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 12.71.6

अर्थान्ब्रूयान्न चासत्सु गुणान्ब्रूयान्न चात्मनः ।
आदद्यान्न च साधुभ्यो नासत्पुरुषमाश्रयेत् ॥ ६ ॥

arthānbrūyānna cāsatsu guṇānbrūyānna cātmanaḥ |
ādadyānna ca sādhubhyo nāsatpuruṣamāśrayet || 6 ||

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

...Indeed, a servant who desires to win prosperity should never display heedlessness in the discharge of his duties. His heedlessness may move the king to wrath, and such wrath may bring down destruction (on the...

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

Artha, Asat, Guna, Mana, Manas, Adadi, Anna, Sadhu, Nasat, Purusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.71.6). 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: “arthānbrūyānna cāsatsu guṇānbrūyānna cātmanaḥ
  • arthān -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brūyān -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asatsu -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brūyān -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ādadyānna ca sādhubhyo nāsatpuruṣamāśrayet
  • ādadyā -
  • ādadi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādadi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādadi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • ānna -
  • ānna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhubhyo* -
  • sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • nāsat -
  • nās -> nāsat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nās class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nās class 1 verb]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrayet -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.71.6

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 12.71.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಥಾನ್ಬ್ರೂಯಾನ್ನ ಚಾಸತ್ಸು ಗುಣಾನ್ಬ್ರೂಯಾನ್ನ ಚಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಆದದ್ಯಾನ್ನ ಚ ಸಾಧುಭ್ಯೋ ನಾಸತ್ಪುರುಷಮಾಶ್ರಯೇತ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 12.71.6 in Bengali sript:
অর্থান্ব্রূযান্ন চাসত্সু গুণান্ব্রূযান্ন চাত্মনঃ ।
আদদ্যান্ন চ সাধুভ্যো নাসত্পুরুষমাশ্রযেত্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 12.71.6 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થાન્બ્રૂયાન્ન ચાસત્સુ ગુણાન્બ્રૂયાન્ન ચાત્મનઃ ।
આદદ્યાન્ન ચ સાધુભ્યો નાસત્પુરુષમાશ્રયેત્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 12.71.6 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ഥാന്ബ്രൂയാന്ന ചാസത്സു ഗുണാന്ബ്രൂയാന്ന ചാത്മനഃ ।
ആദദ്യാന്ന ച സാധുഭ്യോ നാസത്പുരുഷമാശ്രയേത് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.71.6 in Telugu sript:
అర్థాన్బ్రూయాన్న చాసత్సు గుణాన్బ్రూయాన్న చాత్మనః ।
ఆదద్యాన్న చ సాధుభ్యో నాసత్పురుషమాశ్రయేత్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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