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 3.288.7

ब्राह्मणा हि महाभागाः पूजिताः पृथिवीपते ।
तारणाय समर्थाः स्युर्विपरीते वधाय च ॥ ७ ॥

brāhmaṇā hi mahābhāgāḥ pūjitāḥ pṛthivīpate |
tāraṇāya samarthāḥ syurviparīte vadhāya ca || 7 ||

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

...palace, on account of your gentle behaviour, there is not one, even among the servants, that is dissatisfied with you. I have, therefore, thought you fit to wait upon all Brahmanas of...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.288.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmana, Mahabhaga, Pujita, Prithivipati, Tarana, Samartha, Viparita, Vadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.288.7). 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: “brāhmaṇā hi mahābhāgāḥ pūjitāḥ pṛthivīpate
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahābhāgāḥ -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pūjitāḥ -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • pṛthivīpate -
  • pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tāraṇāya samarthāḥ syurviparīte vadhāya ca
  • tāraṇāya -
  • tāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • samarthāḥ -
  • samartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samarthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • viparīte -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vadhāya -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.288.7

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 3.288.7 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಹಿ ಮಹಾಭಾಗಾಃ ಪೂಜಿತಾಃ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತೇ ।
ತಾರಣಾಯ ಸಮರ್ಥಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ವಿಪರೀತೇ ವಧಾಯ ಚ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 3.288.7 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণা হি মহাভাগাঃ পূজিতাঃ পৃথিবীপতে ।
তারণায সমর্থাঃ স্যুর্বিপরীতে বধায চ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 3.288.7 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણા હિ મહાભાગાઃ પૂજિતાઃ પૃથિવીપતે ।
તારણાય સમર્થાઃ સ્યુર્વિપરીતે વધાય ચ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 3.288.7 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ഹി മഹാഭാഗാഃ പൂജിതാഃ പൃഥിവീപതേ ।
താരണായ സമര്ഥാഃ സ്യുര്വിപരീതേ വധായ ച ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.288.7 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణా హి మహాభాగాః పూజితాః పృథివీపతే ।
తారణాయ సమర్థాః స్యుర్విపరీతే వధాయ చ ॥ ౭ ॥

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