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 3.193.27

न हि धुन्धुर्महातेजास्तेजसाल्पेन शक्यते ।
निर्दग्धुं पृथिवीपाल स हि वर्षशतैरपि ॥ २७ ॥

na hi dhundhurmahātejāstejasālpena śakyate |
nirdagdhuṃ pṛthivīpāla sa hi varṣaśatairapi || 27 ||

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

...merit that is inexhaustible. The guest that comes to one’s house for food is none other than Indra himself. If he is entertained with food, Indra himself confers on the best merit that...

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

Dhundhu, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Tejas, Tejasa, Alpena, Alpa, Shakyata, Nih, Prithivipala, Varshashata, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.193.27). 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: “na hi dhundhurmahātejāstejasālpena śakyate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dhundhur -
  • dhundhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātejās -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tejasā -
  • tejasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • alpena -
  • alpena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “nirdagdhuṃ pṛthivīpāla sa hi varṣaśatairapi
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dagdhum -
  • dah -> dagdhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dah]
  • pṛthivīpāla -
  • pṛthivīpāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • varṣaśatair -
  • varṣaśata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.193.27

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 3.193.27 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹಿ ಧುನ್ಧುರ್ಮಹಾತೇಜಾಸ್ತೇಜಸಾಲ್ಪೇನ ಶಕ್ಯತೇ ।
ನಿರ್ದಗ್ಧುಂ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪಾಲ ಸ ಹಿ ವರ್ಷಶತೈರಪಿ ॥ 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 3.193.27 in Bengali sript:
ন হি ধুন্ধুর্মহাতেজাস্তেজসাল্পেন শক্যতে ।
নির্দগ্ধুং পৃথিবীপাল স হি বর্ষশতৈরপি ॥ 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 3.193.27 in Gujarati sript:
ન હિ ધુન્ધુર્મહાતેજાસ્તેજસાલ્પેન શક્યતે ।
નિર્દગ્ધું પૃથિવીપાલ સ હિ વર્ષશતૈરપિ ॥ 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 3.193.27 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹി ധുന്ധുര്മഹാതേജാസ്തേജസാല്പേന ശക്യതേ ।
നിര്ദഗ്ധും പൃഥിവീപാല സ ഹി വര്ഷശതൈരപി ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.193.27 in Telugu sript:
న హి ధున్ధుర్మహాతేజాస్తేజసాల్పేన శక్యతే ।
నిర్దగ్ధుం పృథివీపాల స హి వర్షశతైరపి ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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