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 3.27.18

ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽथ मेधावी बुद्धिपर्येषणं चरेत् ।
अलब्धस्य च लाभाय लब्धस्य च विवृद्धये ॥ १८ ॥

brāhmaṇebhyo'tha medhāvī buddhiparyeṣaṇaṃ caret |
alabdhasya ca lābhāya labdhasya ca vivṛddhaye || 18 ||

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

...observed by all. Hearken unto me as I speak! He that has done you a service, even if he is guilty of a grave wrong unto you, recollecting his former service, should you forgive that...

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

Brahmana, Atha, Medhavin, Medhavi, Paryeshana, Alabdha, Labha, Labdha, Vivriddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.27.18). 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: “brāhmaṇebhyo'tha medhāvī buddhiparyeṣaṇaṃ caret
  • brāhmaṇebhyo' -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • medhāvī -
  • medhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    medhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    medhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddhi -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • paryeṣaṇam -
  • paryeṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryeṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “alabdhasya ca lābhāya labdhasya ca vivṛddhaye
  • alabdhasya -
  • alabdha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    alabdha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lābhāya -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • labdhasya -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivṛddhaye -
  • vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.27.18

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 3.27.18 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೇಭ್ಯೋಽಥ ಮೇಧಾವೀ ಬುದ್ಧಿಪರ್ಯೇಷಣಂ ಚರೇತ್ ।
ಅಲಬ್ಧಸ್ಯ ಚ ಲಾಭಾಯ ಲಬ್ಧಸ್ಯ ಚ ವಿವೃದ್ಧಯೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 3.27.18 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণেভ্যোঽথ মেধাবী বুদ্ধিপর্যেষণং চরেত্ ।
অলব্ধস্য চ লাভায লব্ধস্য চ বিবৃদ্ধযে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 3.27.18 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણેભ્યોઽથ મેધાવી બુદ્ધિપર્યેષણં ચરેત્ ।
અલબ્ધસ્ય ચ લાભાય લબ્ધસ્ય ચ વિવૃદ્ધયે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 3.27.18 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണേഭ്യോഽഥ മേധാവീ ബുദ്ധിപര്യേഷണം ചരേത് ।
അലബ്ധസ്യ ച ലാഭായ ലബ്ധസ്യ ച വിവൃദ്ധയേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.27.18 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణేభ్యోఽథ మేధావీ బుద్ధిపర్యేషణం చరేత్ ।
అలబ్ధస్య చ లాభాయ లబ్ధస్య చ వివృద్ధయే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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