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 14.46.29

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शुक्तान्यम्लानि तिक्तानि कषायकटुकानि च ।
नास्वादयीत भुञ्जानो रसांश्च मधुरांस्तथा ।
यात्रामात्रं च भुञ्जीत केवलं प्राणयात्रिकम् ॥ २९ ॥

śuktānyamlāni tiktāni kaṣāyakaṭukāni ca |
nāsvādayīta bhuñjāno rasāṃśca madhurāṃstathā |
yātrāmātraṃ ca bhuñjīta kevalaṃ prāṇayātrikam || 29 ||

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

...compassion, and be characterised by behaviour that befits the good. One should bear a bamboo-stick, and a water-pot filled with water. Having studied, one should teach; likewise...
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 (14.46.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukta, Amla, Amlanin, Tikta, Kashayaka, Kim, Ayi, Ayin, Ita, Bhunja, Rasa, Madhura, Tatha, Yatra, Atra, Kevalam, Kevala, Pranayatrika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.46.29). 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: “śuktānyamlāni tiktāni kaṣāyakaṭukāni ca ”
śuktānya -
śukta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śuc -> śukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 4 verb]

√śuc -> śukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 4 verb]

√śuk -> śukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śuk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuk class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuk class 1 verb]
amlāni -
amlāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

amlānin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amlānin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

amla (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tiktāni -
tikta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√tig -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √tig class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √tig class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √tig class 5 verb]

√tij -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √tij class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tij class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tij class 1 verb]

√tik -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √tik class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tik class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tik class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tik class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √tik class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √tik class 5 verb]
kaṣāyaka -
kaṣāyaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṭu -
ṭu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
kāni -
ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “nāsvādayīta bhuñjāno rasāṃśca madhurāṃstathā ”
nāsvā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ād -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayī -
ayi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ayin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

ayin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
bhuñjān -
bhuñja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
o* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
rasāṃś -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
madhurāṃs -
madhura (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “yātrāmātraṃ ca bhuñjīta kevalaṃ prāṇayātrikam ”
yātrām -
yātrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātram -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhuñjīta -
√bhuj (verb class 7)

[optative middle third single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāṇayātrikam -
prāṇayātrika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāṇayātrika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prāṇayātrikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.46.29

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 14.46.29 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ತಾನ್ಯಮ್ಲಾನಿ ತಿಕ್ತಾನಿ ಕಷಾಯಕಟುಕಾನಿ ಚ ।
ನಾಸ್ವಾದಯೀತ ಭುಞ್ಜಾನೋ ರಸಾಂಶ್ಚ ಮಧುರಾಂಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಯಾತ್ರಾಮಾತ್ರಂ ಚ ಭುಞ್ಜೀತ ಕೇವಲಂ ಪ್ರಾಣಯಾತ್ರಿಕಮ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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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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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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 14.46.29 in Bengali sript:
শুক্তান্যম্লানি তিক্তানি কষাযকটুকানি চ ।
নাস্বাদযীত ভুঞ্জানো রসাংশ্চ মধুরাংস্তথা ।
যাত্রামাত্রং চ ভুঞ্জীত কেবলং প্রাণযাত্রিকম্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 14.46.29 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્તાન્યમ્લાનિ તિક્તાનિ કષાયકટુકાનિ ચ ।
નાસ્વાદયીત ભુઞ્જાનો રસાંશ્ચ મધુરાંસ્તથા ।
યાત્રામાત્રં ચ ભુઞ્જીત કેવલં પ્રાણયાત્રિકમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 14.46.29 in Malayalam sript:
ശുക്താന്യമ്ലാനി തിക്താനി കഷായകടുകാനി ച ।
നാസ്വാദയീത ഭുഞ്ജാനോ രസാംശ്ച മധുരാംസ്തഥാ ।
യാത്രാമാത്രം ച ഭുഞ്ജീത കേവലം പ്രാണയാത്രികമ് ॥ ൨൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.46.29 in Telugu sript:
శుక్తాన్యమ్లాని తిక్తాని కషాయకటుకాని చ ।
నాస్వాదయీత భుఞ్జానో రసాంశ్చ మధురాంస్తథా ।
యాత్రామాత్రం చ భుఞ్జీత కేవలం ప్రాణయాత్రికమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021