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 1.55.36

नातिभारो हि पार्थस्य केशवेनाभवत्सह ।
व्यवसायसहायस्य विष्णोः शत्रुवधेष्विव ॥ ३६ ॥

nātibhāro hi pārthasya keśavenābhavatsaha |
vyavasāyasahāyasya viṣṇoḥ śatruvadheṣviva || 36 ||

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

...though wronged? Why also did the chaste Krishna, the daughter of Drupada, wronged by those wretches and able to burn them, not burn the sons of Dhritarashtra with her wrathful eyes? Why...

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

Nati, Bhara, Partha, Keshava, Saha, Vyavasaya, Sahaya, Vishnu, Vadha, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.55.36). 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: “nātibhāro hi pārthasya keśavenābhavatsaha
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāro* -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pārthasya -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • keśavenā -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “vyavasāyasahāyasya viṣṇoḥ śatruvadheṣviva
  • vyavasāya -
  • vyavasāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahāyasya -
  • sahāya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • viṣṇoḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vadheṣvi -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.55.36

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 1.55.36 in Kannada sript:
ನಾತಿಭಾರೋ ಹಿ ಪಾರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಕೇಶವೇನಾಭವತ್ಸಹ ।
ವ್ಯವಸಾಯಸಹಾಯಸ್ಯ ವಿಷ್ಣೋಃ ಶತ್ರುವಧೇಷ್ವಿವ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 1.55.36 in Bengali sript:
নাতিভারো হি পার্থস্য কেশবেনাভবত্সহ ।
ব্যবসাযসহাযস্য বিষ্ণোঃ শত্রুবধেষ্বিব ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 1.55.36 in Gujarati sript:
નાતિભારો હિ પાર્થસ્ય કેશવેનાભવત્સહ ।
વ્યવસાયસહાયસ્ય વિષ્ણોઃ શત્રુવધેષ્વિવ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 1.55.36 in Malayalam sript:
നാതിഭാരോ ഹി പാര്ഥസ്യ കേശവേനാഭവത്സഹ ।
വ്യവസായസഹായസ്യ വിഷ്ണോഃ ശത്രുവധേഷ്വിവ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.55.36 in Telugu sript:
నాతిభారో హి పార్థస్య కేశవేనాభవత్సహ ।
వ్యవసాయసహాయస్య విష్ణోః శత్రువధేష్వివ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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