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 13.6.21

न तथा मानुषे लोके भयमस्ति शुभाशुभे ।
यथा त्रिदशलोके हि भयमल्पेन जायते ॥ २१ ॥

na tathā mānuṣe loke bhayamasti śubhāśubhe |
yathā tridaśaloke hi bhayamalpena jāyate || 21 ||

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

...felicity.'" "Bhishma continued, 'Thus addressed by the ascetic, the Sudra began to reflect in his mind, O king, saying, How should I now act? Great is my reverence for those religious duties that lead to merit. Let this, however, be settled...

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

Tatha, Manusha, Loka, Bhaya, Asti, Shubhashubha, Yatha, Tridasha, Alpena, Alpa, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.6.21). 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: “na tathā mānuṣe loke bhayamasti śubhāśubhe
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mānuṣe -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śubhāśubhe -
  • śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhāśubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yathā tridaśaloke hi bhayamalpena jāyate
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tridaśa -
  • tridaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tridaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alpena -
  • alpena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.6.21

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 13.6.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ತಥಾ ಮಾನುಷೇ ಲೋಕೇ ಭಯಮಸ್ತಿ ಶುಭಾಶುಭೇ ।
ಯಥಾ ತ್ರಿದಶಲೋಕೇ ಹಿ ಭಯಮಲ್ಪೇನ ಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 13.6.21 in Bengali sript:
ন তথা মানুষে লোকে ভযমস্তি শুভাশুভে ।
যথা ত্রিদশলোকে হি ভযমল্পেন জাযতে ॥ ২১ ॥

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 13.6.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન તથા માનુષે લોકે ભયમસ્તિ શુભાશુભે ।
યથા ત્રિદશલોકે હિ ભયમલ્પેન જાયતે ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 13.6.21 in Malayalam sript:
ന തഥാ മാനുഷേ ലോകേ ഭയമസ്തി ശുഭാശുഭേ ।
യഥാ ത്രിദശലോകേ ഹി ഭയമല്പേന ജായതേ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.6.21 in Telugu sript:
న తథా మానుషే లోకే భయమస్తి శుభాశుభే ।
యథా త్రిదశలోకే హి భయమల్పేన జాయతే ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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