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 5.131.25

अहोलाभकरं दीनमल्पजीवनमल्पकम् ।
नेदृशं बन्धुमासाद्य बान्धवः सुखमेधते ॥ २५ ॥

aholābhakaraṃ dīnamalpajīvanamalpakam |
nedṛśaṃ bandhumāsādya bāndhavaḥ sukhamedhate || 25 ||

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

...Kshattri, Vahlika, and Kripa and said, 'You have yourselves witnessed all that has happened in the assembly of the Kurus, viz., how wicked Duryodhana, like an uneducated wretch,...

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

Ahan, Ahu, Labhakara, Dinam, Dina, Alpa, Jivana, Alpakam, Alpaka, Nri, Idrish, Idrisha, Bandhuma, Bandhuman, Asadya, Bandhava, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.131.25). 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: “aholābhakaraṃ dīnamalpajīvanamalpakam
  • aho -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • lābhakaram -
  • lābhakara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lābhakara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lābhakarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dīnam -
  • dīnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvanam -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alpakam -
  • alpakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nedṛśaṃ bandhumāsādya bāndhavaḥ sukhamedhate
  • ne -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bandhumā -
  • bandhuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhuman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bandhuman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bandhumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāndhavaḥ -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • edhate -
  • edh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.131.25

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 5.131.25 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹೋಲಾಭಕರಂ ದೀನಮಲ್ಪಜೀವನಮಲ್ಪಕಮ್ ।
ನೇದೃಶಂ ಬನ್ಧುಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಬಾನ್ಧವಃ ಸುಖಮೇಧತೇ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 5.131.25 in Bengali sript:
অহোলাভকরং দীনমল্পজীবনমল্পকম্ ।
নেদৃশং বন্ধুমাসাদ্য বান্ধবঃ সুখমেধতে ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 5.131.25 in Gujarati sript:
અહોલાભકરં દીનમલ્પજીવનમલ્પકમ્ ।
નેદૃશં બન્ધુમાસાદ્ય બાન્ધવઃ સુખમેધતે ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 5.131.25 in Malayalam sript:
അഹോലാഭകരം ദീനമല്പജീവനമല്പകമ് ।
നേദൃശം ബന്ധുമാസാദ്യ ബാന്ധവഃ സുഖമേധതേ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.131.25 in Telugu sript:
అహోలాభకరం దీనమల్పజీవనమల్పకమ్ ।
నేదృశం బన్ధుమాసాద్య బాన్ధవః సుఖమేధతే ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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