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 13.6.23
यदा स्थानान्यनित्यानि दृश्यन्ते दैवतेष्वपि ।
कथं कर्म विना दैवं स्थास्यते स्थापयिष्यति ॥ २३ ॥
yadā sthānānyanityāni dṛśyante daivateṣvapi |
kathaṃ karma vinā daivaṃ sthāsyate sthāpayiṣyati || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...sleep, and some platforms for the use of the deities, he began, O chief of the Bharatas, to lead a life regulated by rigid observances and vows and to practise penances, abstaining entirely from speech all the while. He began to perform ablutions...
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 (13.6.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yada, Yad, Sthana, Sthanani, Anitya, Daivata, Api, Katham, Katha, Karman, Vina, Daiva, Sthasyat, Sthapayishyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.6.23). 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: “yadā sthānānyanityāni dṛśyante daivateṣvapi ”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sthānānya -
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sthānānī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sthānānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sthānānī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- anityāni -
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anitya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛśyante -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- daivateṣva -
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daivata (noun, masculine)[locative plural]daivata (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ karma vinā daivaṃ sthāsyate sthāpayiṣyati ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vinā* -
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vina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daivam -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sthāsyate -
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√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[future middle third single]
- sthāpayiṣyati -
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√sthā -> sthāpayiṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā]√sthā -> sthāpayiṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā]√sthā (verb class 0)[future active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.6.23
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 13.6.23 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ಸ್ಥಾನಾನ್ಯನಿತ್ಯಾನಿ ದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತೇ ದೈವತೇಷ್ವಪಿ ।
ಕಥಂ ಕರ್ಮ ವಿನಾ ದೈವಂ ಸ್ಥಾಸ್ಯತೇ ಸ್ಥಾಪಯಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
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 13.6.23 in Bengali sript:
যদা স্থানান্যনিত্যানি দৃশ্যন্তে দৈবতেষ্বপি ।
কথং কর্ম বিনা দৈবং স্থাস্যতে স্থাপযিষ্যতি ॥ ২৩ ॥
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 13.6.23 in Gujarati sript:
યદા સ્થાનાન્યનિત્યાનિ દૃશ્યન્તે દૈવતેષ્વપિ ।
કથં કર્મ વિના દૈવં સ્થાસ્યતે સ્થાપયિષ્યતિ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.23 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ സ്ഥാനാന്യനിത്യാനി ദൃശ്യന്തേ ദൈവതേഷ്വപി ।
കഥം കര്മ വിനാ ദൈവം സ്ഥാസ്യതേ സ്ഥാപയിഷ്യതി ॥ ൨൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.6.23 in Telugu sript:
యదా స్థానాన్యనిత్యాని దృశ్యన్తే దైవతేష్వపి ।
కథం కర్మ వినా దైవం స్థాస్యతే స్థాపయిష్యతి ॥ ౨౩ ॥