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 14.30.24

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अलर्क उवाच ।
इयं निष्ठा बहुविधा प्रज्ञया त्वध्यवस्यति ।
तस्माद्बुद्धिं प्रति शरान्प्रतिमोक्ष्याम्यहं शितान् ॥ २४ ॥

alarka uvāca |
iyaṃ niṣṭhā bahuvidhā prajñayā tvadhyavasyati |
tasmādbuddhiṃ prati śarānpratimokṣyāmyahaṃ śitān || 24 ||

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

...other arrows with which to destroy me.' Hearing these words and reflecting upon them, he said as follows. "Alarka said, 'The skin, touching diverse objects of touch, hankers...
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 (14.30.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alarka, Iyam, Idam, Nishtha, Bahuvidha, Prajna, Tva, Adhi, Ava, Avas, Ati, Tasmat, Tad, Buddhi, Prati, Shara, Pratima, Ukshya, Aha, Asmad, Shita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.30.24). 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: “alarka uvāca ”
alarka* -
alarka (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: “iyaṃ niṣṭhā bahuvidhā prajñayā tvadhyavasyati ”
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
niṣṭhā* -
niṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bahuvidhā -
bahuvidhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prajñayā -
prajñā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adhya -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

adhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√dhā (verb class 1)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[aorist middle first single]

adhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
avasya -
ava (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

avas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present active second single]

√vas (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 3: “tasmādbuddhiṃ prati śarānpratimokṣyāmyahaṃ śitān ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
buddhim -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śarān -
śara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
pratimo -
pratima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratima (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pratimā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ukṣyām -
√ukṣ -> ukṣyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
ya -
i (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
śitān -
śita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.30.24

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;

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Preview of verse 14.30.24 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲರ್ಕ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಇಯಂ ನಿಷ್ಠಾ ಬಹುವಿಧಾ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಯಾ ತ್ವಧ್ಯವಸ್ಯತಿ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ಬುದ್ಧಿಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ಶರಾನ್ಪ್ರತಿಮೋಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ಶಿತಾನ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 14.30.24 in Bengali sript:
অলর্ক উবাচ ।
ইযং নিষ্ঠা বহুবিধা প্রজ্ঞযা ত্বধ্যবস্যতি ।
তস্মাদ্বুদ্ধিং প্রতি শরান্প্রতিমোক্ষ্যাম্যহং শিতান্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 14.30.24 in Gujarati sript:
અલર્ક ઉવાચ ।
ઇયં નિષ્ઠા બહુવિધા પ્રજ્ઞયા ત્વધ્યવસ્યતિ ।
તસ્માદ્બુદ્ધિં પ્રતિ શરાન્પ્રતિમોક્ષ્યામ્યહં શિતાન્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 14.30.24 in Malayalam sript:
അലര്ക ഉവാച ।
ഇയം നിഷ്ഠാ ബഹുവിധാ പ്രജ്ഞയാ ത്വധ്യവസ്യതി ।
തസ്മാദ്ബുദ്ധിം പ്രതി ശരാന്പ്രതിമോക്ഷ്യാമ്യഹം ശിതാന് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.30.24 in Telugu sript:
అలర్క ఉవాచ ।
ఇయం నిష్ఠా బహువిధా ప్రజ్ఞయా త్వధ్యవస్యతి ।
తస్మాద్బుద్ధిం ప్రతి శరాన్ప్రతిమోక్ష్యామ్యహం శితాన్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021