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 14.94.31

एष धर्मो महांस्त्यागो दानं भूतदया तथा ।
ब्रह्मचर्यं तथा सत्यमनुक्रोशो धृतिः क्षमा ।
सनातनस्य धर्मस्य मूलमेतत्सनातनम् ॥ ३१ ॥

eṣa dharmo mahāṃstyāgo dānaṃ bhūtadayā tathā |
brahmacaryaṃ tathā satyamanukrośo dhṛtiḥ kṣamā |
sanātanasya dharmasya mūlametatsanātanam || 31 ||

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

...kindness, and fortitude, and forgiveness, constitute the eternal foundations of Righteousness which itself is eternal. We hear of Visvamitra and other kings of ancient times...

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

Esha, Dharma, Maha, Mahat, Tyaga, Dana, Bhutadaya, Tatha, Brahmacarya, Satyam, Satya, Anukrosha, Dhriti, Ksham, Kshama, Sanatana, Mula, Etad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.94.31). 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: “eṣa dharmo mahāṃstyāgo dānaṃ bhūtadayā tathā
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāṃs -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tyāgo* -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūtadayā -
  • bhūtadayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmacaryaṃ tathā satyamanukrośo dhṛtiḥ kṣamā
  • brahmacaryam -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anukrośo* -
  • anukrośa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhṛtiḥ -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣamā -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sanātanasya dharmasya mūlametatsanātanam
  • sanātanasya -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.94.31

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 14.94.31 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಮಹಾಂಸ್ತ್ಯಾಗೋ ದಾನಂ ಭೂತದಯಾ ತಥಾ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯಂ ತಥಾ ಸತ್ಯಮನುಕ್ರೋಶೋ ಧೃತಿಃ ಕ್ಷಮಾ ।
ಸನಾತನಸ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಮೂಲಮೇತತ್ಸನಾತನಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 14.94.31 in Bengali sript:
এষ ধর্মো মহাংস্ত্যাগো দানং ভূতদযা তথা ।
ব্রহ্মচর্যং তথা সত্যমনুক্রোশো ধৃতিঃ ক্ষমা ।
সনাতনস্য ধর্মস্য মূলমেতত্সনাতনম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 14.94.31 in Gujarati sript:
એષ ધર્મો મહાંસ્ત્યાગો દાનં ભૂતદયા તથા ।
બ્રહ્મચર્યં તથા સત્યમનુક્રોશો ધૃતિઃ ક્ષમા ।
સનાતનસ્ય ધર્મસ્ય મૂલમેતત્સનાતનમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 14.94.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷ ധര്മോ മഹാംസ്ത്യാഗോ ദാനം ഭൂതദയാ തഥാ ।
ബ്രഹ്മചര്യം തഥാ സത്യമനുക്രോശോ ധൃതിഃ ക്ഷമാ ।
സനാതനസ്യ ധര്മസ്യ മൂലമേതത്സനാതനമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.94.31 in Telugu sript:
ఏష ధర్మో మహాంస్త్యాగో దానం భూతదయా తథా ।
బ్రహ్మచర్యం తథా సత్యమనుక్రోశో ధృతిః క్షమా ।
సనాతనస్య ధర్మస్య మూలమేతత్సనాతనమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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