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 1.54.14

प्रतिगृह्य च तां पूजां पाण्डवाज्जनमेजयात् ।
गां चैव समनुज्ञाय व्यासः प्रीतोऽभवत्तदा ॥ १४ ॥

pratigṛhya ca tāṃ pūjāṃ pāṇḍavājjanamejayāt |
gāṃ caiva samanujñāya vyāsaḥ prīto'bhavattadā || 14 ||

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

...from the game at dice prompted by the desire (of the Kurus) for rule. I shall relate all to you who askest it you best of the Bharata race! "On the death of their father those heroes (the...

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

Pratigrihya, Puja, Samanujna, Aya, Vyasa, Prita, Pritu, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.54.14). 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: “pratigṛhya ca tāṃ pūjāṃ pāṇḍavājjanamejayāt
  • pratigṛhya -
  • pratigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse pāṇḍavājjanamejayāt
  • Line 2: “gāṃ caiva samanujñāya vyāsaḥ prīto'bhavattadā
  • gām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first 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]
  • samanujñā -
  • samanujñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vyāsaḥ -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prīto' -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prītu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.54.14

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 1.54.14 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿಗೃಹ್ಯ ಚ ತಾಂ ಪೂಜಾಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಜ್ಜನಮೇಜಯಾತ್ ।
ಗಾಂ ಚೈವ ಸಮನುಜ್ಞಾಯ ವ್ಯಾಸಃ ಪ್ರೀತೋಽಭವತ್ತದಾ ॥ 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 1.54.14 in Bengali sript:
প্রতিগৃহ্য চ তাং পূজাং পাণ্ডবাজ্জনমেজযাত্ ।
গাং চৈব সমনুজ্ঞায ব্যাসঃ প্রীতোঽভবত্তদা ॥ 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 1.54.14 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિગૃહ્ય ચ તાં પૂજાં પાણ્ડવાજ્જનમેજયાત્ ।
ગાં ચૈવ સમનુજ્ઞાય વ્યાસઃ પ્રીતોઽભવત્તદા ॥ 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 1.54.14 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതിഗൃഹ്യ ച താം പൂജാം പാണ്ഡവാജ്ജനമേജയാത് ।
ഗാം ചൈവ സമനുജ്ഞായ വ്യാസഃ പ്രീതോഽഭവത്തദാ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.54.14 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతిగృహ్య చ తాం పూజాం పాణ్డవాజ్జనమేజయాత్ ।
గాం చైవ సమనుజ్ఞాయ వ్యాసః ప్రీతోఽభవత్తదా ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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