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 3.128.17

लोमश उवाच ।
स चकार तथा सर्वं राजा राजीवलोचनः ।
पुनश्च लेभे लोकान्स्वान्कर्मणा निर्जिताञ्शुभान् ।
सह तेनैव विप्रेण गुरुणा स गुरुप्रियः ॥ १७ ॥

lomaśa uvāca |
sa cakāra tathā sarvaṃ rājā rājīvalocanaḥ |
punaśca lebhe lokānsvānkarmaṇā nirjitāñśubhān |
saha tenaiva vipreṇa guruṇā sa gurupriyaḥ || 17 ||

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

...Vandin. Listen to what I have to say. Lads are not permitted to enter here and it is only the learned old Brahmanas that are allowed to enter.' Ashtavakra said. 'If this be...

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

Lomasha, Cakara, Tatha, Sarvam, Sarva, Raja, Rajivalocana, Puna, Loka, Sva, Karman, Nirjita, Shubha, Saha, Tad, Tena, Vipra, Guru, Gurupriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.128.17). 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: “lomaśa uvāca
  • lomaśa* -
  • lomaśa (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: “sa cakāra tathā sarvaṃ rājā rājīvalocanaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakāra -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājīvalocanaḥ -
  • rājīvalocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “punaśca lebhe lokānsvānkarmaṇā nirjitāñśubhān
  • punaś -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lebhe -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • svān -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nirjitāñś -
  • nirjita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śubhān -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 4: “saha tenaiva vipreṇa guruṇā sa gurupriyaḥ
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tenai -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vipreṇa -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guruṇā -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gurupriyaḥ -
  • gurupriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.128.17

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 3.128.17 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಮಶ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ ಚಕಾರ ತಥಾ ಸರ್ವಂ ರಾಜಾ ರಾಜೀವಲೋಚನಃ ।
ಪುನಶ್ಚ ಲೇಭೇ ಲೋಕಾನ್ಸ್ವಾನ್ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ನಿರ್ಜಿತಾಞ್ಶುಭಾನ್ ।
ಸಹ ತೇನೈವ ವಿಪ್ರೇಣ ಗುರುಣಾ ಸ ಗುರುಪ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ 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 3.128.17 in Bengali sript:
লোমশ উবাচ ।
স চকার তথা সর্বং রাজা রাজীবলোচনঃ ।
পুনশ্চ লেভে লোকান্স্বান্কর্মণা নির্জিতাঞ্শুভান্ ।
সহ তেনৈব বিপ্রেণ গুরুণা স গুরুপ্রিযঃ ॥ 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 3.128.17 in Gujarati sript:
લોમશ ઉવાચ ।
સ ચકાર તથા સર્વં રાજા રાજીવલોચનઃ ।
પુનશ્ચ લેભે લોકાન્સ્વાન્કર્મણા નિર્જિતાઞ્શુભાન્ ।
સહ તેનૈવ વિપ્રેણ ગુરુણા સ ગુરુપ્રિયઃ ॥ 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 3.128.17 in Malayalam sript:
ലോമശ ഉവാച ।
സ ചകാര തഥാ സര്വം രാജാ രാജീവലോചനഃ ।
പുനശ്ച ലേഭേ ലോകാന്സ്വാന്കര്മണാ നിര്ജിതാഞ്ശുഭാന് ।
സഹ തേനൈവ വിപ്രേണ ഗുരുണാ സ ഗുരുപ്രിയഃ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.128.17 in Telugu sript:
లోమశ ఉవాచ ।
స చకార తథా సర్వం రాజా రాజీవలోచనః ।
పునశ్చ లేభే లోకాన్స్వాన్కర్మణా నిర్జితాఞ్శుభాన్ ।
సహ తేనైవ విప్రేణ గురుణా స గురుప్రియః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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