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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 14.50.44
अर्जुन उवाच ।
को न्वसौ ब्राह्मणः कृष्ण कश्च शिष्यो जनार्दन ।
श्रोतव्यं चेन्मयैतद्वै तत्त्वमाचक्ष्व मे विभो ॥ ४४ ॥
arjuna uvāca |
ko nvasau brāhmaṇaḥ kṛṣṇa kaśca śiṣyo janārdana |
śrotavyaṃ cenmayaitadvai tattvamācakṣva me vibho || 44 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...knows which is superior and inferior among existent creatures, who is conversant with the ordinances in respect of all acts, and who constitutes himself the soul of all creatures...
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 (14.50.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Arjuna, Kah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Brahmana, Krishna, Shishya, Janardana, Shrotavya, Tattva, Aca, Asmad, Vibhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.50.44). 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: “arjuna uvāca ”
- arjuna* -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “ko nvasau brāhmaṇaḥ kṛṣṇa kaśca śiṣyo janārdana ”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nva -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- brāhmaṇaḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛṣṇa -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiṣyo* -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- janārdana -
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janārdana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “śrotavyaṃ cenmayaitadvai tattvamācakṣva me vibho ”
- śrotavyam -
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śrotavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrotavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrotavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- mayai -
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√mā (verb class 1)[imperative middle first single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative middle first single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative middle first single]
- tadvai -
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- tattvam -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āca -
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āca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ac (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- kṣva -
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- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vibho -
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vibhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vibhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.50.44
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 14.50.44 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಜುನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕೋ ನ್ವಸೌ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕಶ್ಚ ಶಿಷ್ಯೋ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ।
ಶ್ರೋತವ್ಯಂ ಚೇನ್ಮಯೈತದ್ವೈ ತತ್ತ್ವಮಾಚಕ್ಷ್ವ ಮೇ ವಿಭೋ ॥ ೪೪ ॥
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 14.50.44 in Bengali sript:
অর্জুন উবাচ ।
কো ন্বসৌ ব্রাহ্মণঃ কৃষ্ণ কশ্চ শিষ্যো জনার্দন ।
শ্রোতব্যং চেন্মযৈতদ্বৈ তত্ত্বমাচক্ষ্ব মে বিভো ॥ ৪৪ ॥
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 14.50.44 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુન ઉવાચ ।
કો ન્વસૌ બ્રાહ્મણઃ કૃષ્ણ કશ્ચ શિષ્યો જનાર્દન ।
શ્રોતવ્યં ચેન્મયૈતદ્વૈ તત્ત્વમાચક્ષ્વ મે વિભો ॥ ૪૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.50.44 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ജുന ഉവാച ।
കോ ന്വസൌ ബ്രാഹ്മണഃ കൃഷ്ണ കശ്ച ശിഷ്യോ ജനാര്ദന ।
ശ്രോതവ്യം ചേന്മയൈതദ്വൈ തത്ത്വമാചക്ഷ്വ മേ വിഭോ ॥ ൪൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.50.44 in Telugu sript:
అర్జున ఉవాచ ।
కో న్వసౌ బ్రాహ్మణః కృష్ణ కశ్చ శిష్యో జనార్దన ।
శ్రోతవ్యం చేన్మయైతద్వై తత్త్వమాచక్ష్వ మే విభో ॥ ౪౪ ॥