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 2.30.45

भ्रातृभिर्ज्ञातिभिश्चैव सुहृद्भिः सचिवैस्तथा ।
क्षत्रियैश्च मनुष्येन्द्र नानादेशसमागतैः ।
अमात्यैश्च नृपश्रेष्ठो धर्मो विग्रहवानिव ॥ ४५ ॥

bhrātṛbhirjñātibhiścaiva suhṛdbhiḥ sacivaistathā |
kṣatriyaiśca manuṣyendra nānādeśasamāgataiḥ |
amātyaiśca nṛpaśreṣṭho dharmo vigrahavāniva || 45 ||

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

...Let Indrasena and Visoka and Puru with Arjuna for his charioteer be engaged to collect food if they are to please me. Let these foremost of the Kurus also gather every article of agreeable...

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

Bhratri, Jnati, Suhrid, Saciva, Tatha, Kshatriya, Manushyendra, Nanadesha, Samagata, Amatya, Nripashreshtha, Dharma, Vigrahavat, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.30.45). 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: “bhrātṛbhirjñātibhiścaiva suhṛdbhiḥ sacivaistathā
  • bhrātṛbhir -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jñātibhiś -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • suhṛdbhiḥ -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sacivais -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣatriyaiśca manuṣyendra nānādeśasamāgataiḥ
  • kṣatriyaiś -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manuṣyendra -
  • manuṣyendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nānādeśa -
  • nānādeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāgataiḥ -
  • samāgata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    samāgata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “amātyaiśca nṛpaśreṣṭho dharmo vigrahavāniva
  • amātyaiś -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpaśreṣṭho* -
  • nṛpaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vigrahavān -
  • vigrahavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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 2.30.45

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 2.30.45 in Kannada sript:
ಭ್ರಾತೃಭಿರ್ಜ್ಞಾತಿಭಿಶ್ಚೈವ ಸುಹೃದ್ಭಿಃ ಸಚಿವೈಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯೈಶ್ಚ ಮನುಷ್ಯೇನ್ದ್ರ ನಾನಾದೇಶಸಮಾಗತೈಃ ।
ಅಮಾತ್ಯೈಶ್ಚ ನೃಪಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ವಿಗ್ರಹವಾನಿವ ॥ 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 2.30.45 in Bengali sript:
ভ্রাতৃভির্জ্ঞাতিভিশ্চৈব সুহৃদ্ভিঃ সচিবৈস্তথা ।
ক্ষত্রিযৈশ্চ মনুষ্যেন্দ্র নানাদেশসমাগতৈঃ ।
অমাত্যৈশ্চ নৃপশ্রেষ্ঠো ধর্মো বিগ্রহবানিব ॥ 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 2.30.45 in Gujarati sript:
ભ્રાતૃભિર્જ્ઞાતિભિશ્ચૈવ સુહૃદ્ભિઃ સચિવૈસ્તથા ।
ક્ષત્રિયૈશ્ચ મનુષ્યેન્દ્ર નાનાદેશસમાગતૈઃ ।
અમાત્યૈશ્ચ નૃપશ્રેષ્ઠો ધર્મો વિગ્રહવાનિવ ॥ 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 2.30.45 in Malayalam sript:
ഭ്രാതൃഭിര്ജ്ഞാതിഭിശ്ചൈവ സുഹൃദ്ഭിഃ സചിവൈസ്തഥാ ।
ക്ഷത്രിയൈശ്ച മനുഷ്യേന്ദ്ര നാനാദേശസമാഗതൈഃ ।
അമാത്യൈശ്ച നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠോ ധര്മോ വിഗ്രഹവാനിവ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.30.45 in Telugu sript:
భ్రాతృభిర్జ్ఞాతిభిశ్చైవ సుహృద్భిః సచివైస్తథా ।
క్షత్రియైశ్చ మనుష్యేన్ద్ర నానాదేశసమాగతైః ।
అమాత్యైశ్చ నృపశ్రేష్ఠో ధర్మో విగ్రహవానివ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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