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 14.34.3

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अरणीं ब्राह्मणीं विद्धि गुरुरस्योत्तरारणिः ।
तपःश्रुतेऽभिमथ्नीतो ज्ञानाग्निर्जायते ततः ॥ ३ ॥

brāhmaṇa uvāca |
araṇīṃ brāhmaṇīṃ viddhi gururasyottarāraṇiḥ |
tapaḥśrute'bhimathnīto jñānāgnirjāyate tataḥ || 3 ||

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

...you, according to your own understanding, censurest. I am a Brahmana possessed of Vedic knowledge, I am emancipated. I am a forest recluse. I am an observer of the duties of...

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

Brahmana, Arani, Brahmani, Guru, Asi, Idam, Uttararani, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Shrut, Shruta, Shruti, Abhi, Math, Nita, Jnanagni, Jayat, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.34.3). 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: “brāhmaṇa uvāca
  • brāhmaṇa* -
  • brāhmaṇa (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: “araṇīṃ brāhmaṇīṃ viddhi gururasyottarāraṇiḥ
  • araṇīm -
  • araṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • brāhmaṇīm -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gurur -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyo -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uttarāraṇiḥ -
  • uttarāraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tapaḥśrute'bhimathnīto jñānāgnirjāyate tataḥ
  • tapaḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrute' -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śruti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [locative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • math -
  • math (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    math (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nīto* -
  • nīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> nīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • jñānāgnir -
  • jñānāgni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.34.3

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 14.34.3 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅರಣೀಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೀಂ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಗುರುರಸ್ಯೋತ್ತರಾರಣಿಃ ।
ತಪಃಶ್ರುತೇಽಭಿಮಥ್ನೀತೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಾಗ್ನಿರ್ಜಾಯತೇ ತತಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 14.34.3 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণ উবাচ ।
অরণীং ব্রাহ্মণীং বিদ্ধি গুরুরস্যোত্তরারণিঃ ।
তপঃশ্রুতেঽভিমথ্নীতো জ্ঞানাগ্নির্জাযতে ততঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 14.34.3 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણ ઉવાચ ।
અરણીં બ્રાહ્મણીં વિદ્ધિ ગુરુરસ્યોત્તરારણિઃ ।
તપઃશ્રુતેઽભિમથ્નીતો જ્ઞાનાગ્નિર્જાયતે તતઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 14.34.3 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണ ഉവാച ।
അരണീം ബ്രാഹ്മണീം വിദ്ധി ഗുരുരസ്യോത്തരാരണിഃ ।
തപഃശ്രുതേഽഭിമഥ്നീതോ ജ്ഞാനാഗ്നിര്ജായതേ തതഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.34.3 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణ ఉవాచ ।
అరణీం బ్రాహ్మణీం విద్ధి గురురస్యోత్తరారణిః ।
తపఃశ్రుతేఽభిమథ్నీతో జ్ఞానాగ్నిర్జాయతే తతః ॥ ౩ ॥

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