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 8.49.14

कृष्ण उवाच ।
इदानीं पार्थ जानामि न वृद्धाः सेवितास्त्वया ।
अकाले पुरुषव्याघ्र संरम्भक्रिययानया ।
न हि धर्मविभागज्ञः कुर्यादेवं धनंजय ॥ १४ ॥

kṛṣṇa uvāca |
idānīṃ pārtha jānāmi na vṛddhāḥ sevitāstvayā |
akāle puruṣavyāghra saṃrambhakriyayānayā |
na hi dharmavibhāgajñaḥ kuryādevaṃ dhanaṃjaya || 14 ||

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

...your arrows. Let his kinsmen, with cheerless faces, behold Karna today, fallen down and stretched at his length on the earth, dipped in gore and with his weapons loosened from his grasp! Let the lofty standard...

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

Krishna, Idanim, Partha, Vriddha, Sevita, Tva, Yushmad, Akale, Akala, Purushavyaghra, Samrambha, Kriya, Iyam, Idam, Dharma, Dharman, Vibhagajna, Kuryada, Dhananjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.49.14). 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: “kṛṣṇa uvāca
  • kṛṣṇa* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “idānīṃ pārtha jānāmi na vṛddhāḥ sevitāstvayā
  • idānīm -
  • idānīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhāḥ -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • sevitās -
  • sevita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sevitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “akāle puruṣavyāghra saṃrambhakriyayānayā
  • akāle -
  • akāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāle (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    akālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puruṣavyāghra -
  • puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃrambha -
  • saṃrambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyayā -
  • kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anayā -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 4: “na hi dharmavibhāgajñaḥ kuryādevaṃ dhanaṃjaya
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vibhāgajñaḥ -
  • vibhāgajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuryāde -
  • kuryāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuryāda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhanañjaya -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.49.14

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 8.49.14 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಇದಾನೀಂ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಜಾನಾಮಿ ನ ವೃದ್ಧಾಃ ಸೇವಿತಾಸ್ತ್ವಯಾ ।
ಅಕಾಲೇ ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ಸಂರಮ್ಭಕ್ರಿಯಯಾನಯಾ ।
ನ ಹಿ ಧರ್ಮವಿಭಾಗಜ್ಞಃ ಕುರ್ಯಾದೇವಂ ಧನಂಜಯ ॥ 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 8.49.14 in Bengali sript:
কৃষ্ণ উবাচ ।
ইদানীং পার্থ জানামি ন বৃদ্ধাঃ সেবিতাস্ত্বযা ।
অকালে পুরুষব্যাঘ্র সংরম্ভক্রিযযানযা ।
ন হি ধর্মবিভাগজ্ঞঃ কুর্যাদেবং ধনংজয ॥ 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 8.49.14 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણ ઉવાચ ।
ઇદાનીં પાર્થ જાનામિ ન વૃદ્ધાઃ સેવિતાસ્ત્વયા ।
અકાલે પુરુષવ્યાઘ્ર સંરમ્ભક્રિયયાનયા ।
ન હિ ધર્મવિભાગજ્ઞઃ કુર્યાદેવં ધનંજય ॥ 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 8.49.14 in Malayalam sript:
കൃഷ്ണ ഉവാച ।
ഇദാനീം പാര്ഥ ജാനാമി ന വൃദ്ധാഃ സേവിതാസ്ത്വയാ ।
അകാലേ പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്ര സംരമ്ഭക്രിയയാനയാ ।
ന ഹി ധര്മവിഭാഗജ്ഞഃ കുര്യാദേവം ധനംജയ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.49.14 in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణ ఉవాచ ।
ఇదానీం పార్థ జానామి న వృద్ధాః సేవితాస్త్వయా ।
అకాలే పురుషవ్యాఘ్ర సంరమ్భక్రియయానయా ।
న హి ధర్మవిభాగజ్ఞః కుర్యాదేవం ధనంజయ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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