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 1.21.14

शुक्लस्त्वं बहुलश्चैव कला काष्ठा त्रुटिस्तथा ।
संवत्सरर्तवो मासा रजन्यश्च दिनानि च ॥ १४ ॥

śuklastvaṃ bahulaścaiva kalā kāṣṭhā truṭistathā |
saṃvatsarartavo māsā rajanyaśca dināni ca || 14 ||

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

...vast, and wide as the expanse of space, unfathomable, and limitless, and the grand reservoir of water.'" And so ends the twenty-first section in the Astika Parva of the Adi Parva. "Sauti...

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

Shukla, Tva, Yushmad, Bahula, Kala, Kashtha, Truti, Tatha, Samvatsara, Ritu, Masa, Rajani, Dina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.21.14). 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: “śuklastvaṃ bahulaścaiva kalā kāṣṭhā truṭistathā
  • śuklas -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bahulaś -
  • bahula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kalā -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāṣṭhā -
  • kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • truṭis -
  • truṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃvatsarartavo māsā rajanyaśca dināni ca
  • saṃvatsarar -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛtavo* -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • māsā* -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rajanyaś -
  • rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dināni -
  • dina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.21.14

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 1.21.14 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಬಹುಲಶ್ಚೈವ ಕಲಾ ಕಾಷ್ಠಾ ತ್ರುಟಿಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಸಂವತ್ಸರರ್ತವೋ ಮಾಸಾ ರಜನ್ಯಶ್ಚ ದಿನಾನಿ ಚ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 1.21.14 in Bengali sript:
শুক্লস্ত্বং বহুলশ্চৈব কলা কাষ্ঠা ত্রুটিস্তথা ।
সংবত্সরর্তবো মাসা রজন্যশ্চ দিনানি চ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 1.21.14 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્લસ્ત્વં બહુલશ્ચૈવ કલા કાષ્ઠા ત્રુટિસ્તથા ।
સંવત્સરર્તવો માસા રજન્યશ્ચ દિનાનિ ચ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 1.21.14 in Malayalam sript:
ശുക്ലസ്ത്വം ബഹുലശ്ചൈവ കലാ കാഷ്ഠാ ത്രുടിസ്തഥാ ।
സംവത്സരര്തവോ മാസാ രജന്യശ്ച ദിനാനി ച ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.21.14 in Telugu sript:
శుక్లస్త్వం బహులశ్చైవ కలా కాష్ఠా త్రుటిస్తథా ।
సంవత్సరర్తవో మాసా రజన్యశ్చ దినాని చ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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