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 2.33.27

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो भीष्मः शांतनवो बुद्ध्या निश्चित्य भारत ।
वार्ष्णेयं मन्यते कृष्णमर्हणीयतमं भुवि ॥ २७ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo buddhyā niścitya bhārata |
vārṣṇeyaṃ manyate kṛṣṇamarhaṇīyatamaṃ bhuvi || 27 ||

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

...the just, said, "O Bharata, let Arghya (an article of respect) be offered unto the kings as each of them deserves. Listen, O Yudhishthira, the preceptor, the sacrificial priest...

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

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhishma, Shantanava, Shantanu, Buddhi, Nishcitya, Bharata, Varshneya, Krishna, Arhaniya, Tamam, Tama, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.33.27). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tato bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo buddhyā niścitya bhārata
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • bhīṣmaḥ -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāntanavo* -
  • śāntanava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śāntanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • buddhyā* -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • niścitya -
  • niścitya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “vārṣṇeyaṃ manyate kṛṣṇamarhaṇīyatamaṃ bhuvi
  • vārṣṇeyam -
  • vārṣṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vārṣṇeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vārṣṇeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arhaṇīya -
  • arhaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arhaṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arh -> arhaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √arh]
    arh -> arhaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √arh]
    arh -> arhaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √arh]
    arh -> arhaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √arh]
  • tamam -
  • tamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.33.27

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 2.33.27 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತೋ ಭೀಷ್ಮಃ ಶಾಂತನವೋ ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ।
ವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯಂ ಮನ್ಯತೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮರ್ಹಣೀಯತಮಂ ಭುವಿ ॥ 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 2.33.27 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ততো ভীষ্মঃ শাংতনবো বুদ্ধ্যা নিশ্চিত্য ভারত ।
বার্ষ্ণেযং মন্যতে কৃষ্ণমর্হণীযতমং ভুবি ॥ 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 2.33.27 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તતો ભીષ્મઃ શાંતનવો બુદ્ધ્યા નિશ્ચિત્ય ભારત ।
વાર્ષ્ણેયં મન્યતે કૃષ્ણમર્હણીયતમં ભુવિ ॥ 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 2.33.27 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തതോ ഭീഷ്മഃ ശാംതനവോ ബുദ്ധ്യാ നിശ്ചിത്യ ഭാരത ।
വാര്ഷ്ണേയം മന്യതേ കൃഷ്ണമര്ഹണീയതമം ഭുവി ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.33.27 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తతో భీష్మః శాంతనవో బుద్ధ్యా నిశ్చిత్య భారత ।
వార్ష్ణేయం మన్యతే కృష్ణమర్హణీయతమం భువి ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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