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 14.28.20

शृणोष्याकाशजं शब्दं मनसा मन्यसे मतिम् ।
सर्वाण्येतानि भूतानि प्राणा इति च मन्यसे ॥ २० ॥

śṛṇoṣyākāśajaṃ śabdaṃ manasā manyase matim |
sarvāṇyetāni bhūtāni prāṇā iti ca manyase || 20 ||

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

...attach itself to them, even as the assemblage of rays of the sun does not attach to the sky. In this connection is recited an ancient story of a discourse between an Adhvaryu...

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

Akashaja, Shabda, Manasa, Mati, Sarva, Sarvani, Eta, Etad, Bhuta, Bhutani, Prana, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.28.20). 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: “śṛṇoṣyākāśajaṃ śabdaṃ manasā manyase matim
  • śṛṇoṣyā -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active second single]
  • ākāśajam -
  • ākāśaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākāśaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ākāśajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śabdam -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]
  • matim -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvāṇyetāni bhūtāni prāṇā iti ca manyase
  • sarvāṇye -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prāṇā* -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manyase -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second single], [present passive second single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.28.20

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 14.28.20 in Kannada sript:
ಶೃಣೋಷ್ಯಾಕಾಶಜಂ ಶಬ್ದಂ ಮನಸಾ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ಮತಿಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಾಣ್ಯೇತಾನಿ ಭೂತಾನಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಾ ಇತಿ ಚ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 14.28.20 in Bengali sript:
শৃণোষ্যাকাশজং শব্দং মনসা মন্যসে মতিম্ ।
সর্বাণ্যেতানি ভূতানি প্রাণা ইতি চ মন্যসে ॥ ২০ ॥

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 14.28.20 in Gujarati sript:
શૃણોષ્યાકાશજં શબ્દં મનસા મન્યસે મતિમ્ ।
સર્વાણ્યેતાનિ ભૂતાનિ પ્રાણા ઇતિ ચ મન્યસે ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 14.28.20 in Malayalam sript:
ശൃണോഷ്യാകാശജം ശബ്ദം മനസാ മന്യസേ മതിമ് ।
സര്വാണ്യേതാനി ഭൂതാനി പ്രാണാ ഇതി ച മന്യസേ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.28.20 in Telugu sript:
శృణోష్యాకాశజం శబ్దం మనసా మన్యసే మతిమ్ ।
సర్వాణ్యేతాని భూతాని ప్రాణా ఇతి చ మన్యసే ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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