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 1.24.14

ततः खगो वदनममित्रतापनः समाहरत्परिचपलो महाबलः ।
निषूदयन्बहुविधमत्स्यभक्षिणो बुभुक्षितो गगनचरेश्वरस्तदा ॥ १४ ॥

tataḥ khago vadanamamitratāpanaḥ samāharatparicapalo mahābalaḥ |
niṣūdayanbahuvidhamatsyabhakṣiṇo bubhukṣito gaganacareśvarastadā || 14 ||

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

...is rendered hot by your splendour, bright as the lustre of heated gold. Protect these high-souled gods, who overcome by you and terrified withal, are flying along the heavens in different...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Khaga, Vadana, Amitrata, Sama, Paricapala, Mahabala, Bubhukshita, Gaganacara, Ishvara, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.24.14). 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: “tataḥ khago vadanamamitratāpanaḥ samāharatparicapalo mahābalaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • khago* -
  • khaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadanam -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • amitratā -
  • amitratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apanaḥ -
  • pan (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aharat -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • paricapalo* -
  • paricapala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niṣūdayanbahuvidhamatsyabhakṣiṇo bubhukṣito gaganacareśvarastadā
  • Cannot analyse niṣūdayanbahuvidhamatsyabhakṣiṇo*bu
  • bubhukṣito* -
  • bubhukṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhuj -> bubhukṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √bhuj]
  • gaganacare -
  • gaganacara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iśvaras -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.24.14

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 1.24.14 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಖಗೋ ವದನಮಮಿತ್ರತಾಪನಃ ಸಮಾಹರತ್ಪರಿಚಪಲೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ನಿಷೂದಯನ್ಬಹುವಿಧಮತ್ಸ್ಯಭಕ್ಷಿಣೋ ಬುಭುಕ್ಷಿತೋ ಗಗನಚರೇಶ್ವರಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 1.24.14 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ খগো বদনমমিত্রতাপনঃ সমাহরত্পরিচপলো মহাবলঃ ।
নিষূদযন্বহুবিধমত্স্যভক্ষিণো বুভুক্ষিতো গগনচরেশ্বরস্তদা ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 1.24.14 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ ખગો વદનમમિત્રતાપનઃ સમાહરત્પરિચપલો મહાબલઃ ।
નિષૂદયન્બહુવિધમત્સ્યભક્ષિણો બુભુક્ષિતો ગગનચરેશ્વરસ્તદા ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 1.24.14 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ ഖഗോ വദനമമിത്രതാപനഃ സമാഹരത്പരിചപലോ മഹാബലഃ ।
നിഷൂദയന്ബഹുവിധമത്സ്യഭക്ഷിണോ ബുഭുക്ഷിതോ ഗഗനചരേശ്വരസ്തദാ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.24.14 in Telugu sript:
తతః ఖగో వదనమమిత్రతాపనః సమాహరత్పరిచపలో మహాబలః ।
నిషూదయన్బహువిధమత్స్యభక్షిణో బుభుక్షితో గగనచరేశ్వరస్తదా ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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