराधिपः ।
करंधमो नरश्रेष्ठः कध्मोरश्च नराधिपः ॥ ४५ ॥

mahodayo hyalarkaśca ailaścaiva narādhipaḥ |
karaṃdhamo naraśreṣṭhaḥ kadhmoraśca narādhipaḥ || 45 ||

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

...urged to act righteously, the sinful only act with hypocrisy, impelled by fear. They that are righteous among the Sudras never betake themselves to such hypocrisy under the plea that persons of the Sudra order are not permitted to live according...

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

Mahodaya, Alarka, Aila, Naradhipa, Karandhama, Narashreshtha, Dhma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.151.45). 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: “mahodayo hyalarkaśca ailaścaiva narādhipaḥ
  • mahodayo* -
  • mahodaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • alarkaś -
  • alarka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ailaś -
  • aila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    il (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “karaṃdhamo naraśreṣṭhaḥ kadhmoraśca narādhipaḥ
  • karandhamo* -
  • karandhama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naraśreṣṭhaḥ -
  • naraśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ka -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhmor -
  • dhmā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • raś -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narādhipaḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.151.45

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 13.151.45 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹೋದಯೋ ಹ್ಯಲರ್ಕಶ್ಚ ಐಲಶ್ಚೈವ ನರಾಧಿಪಃ ।
ಕರಂಧಮೋ ನರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಕಧ್ಮೋರಶ್ಚ ನರಾಧಿಪಃ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 13.151.45 in Bengali sript:
মহোদযো হ্যলর্কশ্চ ঐলশ্চৈব নরাধিপঃ ।
করংধমো নরশ্রেষ্ঠঃ কধ্মোরশ্চ নরাধিপঃ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 13.151.45 in Gujarati sript:
મહોદયો હ્યલર્કશ્ચ ઐલશ્ચૈવ નરાધિપઃ ।
કરંધમો નરશ્રેષ્ઠઃ કધ્મોરશ્ચ નરાધિપઃ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 13.151.45 in Malayalam sript:
മഹോദയോ ഹ്യലര്കശ്ച ഐലശ്ചൈവ നരാധിപഃ ।
കരംധമോ നരശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ കധ്മോരശ്ച നരാധിപഃ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.151.45 in Telugu sript:
మహోదయో హ్యలర్కశ్చ ఐలశ్చైవ నరాధిపః ।
కరంధమో నరశ్రేష్ఠః కధ్మోరశ్చ నరాధిపః ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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