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 1.71.14

त्वमाराधयितुं शक्तो नान्यः कश्चन विद्यते ।
शीलदाक्षिण्यमाधुर्यैराचारेण दमेन च ।
देवयान्यां हि तुष्टायां विद्यां तां प्राप्स्यसि ध्रुवम् ॥ १४ ॥

tvamārādhayituṃ śakto nānyaḥ kaścana vidyate |
śīladākṣiṇyamādhuryairācāreṇa damena ca |
devayānyāṃ hi tuṣṭāyāṃ vidyāṃ tāṃ prāpsyasi dhruvam || 14 ||

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

...the ground in anger, then spoke as follows: 'The wretched Brahmana who from this day, unable to resist the temptation, will drink wine shall be regarded as having lost his virtue, shall...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Shakta, Kah, Cana, Shilat, Akshi, Ama, Dhurya, Acara, Dama, Devayani, Tushta, Vidya, Pra, Dhruvam, Dhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.71.14). 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: “tvamārādhayituṃ śakto nānyaḥ kaścana vidyate
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rādhayitum -
  • rādh -> rādhayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √rādh]
  • śakto* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “śīladākṣiṇyamādhuryairācāreṇa damena ca
  • śīlad -
  • śīl -> śīlat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śīl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śīl class 1 verb]
  • ākṣiṇya -
  • ākṣi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • amā -
  • amā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhuryair -
  • dhurya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhurya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ācāreṇa -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • damena -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “devayānyāṃ hi tuṣṭāyāṃ vidyāṃ tāṃ prāpsyasi dhruvam
  • devayānyām -
  • devayānī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tuṣṭāyām -
  • tuṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • vidyām -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsyasi -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [future active second single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.71.14

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 1.71.14 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಮಾರಾಧಯಿತುಂ ಶಕ್ತೋ ನಾನ್ಯಃ ಕಶ್ಚನ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ।
ಶೀಲದಾಕ್ಷಿಣ್ಯಮಾಧುರ್ಯೈರಾಚಾರೇಣ ದಮೇನ ಚ ।
ದೇವಯಾನ್ಯಾಂ ಹಿ ತುಷ್ಟಾಯಾಂ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ತಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯಸಿ ಧ್ರುವಮ್ ॥ 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 1.71.14 in Bengali sript:
ত্বমারাধযিতুং শক্তো নান্যঃ কশ্চন বিদ্যতে ।
শীলদাক্ষিণ্যমাধুর্যৈরাচারেণ দমেন চ ।
দেবযান্যাং হি তুষ্টাযাং বিদ্যাং তাং প্রাপ্স্যসি ধ্রুবম্ ॥ 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 1.71.14 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વમારાધયિતું શક્તો નાન્યઃ કશ્ચન વિદ્યતે ।
શીલદાક્ષિણ્યમાધુર્યૈરાચારેણ દમેન ચ ।
દેવયાન્યાં હિ તુષ્ટાયાં વિદ્યાં તાં પ્રાપ્સ્યસિ ધ્રુવમ્ ॥ 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 1.71.14 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വമാരാധയിതും ശക്തോ നാന്യഃ കശ്ചന വിദ്യതേ ।
ശീലദാക്ഷിണ്യമാധുര്യൈരാചാരേണ ദമേന ച ।
ദേവയാന്യാം ഹി തുഷ്ടായാം വിദ്യാം താം പ്രാപ്സ്യസി ധ്രുവമ് ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.71.14 in Telugu sript:
త్వమారాధయితుం శక్తో నాన్యః కశ్చన విద్యతే ।
శీలదాక్షిణ్యమాధుర్యైరాచారేణ దమేన చ ।
దేవయాన్యాం హి తుష్టాయాం విద్యాం తాం ప్రాప్స్యసి ధ్రువమ్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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