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 14.55.21

गौतम उवाच ।
दक्षिणा परितोषो वै गुरूणां सद्भिरुच्यते ।
तव ह्याचरतो ब्रह्मंस्तुष्टोऽहं वै न संशयः ॥ २१ ॥

gautama uvāca |
dakṣiṇā paritoṣo vai gurūṇāṃ sadbhirucyate |
tava hyācarato brahmaṃstuṣṭo'haṃ vai na saṃśayaḥ || 21 ||

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

...the desert. In course of his wanderings he thought of Krishna of unfading glory. The intelligent Rishi then beheld in that desert a naked hunter (of the Candala class), all besmeared...

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

Gautama, Dakshina, Dakshi, Paritosha, Guru, Sat, Sad, Ucyat, Yushmad, Acara, Tas, Brahma, Stri, Aha, Asmad, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.55.21). 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: “gautama uvāca
  • gautama* -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “dakṣiṇā paritoṣo vai gurūṇāṃ sadbhirucyate
  • dakṣiṇā -
  • dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • paritoṣo* -
  • paritoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • gurūṇām -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sadbhir -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 3: “tava hyācarato brahmaṃstuṣṭo'haṃ vai na saṃśayaḥ
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ācara -
  • ācara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ācara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṃ -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • stuṣ -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭo' -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.55.21

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 14.55.21 in Kannada sript:
ಗೌತಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾ ಪರಿತೋಷೋ ವೈ ಗುರೂಣಾಂ ಸದ್ಭಿರುಚ್ಯತೇ ।
ತವ ಹ್ಯಾಚರತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಂಸ್ತುಷ್ಟೋಽಹಂ ವೈ ನ ಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 14.55.21 in Bengali sript:
গৌতম উবাচ ।
দক্ষিণা পরিতোষো বৈ গুরূণাং সদ্ভিরুচ্যতে ।
তব হ্যাচরতো ব্রহ্মংস্তুষ্টোঽহং বৈ ন সংশযঃ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 14.55.21 in Gujarati sript:
ગૌતમ ઉવાચ ।
દક્ષિણા પરિતોષો વૈ ગુરૂણાં સદ્ભિરુચ્યતે ।
તવ હ્યાચરતો બ્રહ્મંસ્તુષ્ટોઽહં વૈ ન સંશયઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 14.55.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൌതമ ഉവാച ।
ദക്ഷിണാ പരിതോഷോ വൈ ഗുരൂണാം സദ്ഭിരുച്യതേ ।
തവ ഹ്യാചരതോ ബ്രഹ്മംസ്തുഷ്ടോഽഹം വൈ ന സംശയഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.55.21 in Telugu sript:
గౌతమ ఉవాచ ।
దక్షిణా పరితోషో వై గురూణాం సద్భిరుచ్యతే ।
తవ హ్యాచరతో బ్రహ్మంస్తుష్టోఽహం వై న సంశయః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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