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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 13.6.3
दैवमानुषयोः किं स्वित्कर्मणोः श्रेष्ठमित्युत ।
पुरा वसिष्ठो भगवान्पितामहमपृच्छत ॥ ३ ॥
daivamānuṣayoḥ kiṃ svitkarmaṇoḥ śreṣṭhamityuta |
purā vasiṣṭho bhagavānpitāmahamapṛcchata || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of the king.{GL_NOTE:176116:} Even such is the energy, so great, of the Brahmana like unto that of the thousand-rayed Surya himself, on the Earth. There-fore, O Yudhishthira, if one wishes to attain to a respectable or happy order of being in...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.6.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Daiva, Anu, Sha, Kim, Shreshtha, Iti, Uta, Pura, Vasishtha, Bhagavat, Pitamaha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.6.3). 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: “daivamānuṣayoḥ kiṃ svitkarmaṇoḥ śreṣṭhamityuta ”
- daivam -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ānu -
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ānu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ānu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ānu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṣayoḥ -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ṣā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse svitkarmaṇoḥ*śr
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ityu -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- Line 2: “purā vasiṣṭho bhagavānpitāmahamapṛcchata ”
- purā* -
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pura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vasiṣṭho* -
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vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitāmaham -
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pitāmaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- apṛcchata -
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√praś (verb class 6)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.6.3
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.3 in Kannada sript:
ದೈವಮಾನುಷಯೋಃ ಕಿಂ ಸ್ವಿತ್ಕರ್ಮಣೋಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಮಿತ್ಯುತ ।
ಪುರಾ ವಸಿಷ್ಠೋ ಭಗವಾನ್ಪಿತಾಮಹಮಪೃಚ್ಛತ ॥ ೩ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.3 in Bengali sript:
দৈবমানুষযোঃ কিং স্বিত্কর্মণোঃ শ্রেষ্ঠমিত্যুত ।
পুরা বসিষ্ঠো ভগবান্পিতামহমপৃচ্ছত ॥ ৩ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.3 in Gujarati sript:
દૈવમાનુષયોઃ કિં સ્વિત્કર્મણોઃ શ્રેષ્ઠમિત્યુત ।
પુરા વસિષ્ઠો ભગવાન્પિતામહમપૃચ્છત ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.3 in Malayalam sript:
ദൈവമാനുഷയോഃ കിം സ്വിത്കര്മണോഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠമിത്യുത ।
പുരാ വസിഷ്ഠോ ഭഗവാന്പിതാമഹമപൃച്ഛത ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.3 in Telugu sript:
దైవమానుషయోః కిం స్విత్కర్మణోః శ్రేష్ఠమిత్యుత ।
పురా వసిష్ఠో భగవాన్పితామహమపృచ్ఛత ॥ ౩ ॥