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 14.31.2

शोकः क्रोधोऽतिसंरम्भो राजसास्ते गुणाः स्मृताः ।
स्वप्नस्तन्द्री च मोहश्च त्रयस्ते तामसा गुणाः ॥ २ ॥

śokaḥ krodho'tisaṃrambho rājasāste guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ |
svapnastandrī ca mohaśca trayaste tāmasā guṇāḥ || 2 ||

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

...' "The understanding said, 'These arrows will not, O Alarka, cross through me at all. They will pierce your vital parts only, and your vital parts being pierced, you shalt die...

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

Shoka, Krodha, Ati, Samrambha, Rajasa, Tad, Yushmad, Guna, Smrita, Smrito, Svapna, Svapnas, Tandri, Tandrin, Moha, Traya, Tri, Tamasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.31.2). 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: “śokaḥ krodho'tisaṃrambho rājasāste guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
  • śokaḥ -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krodho' -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃrambho* -
  • saṃrambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājasās -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “svapnastandrī ca mohaśca trayaste tāmasā guṇāḥ
  • svapnas -
  • svapnas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapnas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svapna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tandrī -
  • tandrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tandri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tandrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mohaś -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayas -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tāmasā* -
  • tāmasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • guṇāḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.31.2

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 14.31.2 in Kannada sript:
ಶೋಕಃ ಕ್ರೋಧೋಽತಿಸಂರಮ್ಭೋ ರಾಜಸಾಸ್ತೇ ಗುಣಾಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವಪ್ನಸ್ತನ್ದ್ರೀ ಚ ಮೋಹಶ್ಚ ತ್ರಯಸ್ತೇ ತಾಮಸಾ ಗುಣಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 14.31.2 in Bengali sript:
শোকঃ ক্রোধোঽতিসংরম্ভো রাজসাস্তে গুণাঃ স্মৃতাঃ ।
স্বপ্নস্তন্দ্রী চ মোহশ্চ ত্রযস্তে তামসা গুণাঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 14.31.2 in Gujarati sript:
શોકઃ ક્રોધોઽતિસંરમ્ભો રાજસાસ્તે ગુણાઃ સ્મૃતાઃ ।
સ્વપ્નસ્તન્દ્રી ચ મોહશ્ચ ત્રયસ્તે તામસા ગુણાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 14.31.2 in Malayalam sript:
ശോകഃ ക്രോധോഽതിസംരമ്ഭോ രാജസാസ്തേ ഗുണാഃ സ്മൃതാഃ ।
സ്വപ്നസ്തന്ദ്രീ ച മോഹശ്ച ത്രയസ്തേ താമസാ ഗുണാഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.31.2 in Telugu sript:
శోకః క్రోధోఽతిసంరమ్భో రాజసాస్తే గుణాః స్మృతాః ।
స్వప్నస్తన్ద్రీ చ మోహశ్చ త్రయస్తే తామసా గుణాః ॥ ౨ ॥

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