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 14.49.49

उष्णः शीतः सुखो दुःखः स्निग्धो विशद एव च ।
कठिनश्चिक्कणः श्लक्ष्णः पिच्छिलो दारुणो मृदुः ॥ ४९ ॥

uṣṇaḥ śītaḥ sukho duḥkhaḥ snigdho viśada eva ca |
kaṭhinaścikkaṇaḥ ślakṣṇaḥ picchilo dāruṇo mṛduḥ || 49 ||

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

...have said that knowledge is the highest happiness. Hence, one becomes released of all sins by pure knowledge. They that are engaged in destruction and harm, they that are infidels...

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

Ushna, Shita, Sukha, Duhkha, Snigdha, Vishada, Eva, Kathina, Cikkana, Shlakshna, Picchila, Daruna, Daru, Mridu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.49.49). 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: “uṣṇaḥ śītaḥ sukho duḥkhaḥ snigdho viśada eva ca
  • uṣṇaḥ -
  • uṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śītaḥ -
  • śīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • sukho* -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duḥkhaḥ -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • snigdho* -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • viśada* -
  • viśada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kaṭhinaścikkaṇaḥ ślakṣṇaḥ picchilo dāruṇo mṛduḥ
  • kaṭhinaś -
  • kaṭhina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cikkaṇaḥ -
  • cikkaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ślakṣṇaḥ -
  • ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • picchilo* -
  • picchila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dāruṇo* -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mṛduḥ -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.49.49

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 14.49.49 in Kannada sript:
ಉಷ್ಣಃ ಶೀತಃ ಸುಖೋ ದುಃಖಃ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧೋ ವಿಶದ ಏವ ಚ ।
ಕಠಿನಶ್ಚಿಕ್ಕಣಃ ಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣಃ ಪಿಚ್ಛಿಲೋ ದಾರುಣೋ ಮೃದುಃ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 14.49.49 in Bengali sript:
উষ্ণঃ শীতঃ সুখো দুঃখঃ স্নিগ্ধো বিশদ এব চ ।
কঠিনশ্চিক্কণঃ শ্লক্ষ্ণঃ পিচ্ছিলো দারুণো মৃদুঃ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 14.49.49 in Gujarati sript:
ઉષ્ણઃ શીતઃ સુખો દુઃખઃ સ્નિગ્ધો વિશદ એવ ચ ।
કઠિનશ્ચિક્કણઃ શ્લક્ષ્ણઃ પિચ્છિલો દારુણો મૃદુઃ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 14.49.49 in Malayalam sript:
ഉഷ്ണഃ ശീതഃ സുഖോ ദുഃഖഃ സ്നിഗ്ധോ വിശദ ഏവ ച ।
കഠിനശ്ചിക്കണഃ ശ്ലക്ഷ്ണഃ പിച്ഛിലോ ദാരുണോ മൃദുഃ ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.49.49 in Telugu sript:
ఉష్ణః శీతః సుఖో దుఃఖః స్నిగ్ధో విశద ఏవ చ ।
కఠినశ్చిక్కణః శ్లక్ష్ణః పిచ్ఛిలో దారుణో మృదుః ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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