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 1.220.14

पुन्नाम्नो नरकात्पुत्रस्त्रातीति पितरं मुने ।
तस्मादपत्यसंताने यतस्व द्विजसत्तम ॥ १४ ॥

punnāmno narakātputrastrātīti pitaraṃ mune |
tasmādapatyasaṃtāne yatasva dvijasattama || 14 ||

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

...with the force of his discus, became motionless like waifs and strays stranded on the bank by the violence of the waves. Then Sakra the lord of the celestials, riding on his white elephant...

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

Punnaman, Naraka, Putra, Tra, Pitri, Muni, Tasmat, Tad, Apatya, Santana, Dvijasattama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.220.14). 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: “punnāmno narakātputrastrātīti pitaraṃ mune
  • punnāmno* -
  • punnāman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    punnāman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • narakāt -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • putras -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trāt -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īti -
  • īti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmādapatyasaṃtāne yatasva dvijasattama
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • apatya -
  • apatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santāne -
  • santāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    santāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yatasva -
  • yat (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.220.14

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 1.220.14 in Kannada sript:
ಪುನ್ನಾಮ್ನೋ ನರಕಾತ್ಪುತ್ರಸ್ತ್ರಾತೀತಿ ಪಿತರಂ ಮುನೇ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದಪತ್ಯಸಂತಾನೇ ಯತಸ್ವ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮ ॥ 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 1.220.14 in Bengali sript:
পুন্নাম্নো নরকাত্পুত্রস্ত্রাতীতি পিতরং মুনে ।
তস্মাদপত্যসংতানে যতস্ব দ্বিজসত্তম ॥ 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 1.220.14 in Gujarati sript:
પુન્નામ્નો નરકાત્પુત્રસ્ત્રાતીતિ પિતરં મુને ।
તસ્માદપત્યસંતાને યતસ્વ દ્વિજસત્તમ ॥ 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 1.220.14 in Malayalam sript:
പുന്നാമ്നോ നരകാത്പുത്രസ്ത്രാതീതി പിതരം മുനേ ।
തസ്മാദപത്യസംതാനേ യതസ്വ ദ്വിജസത്തമ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.220.14 in Telugu sript:
పున్నామ్నో నరకాత్పుత్రస్త్రాతీతి పితరం మునే ।
తస్మాదపత్యసంతానే యతస్వ ద్విజసత్తమ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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