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 3.54.27

ततो हा हेति सहसा शब्दो मुक्तो नराधिपैः ।
देवैर्महर्षिभिश्चैव साधु साध्विति भारत ।
विस्मितैरीरितः शब्दः प्रशंसद्भिर्नलं नृपम् ॥ २७ ॥

tato hā heti sahasā śabdo mukto narādhipaiḥ |
devairmaharṣibhiścaiva sādhu sādhviti bhārata |
vismitairīritaḥ śabdaḥ praśaṃsadbhirnalaṃ nṛpam || 27 ||

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

...many months, the virtuous Nala being always worsted.'" Vrihadasva said. "Bhima’s daughter, the cool-headed Damayanti, seeing the righteous king maddened and deprived of his senses...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sahasa, Sahas, Shabda, Mukta, Naradhipa, Deva, Maharshi, Sadhu, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Iti, Bharata, Vismita, Irita, Prashamsat, Nala, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.54.27). 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: “tato heti sahasā śabdo mukto narādhipaiḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • hā* -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • heti -
  • heti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    heti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sahasā -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śabdo* -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mukto* -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • narādhipaiḥ -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “devairmaharṣibhiścaiva sādhu sādhviti bhārata
  • devair -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • maharṣibhiś -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhvi -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sādhvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “vismitairīritaḥ śabdaḥ praśaṃsadbhirnalaṃ nṛpam
  • vismitair -
  • vismita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vismita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • īritaḥ -
  • īrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īr -> īrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īr]
  • śabdaḥ -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praśaṃsadbhir -
  • praśaṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    praśaṃsat (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nalam -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.54.27

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 3.54.27 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಹಾ ಹೇತಿ ಸಹಸಾ ಶಬ್ದೋ ಮುಕ್ತೋ ನರಾಧಿಪೈಃ ।
ದೇವೈರ್ಮಹರ್ಷಿಭಿಶ್ಚೈವ ಸಾಧು ಸಾಧ್ವಿತಿ ಭಾರತ ।
ವಿಸ್ಮಿತೈರೀರಿತಃ ಶಬ್ದಃ ಪ್ರಶಂಸದ್ಭಿರ್ನಲಂ ನೃಪಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 3.54.27 in Bengali sript:
ততো হা হেতি সহসা শব্দো মুক্তো নরাধিপৈঃ ।
দেবৈর্মহর্ষিভিশ্চৈব সাধু সাধ্বিতি ভারত ।
বিস্মিতৈরীরিতঃ শব্দঃ প্রশংসদ্ভির্নলং নৃপম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 3.54.27 in Gujarati sript:
તતો હા હેતિ સહસા શબ્દો મુક્તો નરાધિપૈઃ ।
દેવૈર્મહર્ષિભિશ્ચૈવ સાધુ સાધ્વિતિ ભારત ।
વિસ્મિતૈરીરિતઃ શબ્દઃ પ્રશંસદ્ભિર્નલં નૃપમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 3.54.27 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഹാ ഹേതി സഹസാ ശബ്ദോ മുക്തോ നരാധിപൈഃ ।
ദേവൈര്മഹര്ഷിഭിശ്ചൈവ സാധു സാധ്വിതി ഭാരത ।
വിസ്മിതൈരീരിതഃ ശബ്ദഃ പ്രശംസദ്ഭിര്നലം നൃപമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.54.27 in Telugu sript:
తతో హా హేతి సహసా శబ్దో ముక్తో నరాధిపైః ।
దేవైర్మహర్షిభిశ్చైవ సాధు సాధ్వితి భారత ।
విస్మితైరీరితః శబ్దః ప్రశంసద్భిర్నలం నృపమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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