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 3.25.14

ब्राह्मणाः साग्निहोत्राश्च तथैव च निरग्नयः ।
स्वाध्यायिनो भिक्षवश्च सजपा वनवासिनः ॥ १४ ॥

brāhmaṇāḥ sāgnihotrāśca tathaiva ca niragnayaḥ |
svādhyāyino bhikṣavaśca sajapā vanavāsinaḥ || 14 ||

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

...minded and sinful wretch joys with his friends! O Bharata, when dressed in deer-skin you have set out for the woods, only four persons, O monarch, viz., Duryodhana, Karna, the evil...

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

Brahmana, Sagni, Hotra, Tatha, Niragni, Svadhyayin, Bhikshu, Sajapa, Vanavasin, Vanavasina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.25.14). 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: “brāhmaṇāḥ sāgnihotrāśca tathaiva ca niragnayaḥ
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sāgni -
  • sāgni (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sāgni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāgni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hotrāś -
  • hotrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niragnayaḥ -
  • niragni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niragni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “svādhyāyino bhikṣavaśca sajapā vanavāsinaḥ
  • svādhyāyino* -
  • svādhyāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    svādhyāyin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhikṣavaś -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sajapā* -
  • sajapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sajapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vanavāsinaḥ -
  • vanavāsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vanavāsin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vanavāsina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.25.14

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 3.25.14 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಸಾಗ್ನಿಹೋತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ತಥೈವ ಚ ನಿರಗ್ನಯಃ ।
ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಿನೋ ಭಿಕ್ಷವಶ್ಚ ಸಜಪಾ ವನವಾಸಿನಃ ॥ 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 3.25.14 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণাঃ সাগ্নিহোত্রাশ্চ তথৈব চ নিরগ্নযঃ ।
স্বাধ্যাযিনো ভিক্ষবশ্চ সজপা বনবাসিনঃ ॥ 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 3.25.14 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણાઃ સાગ્નિહોત્રાશ્ચ તથૈવ ચ નિરગ્નયઃ ।
સ્વાધ્યાયિનો ભિક્ષવશ્ચ સજપા વનવાસિનઃ ॥ 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 3.25.14 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ സാഗ്നിഹോത്രാശ്ച തഥൈവ ച നിരഗ്നയഃ ।
സ്വാധ്യായിനോ ഭിക്ഷവശ്ച സജപാ വനവാസിനഃ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.25.14 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణాః సాగ్నిహోత్రాశ్చ తథైవ చ నిరగ్నయః ।
స్వాధ్యాయినో భిక్షవశ్చ సజపా వనవాసినః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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