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 1.68.29

आदित्यचन्द्रावनिलानलौ च द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च ।
अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभे च संध्ये धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वृत्तम् ॥ २९ ॥

ādityacandrāvanilānalau ca dyaurbhūmirāpo hṛdayaṃ yamaśca |
ahaśca rātriśca ubhe ca saṃdhye dharmaśca jānāti narasya vṛttam || 29 ||

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

...to return to the refuge of my father. But it behoves you not to cast off this child who is your own.' "Hearing all this, Dushmanta said, 'O Sakuntala, I do not know having begot upon...

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

Aditya, Acandra, Anila, Ali, Alu, Div, Dyau, Bhumi, Apa, Apas, Hridaya, Yama, Ahan, Rat, Ubha, Sandhya, Dharma, Nara, Vritta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.68.29). 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: “ādityacandrāvanilānalau ca dyaurbhūmirāpo hṛdayaṃ yamaśca
  • āditya -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • acandrāva -
  • acandra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anilān -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • alau -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    alu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyaur -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dyau (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhūmir -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpo* -
  • āpas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yamaś -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ahaśca rātriśca ubhe ca saṃdhye dharmaśca jānāti narasya vṛttam
  • ahaś -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāt -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> rāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandhye -
  • sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sandhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dharmaś -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānāti -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • narasya -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.68.29

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 1.68.29 in Kannada sript:
ಆದಿತ್ಯಚನ್ದ್ರಾವನಿಲಾನಲೌ ಚ ದ್ಯೌರ್ಭೂಮಿರಾಪೋ ಹೃದಯಂ ಯಮಶ್ಚ ।
ಅಹಶ್ಚ ರಾತ್ರಿಶ್ಚ ಉಭೇ ಚ ಸಂಧ್ಯೇ ಧರ್ಮಶ್ಚ ಜಾನಾತಿ ನರಸ್ಯ ವೃತ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 1.68.29 in Bengali sript:
আদিত্যচন্দ্রাবনিলানলৌ চ দ্যৌর্ভূমিরাপো হৃদযং যমশ্চ ।
অহশ্চ রাত্রিশ্চ উভে চ সংধ্যে ধর্মশ্চ জানাতি নরস্য বৃত্তম্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 1.68.29 in Gujarati sript:
આદિત્યચન્દ્રાવનિલાનલૌ ચ દ્યૌર્ભૂમિરાપો હૃદયં યમશ્ચ ।
અહશ્ચ રાત્રિશ્ચ ઉભે ચ સંધ્યે ધર્મશ્ચ જાનાતિ નરસ્ય વૃત્તમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 1.68.29 in Malayalam sript:
ആദിത്യചന്ദ്രാവനിലാനലൌ ച ദ്യൌര്ഭൂമിരാപോ ഹൃദയം യമശ്ച ।
അഹശ്ച രാത്രിശ്ച ഉഭേ ച സംധ്യേ ധര്മശ്ച ജാനാതി നരസ്യ വൃത്തമ് ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.68.29 in Telugu sript:
ఆదిత్యచన్ద్రావనిలానలౌ చ ద్యౌర్భూమిరాపో హృదయం యమశ్చ ।
అహశ్చ రాత్రిశ్చ ఉభే చ సంధ్యే ధర్మశ్చ జానాతి నరస్య వృత్తమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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