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 4.27.11

अवश्यं त्विह धीरेण सतां मध्ये विवक्षता ।
यथामति विवक्तव्यं सर्वशो धर्मलिप्सया ॥ ११ ॥

avaśyaṃ tviha dhīreṇa satāṃ madhye vivakṣatā |
yathāmati vivaktavyaṃ sarvaśo dharmalipsayā || 11 ||

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

...disguise, to re-enter the woods suppressing their rage. Indeed, adopt you such means as may remove all causes of quarrel and anxiety from the kingdom, making it tranquil and foeless and incapable...

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

Avashyam, Iha, Dhira, Sat, Madhye, Madhya, Vivakshat, Yathamati, Vya, Sarvashah, Dharma, Dharman, Lipsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.27.11). 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: “avaśyaṃ tviha dhīreṇa satāṃ madhye vivakṣatā
  • avaśyam -
  • avaśyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhīreṇa -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vivakṣatā -
  • vac -> vivakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vac]
    vac -> vivakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vac]
  • Line 2: “yathāmati vivaktavyaṃ sarvaśo dharmalipsayā
  • yathāmati -
  • yathāmati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vivakta -
  • vac (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vyam -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sarvaśo* -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lipsayā -
  • lipsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.27.11

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 4.27.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಶ್ಯಂ ತ್ವಿಹ ಧೀರೇಣ ಸತಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ವಿವಕ್ಷತಾ ।
ಯಥಾಮತಿ ವಿವಕ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಶೋ ಧರ್ಮಲಿಪ್ಸಯಾ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 4.27.11 in Bengali sript:
অবশ্যং ত্বিহ ধীরেণ সতাং মধ্যে বিবক্ষতা ।
যথামতি বিবক্তব্যং সর্বশো ধর্মলিপ্সযা ॥ ১১ ॥

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 4.27.11 in Gujarati sript:
અવશ્યં ત્વિહ ધીરેણ સતાં મધ્યે વિવક્ષતા ।
યથામતિ વિવક્તવ્યં સર્વશો ધર્મલિપ્સયા ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 4.27.11 in Malayalam sript:
അവശ്യം ത്വിഹ ധീരേണ സതാം മധ്യേ വിവക്ഷതാ ।
യഥാമതി വിവക്തവ്യം സര്വശോ ധര്മലിപ്സയാ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.27.11 in Telugu sript:
అవశ్యం త్విహ ధీరేణ సతాం మధ్యే వివక్షతా ।
యథామతి వివక్తవ్యం సర్వశో ధర్మలిప్సయా ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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