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 1.65.29

महाभागं वसिष्ठं यः पुत्रैरिष्टैर्व्ययोजयत् ।
क्षत्रे जातश्च यः पूर्वमभवद्ब्राह्मणो बलात् ॥ २९ ॥

mahābhāgaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ yaḥ putrairiṣṭairvyayojayat |
kṣatre jātaśca yaḥ pūrvamabhavadbrāhmaṇo balāt || 29 ||

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

...that river and went away. And beholding the new-born infant lying in that forest destitute of human beings but abounding with lions and tigers, a number of vultures sat around to protect...

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

Mahabhaga, Vasishtha, Yah, Putra, Ishta, Vyaya, Jayat, Kshatra, Jatri, Jata, Purvam, Purva, Brahmana, Balat, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.65.29). 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: “mahābhāgaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ yaḥ putrairiṣṭairvyayojayat
  • mahābhāgam -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahābhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vasiṣṭham -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vasiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • putrair -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iṣṭair -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • vyayo -
  • vyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayat -
  • jayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “kṣatre jātaśca yaḥ pūrvamabhavadbrāhmaṇo balāt
  • kṣatre -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jātaś -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balāt -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.65.29

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 1.65.29 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಭಾಗಂ ವಸಿಷ್ಠಂ ಯಃ ಪುತ್ರೈರಿಷ್ಟೈರ್ವ್ಯಯೋಜಯತ್ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರೇ ಜಾತಶ್ಚ ಯಃ ಪೂರ್ವಮಭವದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಬಲಾತ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 1.65.29 in Bengali sript:
মহাভাগং বসিষ্ঠং যঃ পুত্রৈরিষ্টৈর্ব্যযোজযত্ ।
ক্ষত্রে জাতশ্চ যঃ পূর্বমভবদ্ব্রাহ্মণো বলাত্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 1.65.29 in Gujarati sript:
મહાભાગં વસિષ્ઠં યઃ પુત્રૈરિષ્ટૈર્વ્યયોજયત્ ।
ક્ષત્રે જાતશ્ચ યઃ પૂર્વમભવદ્બ્રાહ્મણો બલાત્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 1.65.29 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാഭാഗം വസിഷ്ഠം യഃ പുത്രൈരിഷ്ടൈര്വ്യയോജയത് ।
ക്ഷത്രേ ജാതശ്ച യഃ പൂര്വമഭവദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണോ ബലാത് ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.65.29 in Telugu sript:
మహాభాగం వసిష్ఠం యః పుత్రైరిష్టైర్వ్యయోజయత్ ।
క్షత్రే జాతశ్చ యః పూర్వమభవద్బ్రాహ్మణో బలాత్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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