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 14.19.49

वासुदेव उवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वा स तदा वाक्यं मां पार्थ द्विजपुंगवः ।
मोक्षधर्माश्रितः सम्यक्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ ४९ ॥

vāsudeva uvāca |
ityuktvā sa tadā vākyaṃ māṃ pārtha dvijapuṃgavaḥ |
mokṣadharmāśritaḥ samyaktatraivāntaradhīyata || 49 ||

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

...placing some precious object in one’s store-room should keep one’s mind on it, so, placing the mind within one’s own body, one should then, restraining all the senses, seek after...

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

Vasudeva, Iti, Uktva, Tada, Vakya, Asmad, Partha, Dvija, Pungava, Mokshadharma, Ashrita, Samyak, Tatraiva, Antara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.19.49). 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: “vāsudeva uvāca
  • vāsudeva* -
  • vāsudeva (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: “ityuktvā sa tadā vākyaṃ māṃ pārtha dvijapuṃgavaḥ
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṅgavaḥ -
  • puṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “mokṣadharmāśritaḥ samyaktatraivāntaradhīyata
  • mokṣadharmā -
  • mokṣadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśritaḥ -
  • aśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tatraivā -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • antara -
  • antara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhīya -
  • dhe -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhe]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.19.49

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 14.19.49 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸುದೇವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಸ ತದಾ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಮಾಂ ಪಾರ್ಥ ದ್ವಿಜಪುಂಗವಃ ।
ಮೋಕ್ಷಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ರಿತಃ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ತತ್ರೈವಾನ್ತರಧೀಯತ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 14.19.49 in Bengali sript:
বাসুদেব উবাচ ।
ইত্যুক্ত্বা স তদা বাক্যং মাং পার্থ দ্বিজপুংগবঃ ।
মোক্ষধর্মাশ্রিতঃ সম্যক্তত্রৈবান্তরধীযত ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 14.19.49 in Gujarati sript:
વાસુદેવ ઉવાચ ।
ઇત્યુક્ત્વા સ તદા વાક્યં માં પાર્થ દ્વિજપુંગવઃ ।
મોક્ષધર્માશ્રિતઃ સમ્યક્તત્રૈવાન્તરધીયત ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 14.19.49 in Malayalam sript:
വാസുദേവ ഉവാച ।
ഇത്യുക്ത്വാ സ തദാ വാക്യം മാം പാര്ഥ ദ്വിജപുംഗവഃ ।
മോക്ഷധര്മാശ്രിതഃ സമ്യക്തത്രൈവാന്തരധീയത ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.19.49 in Telugu sript:
వాసుదేవ ఉవాచ ।
ఇత్యుక్త్వా స తదా వాక్యం మాం పార్థ ద్విజపుంగవః ।
మోక్షధర్మాశ్రితః సమ్యక్తత్రైవాన్తరధీయత ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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