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 13.11.6

वसामि सत्ये सुभगे प्रगल्भे दक्षे नरे कर्मणि वर्तमाने ।
नाकर्मशीले पुरुषे वसामि न नास्तिके सांकरिके कृतघ्ने ।
न भिन्नवृत्ते न नृशंसवृत्ते न चापि चौरे न गुरुष्वसूये ॥ ६ ॥

vasāmi satye subhage pragalbhe dakṣe nare karmaṇi vartamāne |
nākarmaśīle puruṣe vasāmi na nāstike sāṃkarike kṛtaghne |
na bhinnavṛtte na nṛśaṃsavṛtte na cāpi caure na guruṣvasūye || 6 ||

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

...planet in the three worlds. Hundreds of Cakras like thine and thunderbolts like that of Sakra, could not inflict a scratch on the body of that evil planet endued with great might, who had obtained a boon from Mahadeva. Afflicted by the mighty...

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

Satya, Subhaga, Pragalbha, Daksha, Dakshi, Nara, Karmani, Karman, Vartamana, Nri, Karmashila, Purusha, Nastika, Sankarika, Kritaghna, Bhinnavritta, Bhinnavritti, Nrishamsavritta, Capin, Capi, Caura, Guru, Asuya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.11.6). 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: “vasāmi satye subhage pragalbhe dakṣe nare karmaṇi vartamāne
  • vasāmi -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • satye -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • subhage -
  • subhaga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    subhaga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    subhagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pragalbhe -
  • pragalbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pragalbha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pragalbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dakṣe -
  • dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • nare -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • karmaṇi -
  • karmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karmaṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vartamāne -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vartamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vartamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “nākarmaśīle puruṣe vasāmi na nāstike sāṃkarike kṛtaghne
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karmaśīle -
  • karmaśīla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    karmaśīla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    karmaśīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puruṣe -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vasāmi -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāstike -
  • nāstika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāstika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nāstikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sāṅkarike -
  • sāṅkarika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāṅkarika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāṅkarikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtaghne -
  • kṛtaghna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛtaghna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtaghnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “na bhinnavṛtte na nṛśaṃsavṛtte na cāpi caure na guruṣvasūye
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhinnavṛtte -
  • bhinnavṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhinnavṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhinnavṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhinnavṛtti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhinnavṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛśaṃsavṛtte -
  • nṛśaṃsavṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nṛśaṃsavṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nṛśaṃsavṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caure -
  • caura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guruṣva -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • asūye -
  • asūya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asūya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    asūyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su (verb class 5)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    (verb class 6)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect passive first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.11.6

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 13.11.6 in Kannada sript:
ವಸಾಮಿ ಸತ್ಯೇ ಸುಭಗೇ ಪ್ರಗಲ್ಭೇ ದಕ್ಷೇ ನರೇ ಕರ್ಮಣಿ ವರ್ತಮಾನೇ ।
ನಾಕರ್ಮಶೀಲೇ ಪುರುಷೇ ವಸಾಮಿ ನ ನಾಸ್ತಿಕೇ ಸಾಂಕರಿಕೇ ಕೃತಘ್ನೇ ।
ನ ಭಿನ್ನವೃತ್ತೇ ನ ನೃಶಂಸವೃತ್ತೇ ನ ಚಾಪಿ ಚೌರೇ ನ ಗುರುಷ್ವಸೂಯೇ ॥ 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 13.11.6 in Bengali sript:
বসামি সত্যে সুভগে প্রগল্ভে দক্ষে নরে কর্মণি বর্তমানে ।
নাকর্মশীলে পুরুষে বসামি ন নাস্তিকে সাংকরিকে কৃতঘ্নে ।
ন ভিন্নবৃত্তে ন নৃশংসবৃত্তে ন চাপি চৌরে ন গুরুষ্বসূযে ॥ 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 13.11.6 in Gujarati sript:
વસામિ સત્યે સુભગે પ્રગલ્ભે દક્ષે નરે કર્મણિ વર્તમાને ।
નાકર્મશીલે પુરુષે વસામિ ન નાસ્તિકે સાંકરિકે કૃતઘ્ને ।
ન ભિન્નવૃત્તે ન નૃશંસવૃત્તે ન ચાપિ ચૌરે ન ગુરુષ્વસૂયે ॥ 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 13.11.6 in Malayalam sript:
വസാമി സത്യേ സുഭഗേ പ്രഗല്ഭേ ദക്ഷേ നരേ കര്മണി വര്തമാനേ ।
നാകര്മശീലേ പുരുഷേ വസാമി ന നാസ്തികേ സാംകരികേ കൃതഘ്നേ ।
ന ഭിന്നവൃത്തേ ന നൃശംസവൃത്തേ ന ചാപി ചൌരേ ന ഗുരുഷ്വസൂയേ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.11.6 in Telugu sript:
వసామి సత్యే సుభగే ప్రగల్భే దక్షే నరే కర్మణి వర్తమానే ।
నాకర్మశీలే పురుషే వసామి న నాస్తికే సాంకరికే కృతఘ్నే ।
న భిన్నవృత్తే న నృశంసవృత్తే న చాపి చౌరే న గురుష్వసూయే ॥ ౬ ॥

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