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 4.27.23

इष्टदानो महोत्साहः शश्वद्धर्मपरायणः ।
अशुभद्विट्शुभप्रेप्सुर्नित्ययज्ञः शुभव्रतः ।
भविष्यति जनस्तत्र यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥ २३ ॥

iṣṭadāno mahotsāhaḥ śaśvaddharmaparāyaṇaḥ |
aśubhadviṭśubhaprepsurnityayajñaḥ śubhavrataḥ |
bhaviṣyati janastatra yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 23 ||

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

...Pandu never perish nor undergo discomfiture. Brave and skilled in every science, intelligent and with senses under control, virtuous and grateful and obedient to the virtuous Yudhishthira, ever following...

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

Ishta, Dana, Mahotsaha, Shashvat, Harman, Parayana, Vid, Vish, Shubha, Prepsu, Nitya, Yajna, Shubhavrata, Bhavishyat, Jana, Janas, Tatra, Yatra, Raja, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.27.23). 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: “iṣṭadāno mahotsāhaḥ śaśvaddharmaparāyaṇaḥ
  • iṣṭa -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • dāno* -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahotsāhaḥ -
  • mahotsāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśvaddh -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • harma -
  • harman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parāyaṇaḥ -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aśubhadviṭśubhaprepsurnityayajñaḥ śubhavrataḥ
  • aśubhad -
  • śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • viṭ -
  • viḍ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śubha -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prepsur -
  • prepsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prepsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nitya -
  • nitya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajñaḥ -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhavrataḥ -
  • śubhavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “bhaviṣyati janastatra yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • janas -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.27.23

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 4.27.23 in Kannada sript:
ಇಷ್ಟದಾನೋ ಮಹೋತ್ಸಾಹಃ ಶಶ್ವದ್ಧರ್ಮಪರಾಯಣಃ ।
ಅಶುಭದ್ವಿಟ್ಶುಭಪ್ರೇಪ್ಸುರ್ನಿತ್ಯಯಜ್ಞಃ ಶುಭವ್ರತಃ ।
ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ಜನಸ್ತತ್ರ ಯತ್ರ ರಾಜಾ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 4.27.23 in Bengali sript:
ইষ্টদানো মহোত্সাহঃ শশ্বদ্ধর্মপরাযণঃ ।
অশুভদ্বিট্শুভপ্রেপ্সুর্নিত্যযজ্ঞঃ শুভব্রতঃ ।
ভবিষ্যতি জনস্তত্র যত্র রাজা যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 4.27.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઇષ્ટદાનો મહોત્સાહઃ શશ્વદ્ધર્મપરાયણઃ ।
અશુભદ્વિટ્શુભપ્રેપ્સુર્નિત્યયજ્ઞઃ શુભવ્રતઃ ।
ભવિષ્યતિ જનસ્તત્ર યત્ર રાજા યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 4.27.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഇഷ്ടദാനോ മഹോത്സാഹഃ ശശ്വദ്ധര്മപരായണഃ ।
അശുഭദ്വിട്ശുഭപ്രേപ്സുര്നിത്യയജ്ഞഃ ശുഭവ്രതഃ ।
ഭവിഷ്യതി ജനസ്തത്ര യത്ര രാജാ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.27.23 in Telugu sript:
ఇష్టదానో మహోత్సాహః శశ్వద్ధర్మపరాయణః ।
అశుభద్విట్శుభప్రేప్సుర్నిత్యయజ్ఞః శుభవ్రతః ।
భవిష్యతి జనస్తత్ర యత్ర రాజా యుధిష్ఠిరః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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