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 14.3.14

स्वयं विनाश्य पृथिवीं यज्ञार्थे द्विजसत्तम ।
करमाहारयिष्यामि कथं शोकपरायणान् ॥ १४ ॥

svayaṃ vināśya pṛthivīṃ yajñārthe dvijasattama |
karamāhārayiṣyāmi kathaṃ śokaparāyaṇān || 14 ||

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

...His son was known under the name of Prasandhi. Prasandhi had a son named Kshupa, Kshupa’s son was that lord (of men), king Ikshvaku. He, O king, had a hundred sons endowed with...

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

Svayam, Vinashya, Prithivi, Yajna, Artha, Dvijasattama, Karama, Ahan, Katham, Katha, Shokaparayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.3.14). 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: “svayaṃ vināśya pṛthivīṃ yajñārthe dvijasattama
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vināśya -
  • vināśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vināśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yajñā -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “karamāhārayiṣyāmi kathaṃ śokaparāyaṇān
  • karamā -
  • karama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rayiṣyāmi -
  • ray (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śokaparāyaṇān -
  • śokaparāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.3.14

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 14.3.14 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಯಂ ವಿನಾಶ್ಯ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ಯಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥೇ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ಕರಮಾಹಾರಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಕಥಂ ಶೋಕಪರಾಯಣಾನ್ ॥ 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 14.3.14 in Bengali sript:
স্বযং বিনাশ্য পৃথিবীং যজ্ঞার্থে দ্বিজসত্তম ।
করমাহারযিষ্যামি কথং শোকপরাযণান্ ॥ 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 14.3.14 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વયં વિનાશ્ય પૃથિવીં યજ્ઞાર્થે દ્વિજસત્તમ ।
કરમાહારયિષ્યામિ કથં શોકપરાયણાન્ ॥ 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 14.3.14 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വയം വിനാശ്യ പൃഥിവീം യജ്ഞാര്ഥേ ദ്വിജസത്തമ ।
കരമാഹാരയിഷ്യാമി കഥം ശോകപരായണാന് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.3.14 in Telugu sript:
స్వయం వినాశ్య పృథివీం యజ్ఞార్థే ద్విజసత్తమ ।
కరమాహారయిష్యామి కథం శోకపరాయణాన్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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