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 2.35.17

ज्ञानवृद्धो द्विजातीनां क्षत्रियाणां बलाधिकः ।
पूज्ये ताविह गोविन्दे हेतू द्वावपि संस्थितौ ॥ १७ ॥

jñānavṛddho dvijātīnāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ balādhikaḥ |
pūjye tāviha govinde hetū dvāvapi saṃsthitau || 17 ||

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

...king, waited upon many persons that are old in knowledge. I have heard from all those wise men, while talking; of the numerous much-regarded attributes of the accomplished Sauri. I...

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

Jnanavriddha, Dvijati, Kshatriya, Baladhika, Pujya, Iha, Govinda, Hetu, Dva, Api, Samsthita, Samsthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.35.17). 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: “jñānavṛddho dvijātīnāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ balādhikaḥ
  • jñānavṛddho* -
  • jñānavṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvijātīnām -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijāti (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kṣatriyāṇām -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • balādhikaḥ -
  • balādhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pūjye tāviha govinde hetū dvāvapi saṃsthitau
  • pūjye -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūjya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūjyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [locative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • tāvi -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • govinde -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hetū -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvāva -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saṃsthitau -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.35.17

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 2.35.17 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಞಾನವೃದ್ಧೋ ದ್ವಿಜಾತೀನಾಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಬಲಾಧಿಕಃ ।
ಪೂಜ್ಯೇ ತಾವಿಹ ಗೋವಿನ್ದೇ ಹೇತೂ ದ್ವಾವಪಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತೌ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 2.35.17 in Bengali sript:
জ্ঞানবৃদ্ধো দ্বিজাতীনাং ক্ষত্রিযাণাং বলাধিকঃ ।
পূজ্যে তাবিহ গোবিন্দে হেতূ দ্বাবপি সংস্থিতৌ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 2.35.17 in Gujarati sript:
જ્ઞાનવૃદ્ધો દ્વિજાતીનાં ક્ષત્રિયાણાં બલાધિકઃ ।
પૂજ્યે તાવિહ ગોવિન્દે હેતૂ દ્વાવપિ સંસ્થિતૌ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 2.35.17 in Malayalam sript:
ജ്ഞാനവൃദ്ധോ ദ്വിജാതീനാം ക്ഷത്രിയാണാം ബലാധികഃ ।
പൂജ്യേ താവിഹ ഗോവിന്ദേ ഹേതൂ ദ്വാവപി സംസ്ഥിതൌ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.35.17 in Telugu sript:
జ్ఞానవృద్ధో ద్విజాతీనాం క్షత్రియాణాం బలాధికః ।
పూజ్యే తావిహ గోవిన్దే హేతూ ద్వావపి సంస్థితౌ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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