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 14.42.43

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सूक्ष्मभावकरीं शिवाम् ।
निवृत्तिं सर्वभूतेषु मृदुना दारुणेन वा ॥ ४३ ॥

ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi sūkṣmabhāvakarīṃ śivām |
nivṛttiṃ sarvabhūteṣu mṛdunā dāruṇena vā || 43 ||

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

...lower duct, the organ of generation, the two hands, and speech forming the tenth. These constitute the group of organs, with mind numbering as the eleventh. One should first...

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

Atah, Param, Para, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Sukshmabhava, Kari, Shiva, Nivritti, Sarvabhuta, Mridu, Daruna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.42.43). 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: “ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi sūkṣmabhāvakarīṃ śivām
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sūkṣmabhāva -
  • sūkṣmabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūkṣmabhāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karīm -
  • karī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śivām -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nivṛttiṃ sarvabhūteṣu mṛdunā dāruṇena
  • nivṛttim -
  • nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvabhūteṣu -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mṛdunā -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dāruṇena -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.42.43

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 14.42.43 in Kannada sript:
ಅತಃ ಪರಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಭಾವಕರೀಂ ಶಿವಾಮ್ ।
ನಿವೃತ್ತಿಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತೇಷು ಮೃದುನಾ ದಾರುಣೇನ ವಾ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 14.42.43 in Bengali sript:
অতঃ পরং প্রবক্ষ্যামি সূক্ষ্মভাবকরীং শিবাম্ ।
নিবৃত্তিং সর্বভূতেষু মৃদুনা দারুণেন বা ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 14.42.43 in Gujarati sript:
અતઃ પરં પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ સૂક્ષ્મભાવકરીં શિવામ્ ।
નિવૃત્તિં સર્વભૂતેષુ મૃદુના દારુણેન વા ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 14.42.43 in Malayalam sript:
അതഃ പരം പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി സൂക്ഷ്മഭാവകരീം ശിവാമ് ।
നിവൃത്തിം സര്വഭൂതേഷു മൃദുനാ ദാരുണേന വാ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.42.43 in Telugu sript:
అతః పరం ప్రవక్ష్యామి సూక్ష్మభావకరీం శివామ్ ।
నివృత్తిం సర్వభూతేషు మృదునా దారుణేన వా ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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