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 14.61.17

पितापि तव धर्मज्ञ गर्भे तस्मिन्महामते ।
अवर्धत यथाकालं शुक्लपक्षे यथा शशी ॥ १७ ॥

pitāpi tava dharmajña garbhe tasminmahāmate |
avardhata yathākālaṃ śuklapakṣe yathā śaśī || 17 ||

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

...succumbed to the son of Dussasana. Without doubt, he has gone to Heaven. Kill this grief of thine, O you of great intelligence. They that are of cleansed understandings never...

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

Pitri, Api, Yushmad, Dharmajna, Garbha, Tad, Mahamata, Mahamati, Yathakala, Shuklapaksha, Yatha, Shashi, Shashin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.61.17). 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: “pitāpi tava dharmajña garbhe tasminmahāmate
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pi (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmajña -
  • dharmajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharmajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbhe -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mahāmate -
  • mahāmata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāmata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “avardhata yathākālaṃ śuklapakṣe yathā śaśī
  • avardhata -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • yathākālam -
  • yathākāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śuklapakṣe -
  • śuklapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śaśī -
  • śaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.61.17

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 14.61.17 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತಾಪಿ ತವ ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞ ಗರ್ಭೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಮಹಾಮತೇ ।
ಅವರ್ಧತ ಯಥಾಕಾಲಂ ಶುಕ್ಲಪಕ್ಷೇ ಯಥಾ ಶಶೀ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 14.61.17 in Bengali sript:
পিতাপি তব ধর্মজ্ঞ গর্ভে তস্মিন্মহামতে ।
অবর্ধত যথাকালং শুক্লপক্ষে যথা শশী ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 14.61.17 in Gujarati sript:
પિતાપિ તવ ધર્મજ્ઞ ગર્ભે તસ્મિન્મહામતે ।
અવર્ધત યથાકાલં શુક્લપક્ષે યથા શશી ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 14.61.17 in Malayalam sript:
പിതാപി തവ ധര്മജ്ഞ ഗര്ഭേ തസ്മിന്മഹാമതേ ।
അവര്ധത യഥാകാലം ശുക്ലപക്ഷേ യഥാ ശശീ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.61.17 in Telugu sript:
పితాపి తవ ధర్మజ్ఞ గర్భే తస్మిన్మహామతే ।
అవర్ధత యథాకాలం శుక్లపక్షే యథా శశీ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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