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 1.56.24

भारतानां महज्जन्म शृण्वतामनसूयताम् ।
नास्ति व्याधिभयं तेषां परलोकभयं कुतः ॥ २४ ॥

bhāratānāṃ mahajjanma śṛṇvatāmanasūyatām |
nāsti vyādhibhayaṃ teṣāṃ paralokabhayaṃ kutaḥ || 24 ||

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

...always attains to purity of heart. The gratification that one derives from attaining to heaven is scarcely equal to that which one derives from hearing this holy history. The virtuous man...

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

Bharata, Shrinvat, Anasuya, Nasti, Vyadhibhaya, Tad, Paralokabhaya, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.56.24). 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: “bhāratānāṃ mahajjanma śṛṇvatāmanasūyatām
  • bhāratānām -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse mahajjanma*śṛ
  • śṛṇvatām -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śru class 5 verb]
  • anasūya -
  • anasūya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anasūya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nāsti vyādhibhayaṃ teṣāṃ paralokabhayaṃ kutaḥ
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vyādhibhayam -
  • vyādhibhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • paralokabhayam -
  • paralokabhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paralokabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.56.24

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 1.56.24 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾರತಾನಾಂ ಮಹಜ್ಜನ್ಮ ಶೃಣ್ವತಾಮನಸೂಯತಾಮ್ ।
ನಾಸ್ತಿ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಭಯಂ ತೇಷಾಂ ಪರಲೋಕಭಯಂ ಕುತಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 1.56.24 in Bengali sript:
ভারতানাং মহজ্জন্ম শৃণ্বতামনসূযতাম্ ।
নাস্তি ব্যাধিভযং তেষাং পরলোকভযং কুতঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 1.56.24 in Gujarati sript:
ભારતાનાં મહજ્જન્મ શૃણ્વતામનસૂયતામ્ ।
નાસ્તિ વ્યાધિભયં તેષાં પરલોકભયં કુતઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 1.56.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഭാരതാനാം മഹജ്ജന്മ ശൃണ്വതാമനസൂയതാമ് ।
നാസ്തി വ്യാധിഭയം തേഷാം പരലോകഭയം കുതഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.56.24 in Telugu sript:
భారతానాం మహజ్జన్మ శృణ్వతామనసూయతామ్ ।
నాస్తి వ్యాధిభయం తేషాం పరలోకభయం కుతః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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