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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 14.25.4
होतॄणां साधनं चैव शृणु सर्वमशेषतः ।
घ्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षुश्च त्वक्च श्रोत्रं च पञ्चमम् ।
मनो बुद्धिश्च सप्तैते विज्ञेया गुणहेतवः ॥ ४ ॥
hotṝṇāṃ sādhanaṃ caiva śṛṇu sarvamaśeṣataḥ |
ghrāṇaṃ jihvā ca cakṣuśca tvakca śrotraṃ ca pañcamam |
mano buddhiśca saptaite vijñeyā guṇahetavaḥ || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...being modified by Prana, flows Apana. Pleasure arises from the semen as well. It arises from taste also. This is the form (effect) of Udana. Pleasure is produced from union....
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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 (14.25.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hotri, Sadhana, Sarvam, Sarva, Asheshatah, Ghrana, Jihva, Cakshu, Cakshus, Tvac, Shrotra, Pancamam, Pancama, Mana, Manas, Buddhi, Sapta, Saptan, Vijneya, Guna, Hetu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.25.4). 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: “hotṝṇāṃ sādhanaṃ caiva śṛṇu sarvamaśeṣataḥ ”
- hotṝṇām -
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hotṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]hotṛ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sādhanam -
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sādhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aśeṣataḥ -
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aśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ghrāṇaṃ jihvā ca cakṣuśca tvakca śrotraṃ ca pañcamam ”
- ghrāṇam -
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ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jihvā -
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jihvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakṣuś -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvak -
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tvac (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrotram -
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śrotra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañcamam -
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pañcamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pañcama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “mano buddhiśca saptaite vijñeyā guṇahetavaḥ ”
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhiś -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saptai -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- aite -
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- vijñeyā* -
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vijñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vijñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetavaḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.25.4
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 14.25.4 in Kannada sript:
ಹೋತೄಣಾಂ ಸಾಧನಂ ಚೈವ ಶೃಣು ಸರ್ವಮಶೇಷತಃ ।
ಘ್ರಾಣಂ ಜಿಹ್ವಾ ಚ ಚಕ್ಷುಶ್ಚ ತ್ವಕ್ಚ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಂ ಚ ಪಞ್ಚಮಮ್ ।
ಮನೋ ಬುದ್ಧಿಶ್ಚ ಸಪ್ತೈತೇ ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಾ ಗುಣಹೇತವಃ ॥ ೪ ॥
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 14.25.4 in Bengali sript:
হোতৄণাং সাধনং চৈব শৃণু সর্বমশেষতঃ ।
ঘ্রাণং জিহ্বা চ চক্ষুশ্চ ত্বক্চ শ্রোত্রং চ পঞ্চমম্ ।
মনো বুদ্ধিশ্চ সপ্তৈতে বিজ্ঞেযা গুণহেতবঃ ॥ ৪ ॥
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 14.25.4 in Gujarati sript:
હોતૄણાં સાધનં ચૈવ શૃણુ સર્વમશેષતઃ ।
ઘ્રાણં જિહ્વા ચ ચક્ષુશ્ચ ત્વક્ચ શ્રોત્રં ચ પઞ્ચમમ્ ।
મનો બુદ્ધિશ્ચ સપ્તૈતે વિજ્ઞેયા ગુણહેતવઃ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.25.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഹോതൄണാം സാധനം ചൈവ ശൃണു സര്വമശേഷതഃ ।
ഘ്രാണം ജിഹ്വാ ച ചക്ഷുശ്ച ത്വക്ച ശ്രോത്രം ച പഞ്ചമമ് ।
മനോ ബുദ്ധിശ്ച സപ്തൈതേ വിജ്ഞേയാ ഗുണഹേതവഃ ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.25.4 in Telugu sript:
హోతౄణాం సాధనం చైవ శృణు సర్వమశేషతః ।
ఘ్రాణం జిహ్వా చ చక్షుశ్చ త్వక్చ శ్రోత్రం చ పఞ్చమమ్ ।
మనో బుద్ధిశ్చ సప్తైతే విజ్ఞేయా గుణహేతవః ॥ ౪ ॥