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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 14.44.2
अहः पूर्वं ततो रात्रिर्मासाः शुक्लादयः स्मृताः ।
श्रविष्ठादीनि ऋक्षाणि ऋतवः शिशिरादयः ॥ २ ॥
ahaḥ pūrvaṃ tato rātrirmāsāḥ śuklādayaḥ smṛtāḥ |
śraviṣṭhādīni ṛkṣāṇi ṛtavaḥ śiśirādayaḥ || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the points of the compass; Soma of great energy is the lord of all learned Brahmanas. Kuvera is the lord of all precious gems, and Purandara of all the deities. Such is the highest...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (14.44.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ahan, Purvam, Purva, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Rat, Masa, Shukla, Aya, Ayas, Smrita, Smrito, Shravishtha, Riksha, Rikshani, Ritu, Shishira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.44.2). 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: “ahaḥ pūrvaṃ tato rātrirmāsāḥ śuklādayaḥ smṛtāḥ ”
- ahaḥ -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tato* -
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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]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- rāt -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- māsāḥ -
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māsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]māsā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śuklād -
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śukla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śukla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- smṛtāḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]smṛto (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “śraviṣṭhādīni ṛkṣāṇi ṛtavaḥ śiśirādayaḥ ”
- śraviṣṭhād -
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śraviṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śraviṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛkṣāṇi -
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ṛkṣāṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ṛkṣāṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛkṣāṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ṛtavaḥ -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śiśirād -
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śiśira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śiśira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.44.2
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.44.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ತತೋ ರಾತ್ರಿರ್ಮಾಸಾಃ ಶುಕ್ಲಾದಯಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ।
ಶ್ರವಿಷ್ಠಾದೀನಿ ಋಕ್ಷಾಣಿ ಋತವಃ ಶಿಶಿರಾದಯಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.44.2 in Bengali sript:
অহঃ পূর্বং ততো রাত্রির্মাসাঃ শুক্লাদযঃ স্মৃতাঃ ।
শ্রবিষ্ঠাদীনি ঋক্ষাণি ঋতবঃ শিশিরাদযঃ ॥ ২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.44.2 in Gujarati sript:
અહઃ પૂર્વં તતો રાત્રિર્માસાઃ શુક્લાદયઃ સ્મૃતાઃ ।
શ્રવિષ્ઠાદીનિ ઋક્ષાણિ ઋતવઃ શિશિરાદયઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.44.2 in Malayalam sript:
അഹഃ പൂര്വം തതോ രാത്രിര്മാസാഃ ശുക്ലാദയഃ സ്മൃതാഃ ।
ശ്രവിഷ്ഠാദീനി ഋക്ഷാണി ഋതവഃ ശിശിരാദയഃ ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.44.2 in Telugu sript:
అహః పూర్వం తతో రాత్రిర్మాసాః శుక్లాదయః స్మృతాః ।
శ్రవిష్ఠాదీని ఋక్షాణి ఋతవః శిశిరాదయః ॥ ౨ ॥