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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 14.17.29
ब्राह्मणा ज्ञानसंपन्ना यथावच्छ्रुतनिश्चयाः ।
इतरं कृतपुण्यं वा तं विजानन्ति लक्षणैः ॥ २९ ॥
brāhmaṇā jñānasaṃpannā yathāvacchrutaniścayāḥ |
itaraṃ kṛtapuṇyaṃ vā taṃ vijānanti lakṣaṇaiḥ || 29 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...all his auspicious acts of merit and with all his sins. Brahmanas endued with knowledge and equipped with the certain conclusions of the scriptures, know him, from indications...
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 (14.17.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmana, Jnanasampanna, Yathavat, Shruta, Nishcaya, Itara, Kritapunya, Vijanat, Lakshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.17.29). 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: “brāhmaṇā jñānasaṃpannā yathāvacchrutaniścayāḥ ”
- brāhmaṇā* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jñānasampannā* -
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jñānasampanna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yathāvacch -
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yathāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śruta -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- niścayāḥ -
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niścaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “itaraṃ kṛtapuṇyaṃ vā taṃ vijānanti lakṣaṇaiḥ ”
- itaram -
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itara (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kṛtapuṇyam -
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kṛtapuṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtapuṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtapuṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vijānanti -
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vijānat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lakṣaṇaiḥ -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.17.29
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.17.29 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ಜ್ಞಾನಸಂಪನ್ನಾ ಯಥಾವಚ್ಛ್ರುತನಿಶ್ಚಯಾಃ ।
ಇತರಂ ಕೃತಪುಣ್ಯಂ ವಾ ತಂ ವಿಜಾನನ್ತಿ ಲಕ್ಷಣೈಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.17.29 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণা জ্ঞানসংপন্না যথাবচ্ছ্রুতনিশ্চযাঃ ।
ইতরং কৃতপুণ্যং বা তং বিজানন্তি লক্ষণৈঃ ॥ ২৯ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.17.29 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણા જ્ઞાનસંપન્ના યથાવચ્છ્રુતનિશ્ચયાઃ ।
ઇતરં કૃતપુણ્યં વા તં વિજાનન્તિ લક્ષણૈઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.17.29 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാ ജ്ഞാനസംപന്നാ യഥാവച്ഛ്രുതനിശ്ചയാഃ ।
ഇതരം കൃതപുണ്യം വാ തം വിജാനന്തി ലക്ഷണൈഃ ॥ ൨൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.17.29 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణా జ్ఞానసంపన్నా యథావచ్ఛ్రుతనిశ్చయాః ।
ఇతరం కృతపుణ్యం వా తం విజానన్తి లక్షణైః ॥ ౨౯ ॥