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 1.215.2

ब्राह्मणो बहुभोक्तास्मि भुञ्जेऽपरिमितं सदा ।
भिक्षे वार्ष्णेयपार्थौ वामेकां तृप्तिं प्रयच्छताम् ॥ २ ॥

brāhmaṇo bahubhoktāsmi bhuñje'parimitaṃ sadā |
bhikṣe vārṣṇeyapārthau vāmekāṃ tṛptiṃ prayacchatām || 2 ||

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

...earth, and amongst them the king shone as a fourth. The subjects having obtained Yudhishthira as their king, obtained in their monarch one that was devoted to the study of the Vedas, one...

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

Brahmana, Bahubhoktri, Bhunja, Aparimita, Sada, Sad, Bhiksha, Varshneya, Partha, Vama, Kam, Tripti, Prayat, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.215.2). 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: “brāhmaṇo bahubhoktāsmi bhuñje'parimitaṃ sadā
  • brāhmaṇo* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bahubhoktā -
  • bahubhoktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • bhuñje' -
  • bhuñja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhuñja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle first single]
  • aparimitam -
  • aparimita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aparimita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aparimitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhikṣe vārṣṇeyapārthau vāmekāṃ tṛptiṃ prayacchatām
  • bhikṣe -
  • bhikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhikṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    bhaj (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single]
  • vārṣṇeya -
  • vārṣṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vārṣṇeya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārthau -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāme -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kām -
  • kām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tṛptim -
  • tṛpti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    tṛpti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śatām -
  • śatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.215.2

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 1.215.2 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೋ ಬಹುಭೋಕ್ತಾಸ್ಮಿ ಭುಞ್ಜೇಽಪರಿಮಿತಂ ಸದಾ ।
ಭಿಕ್ಷೇ ವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯಪಾರ್ಥೌ ವಾಮೇಕಾಂ ತೃಪ್ತಿಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛತಾಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.215.2 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণো বহুভোক্তাস্মি ভুঞ্জেঽপরিমিতং সদা ।
ভিক্ষে বার্ষ্ণেযপার্থৌ বামেকাং তৃপ্তিং প্রযচ্ছতাম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.215.2 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણો બહુભોક્તાસ્મિ ભુઞ્જેઽપરિમિતં સદા ।
ભિક્ષે વાર્ષ્ણેયપાર્થૌ વામેકાં તૃપ્તિં પ્રયચ્છતામ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 1.215.2 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണോ ബഹുഭോക്താസ്മി ഭുഞ്ജേഽപരിമിതം സദാ ।
ഭിക്ഷേ വാര്ഷ്ണേയപാര്ഥൌ വാമേകാം തൃപ്തിം പ്രയച്ഛതാമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.215.2 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణో బహుభోక్తాస్మి భుఞ్జేఽపరిమితం సదా ।
భిక్షే వార్ష్ణేయపార్థౌ వామేకాం తృప్తిం ప్రయచ్ఛతామ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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