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 1.109.24

किं कृतं ते नरश्रेष्ठ निघ्नतो मामनागसम् ।
मुनिं मूलफलाहारं मृगवेषधरं नृप ।
वसमानमरण्येषु नित्यं शमपरायणम् ॥ २४ ॥

kiṃ kṛtaṃ te naraśreṣṭha nighnato māmanāgasam |
muniṃ mūlaphalāhāraṃ mṛgaveṣadharaṃ nṛpa |
vasamānamaraṇyeṣu nityaṃ śamaparāyaṇam || 24 ||

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

...even like a Brahmarshi (though he was a Kshatriya by birth). "On a certain day of the new moon, the great Rishis of rigid vows assembled together, and desirous of beholding Brahman were...

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

Kim, Krit, Krita, Tad, Yushmad, Narashreshtha, Nighnat, Mama, Naga, Muni, Mulaphala, Ahara, Mrigava, Isha, Ishan, Dhara, Nripa, Vasa, Anama, Ranya, Nityam, Nitya, Shamapara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.109.24). 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: “kiṃ kṛtaṃ te naraśreṣṭha nighnato māmanāgasam
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • naraśreṣṭha -
  • naraśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nighnato* -
  • nighnat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nighnat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • māma -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “muniṃ mūlaphalāhāraṃ mṛgaveṣadharaṃ nṛpa
  • munim -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mūlaphalā -
  • mūlaphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āhāram -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛgave -
  • mṛgava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharam -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “vasamānamaraṇyeṣu nityaṃ śamaparāyaṇam
  • vasam -
  • vasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānama -
  • ānama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṇyeṣu -
  • raṇya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    raṇya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    raṇ -> raṇya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √raṇ class 10 verb], [locative plural from √raṇ]
    raṇ -> raṇya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √raṇ class 10 verb], [locative plural from √raṇ]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śamaparāya -
  • śamapara (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śamapara (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ṇam -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.109.24

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 1.109.24 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ಕೃತಂ ತೇ ನರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ನಿಘ್ನತೋ ಮಾಮನಾಗಸಮ್ ।
ಮುನಿಂ ಮೂಲಫಲಾಹಾರಂ ಮೃಗವೇಷಧರಂ ನೃಪ ।
ವಸಮಾನಮರಣ್ಯೇಷು ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶಮಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 1.109.24 in Bengali sript:
কিং কৃতং তে নরশ্রেষ্ঠ নিঘ্নতো মামনাগসম্ ।
মুনিং মূলফলাহারং মৃগবেষধরং নৃপ ।
বসমানমরণ্যেষু নিত্যং শমপরাযণম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 1.109.24 in Gujarati sript:
કિં કૃતં તે નરશ્રેષ્ઠ નિઘ્નતો મામનાગસમ્ ।
મુનિં મૂલફલાહારં મૃગવેષધરં નૃપ ।
વસમાનમરણ્યેષુ નિત્યં શમપરાયણમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 1.109.24 in Malayalam sript:
കിം കൃതം തേ നരശ്രേഷ്ഠ നിഘ്നതോ മാമനാഗസമ് ।
മുനിം മൂലഫലാഹാരം മൃഗവേഷധരം നൃപ ।
വസമാനമരണ്യേഷു നിത്യം ശമപരായണമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.109.24 in Telugu sript:
కిం కృతం తే నరశ్రేష్ఠ నిఘ్నతో మామనాగసమ్ ।
మునిం మూలఫలాహారం మృగవేషధరం నృప ।
వసమానమరణ్యేషు నిత్యం శమపరాయణమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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