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 1.27.1

शौनक उवाच ।
कोऽपराधो महेन्द्रस्य कः प्रमादश्च सूतज ।
तपसा वालखिल्यानां संभूतो गरुडः कथम् ॥ १ ॥

śaunaka uvāca |
ko'parādho mahendrasya kaḥ pramādaśca sūtaja |
tapasā vālakhilyānāṃ saṃbhūto garuḍaḥ katham || 1 ||

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

...Unto Garuda who had thus addressed him that Brahmana said, 'O, let this woman of the Nishada caste, who is my wife, also come out with me.' And Garuda said, 'Taking the woman...

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

Shaunaka, Kah, Aparadha, Mahendra, Pramada, Sutaja, Tapasa, Valakhilya, Sambhuta, Garuda, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.27.1). 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: “śaunaka uvāca
  • śaunaka* -
  • śaunaka (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: “ko'parādho mahendrasya kaḥ pramādaśca sūtaja
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparādho* -
  • aparādha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahendrasya -
  • mahendra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramādaś -
  • pramāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtaja -
  • sūtaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tapasā vālakhilyānāṃ saṃbhūto garuḍaḥ katham
  • tapasā* -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vālakhilyānām -
  • vālakhilya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vālakhilyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sambhūto* -
  • sambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • garuḍaḥ -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.27.1

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 1.27.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶೌನಕ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕೋಽಪರಾಧೋ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಸ್ಯ ಕಃ ಪ್ರಮಾದಶ್ಚ ಸೂತಜ ।
ತಪಸಾ ವಾಲಖಿಲ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಸಂಭೂತೋ ಗರುಡಃ ಕಥಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 1.27.1 in Bengali sript:
শৌনক উবাচ ।
কোঽপরাধো মহেন্দ্রস্য কঃ প্রমাদশ্চ সূতজ ।
তপসা বালখিল্যানাং সংভূতো গরুডঃ কথম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.27.1 in Gujarati sript:
શૌનક ઉવાચ ।
કોઽપરાધો મહેન્દ્રસ્ય કઃ પ્રમાદશ્ચ સૂતજ ।
તપસા વાલખિલ્યાનાં સંભૂતો ગરુડઃ કથમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.27.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശൌനക ഉവാച ।
കോഽപരാധോ മഹേന്ദ്രസ്യ കഃ പ്രമാദശ്ച സൂതജ ।
തപസാ വാലഖില്യാനാം സംഭൂതോ ഗരുഡഃ കഥമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.27.1 in Telugu sript:
శౌనక ఉవాచ ।
కోఽపరాధో మహేన్ద్రస్య కః ప్రమాదశ్చ సూతజ ।
తపసా వాలఖిల్యానాం సంభూతో గరుడః కథమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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