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 5.55.14

कल्माषाङ्गास्तित्तिरिचित्रपृष्ठा भ्रात्रा दत्ताः प्रीयता फल्गुनेन ।
भ्रातुर्वीरस्य स्वैस्तुरंगैर्विशिष्टा मुदा युक्ताः सहदेवं वहन्ति ॥ १४ ॥

kalmāṣāṅgāstittiricitrapṛṣṭhā bhrātrā dattāḥ prīyatā phalgunena |
bhrāturvīrasya svaisturaṃgairviśiṣṭā mudā yuktāḥ sahadevaṃ vahanti || 14 ||

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

...the occurrences of every hour, who are prophesying the great destruction of the Kurus and the Srinjayas, and the ultimate victory of the Pandavas, so that Yudhishthira, who never made...

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

Kalmasha, Anga, Citraprishtha, Bhratra, Datta, Priyat, Phalguna, Bhratri, Vira, Sva, Turanga, Vishishta, Muda, Yukta, Sahadeva, Vahanti, Vahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.55.14). 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: “kalmāṣāṅgāstittiricitrapṛṣṭhā bhrātrā dattāḥ prīyatā phalgunena
  • kalmāṣā -
  • kalmāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalmāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅgās -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tittiri -
  • tittiri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tittiri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • citrapṛṣṭhā* -
  • citrapṛṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    citrapṛṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhrātrā* -
  • bhrātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dattāḥ -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prīyatā -
  • prī -> prīyat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √prī class 4 verb]
    prī -> prīyat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √prī class 4 verb]
  • phalgunena -
  • phalguna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    phalguna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “bhrāturvīrasya svaisturaṃgairviśiṣṭā mudā yuktāḥ sahadevaṃ vahanti
  • bhrātur -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vīrasya -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • svais -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • turaṅgair -
  • turaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viśiṣṭā* -
  • viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mudā* -
  • muda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuktāḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • sahadevam -
  • sahadeva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahadeva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahadevā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vahanti -
  • vahantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.55.14

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 5.55.14 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲ್ಮಾಷಾಙ್ಗಾಸ್ತಿತ್ತಿರಿಚಿತ್ರಪೃಷ್ಠಾ ಭ್ರಾತ್ರಾ ದತ್ತಾಃ ಪ್ರೀಯತಾ ಫಲ್ಗುನೇನ ।
ಭ್ರಾತುರ್ವೀರಸ್ಯ ಸ್ವೈಸ್ತುರಂಗೈರ್ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಾ ಮುದಾ ಯುಕ್ತಾಃ ಸಹದೇವಂ ವಹನ್ತಿ ॥ 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 5.55.14 in Bengali sript:
কল্মাষাঙ্গাস্তিত্তিরিচিত্রপৃষ্ঠা ভ্রাত্রা দত্তাঃ প্রীযতা ফল্গুনেন ।
ভ্রাতুর্বীরস্য স্বৈস্তুরংগৈর্বিশিষ্টা মুদা যুক্তাঃ সহদেবং বহন্তি ॥ 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 5.55.14 in Gujarati sript:
કલ્માષાઙ્ગાસ્તિત્તિરિચિત્રપૃષ્ઠા ભ્રાત્રા દત્તાઃ પ્રીયતા ફલ્ગુનેન ।
ભ્રાતુર્વીરસ્ય સ્વૈસ્તુરંગૈર્વિશિષ્ટા મુદા યુક્તાઃ સહદેવં વહન્તિ ॥ 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 5.55.14 in Malayalam sript:
കല്മാഷാങ്ഗാസ്തിത്തിരിചിത്രപൃഷ്ഠാ ഭ്രാത്രാ ദത്താഃ പ്രീയതാ ഫല്ഗുനേന ।
ഭ്രാതുര്വീരസ്യ സ്വൈസ്തുരംഗൈര്വിശിഷ്ടാ മുദാ യുക്താഃ സഹദേവം വഹന്തി ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.55.14 in Telugu sript:
కల్మాషాఙ్గాస్తిత్తిరిచిత్రపృష్ఠా భ్రాత్రా దత్తాః ప్రీయతా ఫల్గునేన ।
భ్రాతుర్వీరస్య స్వైస్తురంగైర్విశిష్టా ముదా యుక్తాః సహదేవం వహన్తి ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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