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 14.38.8

उपेक्षा ब्रह्मचर्यं च परित्यागश्च सर्वशः ।
निर्ममत्वमनाशीस्त्वमपरिक्रीतधर्मता ॥ ८ ॥

upekṣā brahmacaryaṃ ca parityāgaśca sarvaśaḥ |
nirmamatvamanāśīstvamaparikrītadharmatā || 8 ||

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

...everything about (the quality of) Darkness. Who is there that truly understands it? Who is there that truly sees it? That, indeed, is the characteristic of Darkness, viz., the...

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

Upeksha, Brahmacarya, Parityaga, Sarvashah, Nirmamatva, Anashis, Anashi, Tva, Yushmad, Apari, Krita, Dharmata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.38.8). 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: “upekṣā brahmacaryaṃ ca parityāgaśca sarvaśaḥ
  • upekṣā* -
  • upekṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmacaryam -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parityāgaś -
  • parityāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “nirmamatvamanāśīstvamaparikrītadharmatā
  • nirmamatvam -
  • nirmamatva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirmamatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirmamatvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anāśīs -
  • anāśis (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anāśī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anāśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • apari -
  • aparī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • krīta -
  • krīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krī -> krīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √krī class 9 verb]
    krī -> krīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √krī class 9 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [optative middle third single]
  • dharmatā -
  • dharmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.38.8

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 14.38.8 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪೇಕ್ಷಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯಂ ಚ ಪರಿತ್ಯಾಗಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ನಿರ್ಮಮತ್ವಮನಾಶೀಸ್ತ್ವಮಪರಿಕ್ರೀತಧರ್ಮತಾ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 14.38.8 in Bengali sript:
উপেক্ষা ব্রহ্মচর্যং চ পরিত্যাগশ্চ সর্বশঃ ।
নির্মমত্বমনাশীস্ত্বমপরিক্রীতধর্মতা ॥ ৮ ॥

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 14.38.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપેક્ષા બ્રહ્મચર્યં ચ પરિત્યાગશ્ચ સર્વશઃ ।
નિર્મમત્વમનાશીસ્ત્વમપરિક્રીતધર્મતા ॥ ૮ ॥

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 14.38.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപേക്ഷാ ബ്രഹ്മചര്യം ച പരിത്യാഗശ്ച സര്വശഃ ।
നിര്മമത്വമനാശീസ്ത്വമപരിക്രീതധര്മതാ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.38.8 in Telugu sript:
ఉపేక్షా బ్రహ్మచర్యం చ పరిత్యాగశ్చ సర్వశః ।
నిర్మమత్వమనాశీస్త్వమపరిక్రీతధర్మతా ॥ ౮ ॥

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