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 4.41.14

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नैवंविधः शङ्खशब्दः पुरा जातु मया श्रुतः ।
ध्वजस्य चापि रूपं मे दृष्टपूर्वं न हीदृशम् ।
धनुषश्चैव निर्घोषः श्रुतपूर्वो न मे क्वचित् ॥ १४ ॥

naivaṃvidhaḥ śaṅkhaśabdaḥ purā jātu mayā śrutaḥ |
dhvajasya cāpi rūpaṃ me dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ na hīdṛśam |
dhanuṣaścaiva nirghoṣaḥ śrutapūrvo na me kvacit || 14 ||

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

...Visvakarman himself. For, as soon, indeed, as he had thought of that gift of Agni, than the latter, knowing his wish, ordered those superhuman creatures (that usually sat there) to take their place...
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 (4.41.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Evamvidha, Shankhashabda, Pura, Jatu, Maya, Asmad, Shrut, Shruta, Dhvaja, Capin, Capi, Rupa, Drishtapurva, Idrish, Idrisha, Dhanusha, Dhanus, Nirghosha, Shrutapurva, Kva, Acit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.41.14). 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: “naivaṃvidhaḥ śaṅkhaśabdaḥ purā jātu mayā śrutaḥ ”
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evaṃvidhaḥ -
evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śaṅkhaśabdaḥ -
śaṅkhaśabda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
purā* -
pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jātu -
jātu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

jātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

jātu (noun, neuter)

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

jātū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jātū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

jātū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
śrutaḥ -
śrut (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śruta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
Line 2: “dhvajasya cāpi rūpaṃ me dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ na hīdṛśam ”
dhvajasya -
dhvaja (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
dṛṣṭapūrvam -
dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hī -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
īdṛśam -
īdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īdṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

īdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

īdṛś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “dhanuṣaścaiva nirghoṣaḥ śrutapūrvo na me kvacit ”
dhanuṣaś -
dhanuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhanus (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
nirghoṣaḥ -
nirghoṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śrutapūrvo* -
śrutapūrva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.41.14

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 4.41.14 in Kannada sript:
ನೈವಂವಿಧಃ ಶಙ್ಖಶಬ್ದಃ ಪುರಾ ಜಾತು ಮಯಾ ಶ್ರುತಃ ।
ಧ್ವಜಸ್ಯ ಚಾಪಿ ರೂಪಂ ಮೇ ದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವಂ ನ ಹೀದೃಶಮ್ ।
ಧನುಷಶ್ಚೈವ ನಿರ್ಘೋಷಃ ಶ್ರುತಪೂರ್ವೋ ನ ಮೇ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 4.41.14 in Bengali sript:
নৈবংবিধঃ শঙ্খশব্দঃ পুরা জাতু মযা শ্রুতঃ ।
ধ্বজস্য চাপি রূপং মে দৃষ্টপূর্বং ন হীদৃশম্ ।
ধনুষশ্চৈব নির্ঘোষঃ শ্রুতপূর্বো ন মে ক্বচিত্ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 4.41.14 in Gujarati sript:
નૈવંવિધઃ શઙ્ખશબ્દઃ પુરા જાતુ મયા શ્રુતઃ ।
ધ્વજસ્ય ચાપિ રૂપં મે દૃષ્ટપૂર્વં ન હીદૃશમ્ ।
ધનુષશ્ચૈવ નિર્ઘોષઃ શ્રુતપૂર્વો ન મે ક્વચિત્ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 4.41.14 in Malayalam sript:
നൈവംവിധഃ ശങ്ഖശബ്ദഃ പുരാ ജാതു മയാ ശ്രുതഃ ।
ധ്വജസ്യ ചാപി രൂപം മേ ദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വം ന ഹീദൃശമ് ।
ധനുഷശ്ചൈവ നിര്ഘോഷഃ ശ്രുതപൂര്വോ ന മേ ക്വചിത് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.41.14 in Telugu sript:
నైవంవిధః శఙ్ఖశబ్దః పురా జాతు మయా శ్రుతః ।
ధ్వజస్య చాపి రూపం మే దృష్టపూర్వం న హీదృశమ్ ।
ధనుషశ్చైవ నిర్ఘోషః శ్రుతపూర్వో న మే క్వచిత్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021