Mahabharata [sanskrit]

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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 1.128.17

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हीनं विदित्वा चात्मानं ब्राह्मणेन बलेन च ।
पुत्रजन्म परीप्सन्वै स राजा तदधारयत् ।
अहिच्छत्रं च विषयं द्रोणः समभिपद्यत ॥ १७ ॥

hīnaṃ viditvā cātmānaṃ brāhmaṇena balena ca |
putrajanma parīpsanvai sa rājā tadadhārayat |
ahicchatraṃ ca viṣayaṃ droṇaḥ samabhipadyata || 17 ||

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

...you half the kingdom (that was thine). You toldest me before that none who was not a king could be a king’s friend. Therefore is it, O Yajnasena, that I retain half your kingdom. You...
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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 (1.128.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hina, Mana, Brahmana, Bala, Putra, Janma, Janman, Pari, Ipsat, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Tada, Dharayat, Ahicchatra, Vishaya, Drona,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.128.17). 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: “hīnaṃ viditvā cātmānaṃ brāhmaṇena balena ca ”
hīnam -
hīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hīna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

hīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
viditvā -
√vid -> viditvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mānam -
māna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
brāhmaṇena -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
balena -
bala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “putrajanma parīpsanvai sa rājā tadadhārayat ”
putra -
putra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janma -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
parī -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pari (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

parī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
īpsan -
√āp -> īpsat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √āp], [vocative single from √āp]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhārayat -
dhārayat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dhṛ]

dhārayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dhṛ], [vocative single from √dhṛ], [accusative single from √dhṛ]
Line 3: “ahicchatraṃ ca viṣayaṃ droṇaḥ samabhipadyata ”
ahicchatram -
ahicchatra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ahicchatra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ahicchatrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viṣayam -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
droṇaḥ -
droṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse samabhipadyata

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.128.17

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.128.17 in Kannada sript:
ಹೀನಂ ವಿದಿತ್ವಾ ಚಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇನ ಬಲೇನ ಚ ।
ಪುತ್ರಜನ್ಮ ಪರೀಪ್ಸನ್ವೈ ಸ ರಾಜಾ ತದಧಾರಯತ್ ।
ಅಹಿಚ್ಛತ್ರಂ ಚ ವಿಷಯಂ ದ್ರೋಣಃ ಸಮಭಿಪದ್ಯತ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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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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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 1.128.17 in Bengali sript:
হীনং বিদিত্বা চাত্মানং ব্রাহ্মণেন বলেন চ ।
পুত্রজন্ম পরীপ্সন্বৈ স রাজা তদধারযত্ ।
অহিচ্ছত্রং চ বিষযং দ্রোণঃ সমভিপদ্যত ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 1.128.17 in Gujarati sript:
હીનં વિદિત્વા ચાત્માનં બ્રાહ્મણેન બલેન ચ ।
પુત્રજન્મ પરીપ્સન્વૈ સ રાજા તદધારયત્ ।
અહિચ્છત્રં ચ વિષયં દ્રોણઃ સમભિપદ્યત ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.128.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഹീനം വിദിത്വാ ചാത്മാനം ബ്രാഹ്മണേന ബലേന ച ।
പുത്രജന്മ പരീപ്സന്വൈ സ രാജാ തദധാരയത് ।
അഹിച്ഛത്രം ച വിഷയം ദ്രോണഃ സമഭിപദ്യത ॥ ൧൭ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.128.17 in Telugu sript:
హీనం విదిత్వా చాత్మానం బ్రాహ్మణేన బలేన చ ।
పుత్రజన్మ పరీప్సన్వై స రాజా తదధారయత్ ।
అహిచ్ఛత్రం చ విషయం ద్రోణః సమభిపద్యత ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021