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 1.138.27

बलवन्तः समृद्धार्था मित्रबान्धवनन्दनाः ।
जीवन्त्यन्योन्यमाश्रित्य द्रुमाः काननजा इव ॥ २७ ॥

balavantaḥ samṛddhārthā mitrabāndhavanandanāḥ |
jīvantyanyonyamāśritya drumāḥ kānanajā iva || 27 ||

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

...of the Mlecchas), addressed the learned Yudhishthira who also was conversant with the same jargon, in the words of the Mleccha tongue, so as to be unintelligible to all except Yudhishthira...

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

Balavat, Samriddhartha, Mitra, Bandhava, Nandana, Jivanti, Jivat, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Ashritya, Druma, Kanana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.138.27). 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: “balavantaḥ samṛddhārthā mitrabāndhavanandanāḥ
  • balavantaḥ -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • samṛddhārthā* -
  • samṛddhārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samṛddhārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāndhava -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nandanāḥ -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nandanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “jīvantyanyonyamāśritya drumāḥ kānanajā iva
  • jīvantya -
  • jīvanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīvantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drumāḥ -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    drumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kānana -
  • kānana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jā* -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.138.27

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 1.138.27 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲವನ್ತಃ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಾ ಮಿತ್ರಬಾನ್ಧವನನ್ದನಾಃ ।
ಜೀವನ್ತ್ಯನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ದ್ರುಮಾಃ ಕಾನನಜಾ ಇವ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 1.138.27 in Bengali sript:
বলবন্তঃ সমৃদ্ধার্থা মিত্রবান্ধবনন্দনাঃ ।
জীবন্ত্যন্যোন্যমাশ্রিত্য দ্রুমাঃ কাননজা ইব ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 1.138.27 in Gujarati sript:
બલવન્તઃ સમૃદ્ધાર્થા મિત્રબાન્ધવનન્દનાઃ ।
જીવન્ત્યન્યોન્યમાશ્રિત્ય દ્રુમાઃ કાનનજા ઇવ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 1.138.27 in Malayalam sript:
ബലവന്തഃ സമൃദ്ധാര്ഥാ മിത്രബാന്ധവനന്ദനാഃ ।
ജീവന്ത്യന്യോന്യമാശ്രിത്യ ദ്രുമാഃ കാനനജാ ഇവ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.138.27 in Telugu sript:
బలవన్తః సమృద్ధార్థా మిత్రబాన్ధవనన్దనాః ।
జీవన్త్యన్యోన్యమాశ్రిత్య ద్రుమాః కాననజా ఇవ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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