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 14.36.1

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
तदव्यक्तमनुद्रिक्तं सर्वव्यापि ध्रुवं स्थिरम् ।
नवद्वारं पुरं विद्यात्त्रिगुणं पञ्चधातुकम् ॥ १ ॥

brahmovāca |
tadavyaktamanudriktaṃ sarvavyāpi dhruvaṃ sthiram |
navadvāraṃ puraṃ vidyāttriguṇaṃ pañcadhātukam || 1 ||

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

...understanding them in this world, attain to success. In days of old, the Rishis Vrihaspati and Bharadvaja, and Gautama and Bhargava, and Vasishtha and Kasyapa, and Visvamitra...

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

Brahma, Brahman, Tada, Vyaktam, Vyakta, Nud, Rikta, Sarvavyapin, Sarvavyapi, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Sthira, Navadvara, Pur, Pura, Vidya, Triguna, Pancadhatu, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.36.1). 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: “brahmovāca
  • brahmo -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second 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: “tadavyaktamanudriktaṃ sarvavyāpi dhruvaṃ sthiram
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyaktam -
  • vyaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vyakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nud -
  • nud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    nud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • riktam -
  • rikta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rikta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    riktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ric -> rikta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ric class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 7 verb]
    ric -> rikta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ric class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ric class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 4 verb], [nominative single from √ric class 7 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 7 verb]
    rij -> rikta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rij class 1 verb]
    rij -> rikta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rij class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rij class 1 verb]
  • sarvavyāpi -
  • sarvavyāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sarvavyāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sarvavyāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sarvavyāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarvavyāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthiram -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “navadvāraṃ puraṃ vidyāttriguṇaṃ pañcadhātukam
  • navadvāram -
  • navadvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    navadvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    navadvārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puram -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidyāt -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • triguṇam -
  • triguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    triguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    triguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañcadhātu -
  • pañcadhātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pañcadhātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pañcadhātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.36.1

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 14.36.1 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ।
ತದವ್ಯಕ್ತಮನುದ್ರಿಕ್ತಂ ಸರ್ವವ್ಯಾಪಿ ಧ್ರುವಂ ಸ್ಥಿರಮ್ ।
ನವದ್ವಾರಂ ಪುರಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾತ್ತ್ರಿಗುಣಂ ಪಞ್ಚಧಾತುಕಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 14.36.1 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মোবাচ ।
তদব্যক্তমনুদ্রিক্তং সর্বব্যাপি ধ্রুবং স্থিরম্ ।
নবদ্বারং পুরং বিদ্যাত্ত্রিগুণং পঞ্চধাতুকম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 14.36.1 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મોવાચ ।
તદવ્યક્તમનુદ્રિક્તં સર્વવ્યાપિ ધ્રુવં સ્થિરમ્ ।
નવદ્વારં પુરં વિદ્યાત્ત્રિગુણં પઞ્ચધાતુકમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 14.36.1 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മോവാച ।
തദവ്യക്തമനുദ്രിക്തം സര്വവ്യാപി ധ്രുവം സ്ഥിരമ് ।
നവദ്വാരം പുരം വിദ്യാത്ത്രിഗുണം പഞ്ചധാതുകമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.36.1 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మోవాచ ।
తదవ్యక్తమనుద్రిక్తం సర్వవ్యాపి ధ్రువం స్థిరమ్ ।
నవద్వారం పురం విద్యాత్త్రిగుణం పఞ్చధాతుకమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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