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 14.35.30

ब्रह्मचारिकमेवाहुराश्रमं प्रथमं पदम् ।
गार्हस्थ्यं तु द्वितीयं स्याद्वानप्रस्थमतः परम् ।
ततः परं तु विज्ञेयमध्यात्मं परमं पदम् ॥ ३० ॥

brahmacārikamevāhurāśramaṃ prathamaṃ padam |
gārhasthyaṃ tu dvitīyaṃ syādvānaprasthamataḥ param |
tataḥ paraṃ tu vijñeyamadhyātmaṃ paramaṃ padam || 30 ||

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

...the Vedas, it involves a consideration of what constitutes the real entity. We regard knowledge to be the highest object, and renunciation as the best penance. He who, with certainty...

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

Brahmacarika, Eva, Ahura, Ashrama, Prathamam, Prathama, Pada, Garhasthya, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Syat, Sya, Vanaprastha, Atah, Param, Para, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vijneya, Adhyatmam, Adhyatma, Paramam, Parama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.35.30). 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: “brahmacārikamevāhurāśramaṃ prathamaṃ padam
  • brahmacārikam -
  • brahmacārika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahurā -
  • ahura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśramam -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “gārhasthyaṃ tu dvitīyaṃ syādvānaprasthamataḥ param
  • gārhasthyam -
  • gārhasthya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gārhasthya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gārhasthyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dvitīyam -
  • dvitīyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • vānaprastham -
  • vānaprastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vānaprastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vānaprasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “tataḥ paraṃ tu vijñeyamadhyātmaṃ paramaṃ padam
  • 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]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vijñeyam -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhyātmam -
  • adhyātmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhyātma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhyātma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhyātmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    adhyātman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    adhyātman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • paramam -
  • paramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.35.30

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 14.35.30 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಕಮೇವಾಹುರಾಶ್ರಮಂ ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ಪದಮ್ ।
ಗಾರ್ಹಸ್ಥ್ಯಂ ತು ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಾನಪ್ರಸ್ಥಮತಃ ಪರಮ್ ।
ತತಃ ಪರಂ ತು ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಮಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಂ ಪರಮಂ ಪದಮ್ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 14.35.30 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মচারিকমেবাহুরাশ্রমং প্রথমং পদম্ ।
গার্হস্থ্যং তু দ্বিতীযং স্যাদ্বানপ্রস্থমতঃ পরম্ ।
ততঃ পরং তু বিজ্ঞেযমধ্যাত্মং পরমং পদম্ ॥ ৩০ ॥

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 14.35.30 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મચારિકમેવાહુરાશ્રમં પ્રથમં પદમ્ ।
ગાર્હસ્થ્યં તુ દ્વિતીયં સ્યાદ્વાનપ્રસ્થમતઃ પરમ્ ।
તતઃ પરં તુ વિજ્ઞેયમધ્યાત્મં પરમં પદમ્ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 14.35.30 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മചാരികമേവാഹുരാശ്രമം പ്രഥമം പദമ് ।
ഗാര്ഹസ്ഥ്യം തു ദ്വിതീയം സ്യാദ്വാനപ്രസ്ഥമതഃ പരമ് ।
തതഃ പരം തു വിജ്ഞേയമധ്യാത്മം പരമം പദമ് ॥ ൩൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.35.30 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మచారికమేవాహురాశ్రమం ప్రథమం పదమ్ ।
గార్హస్థ్యం తు ద్వితీయం స్యాద్వానప్రస్థమతః పరమ్ ।
తతః పరం తు విజ్ఞేయమధ్యాత్మం పరమం పదమ్ ॥ ౩౦ ॥

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