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 13.11.9

वसामि धर्मशीलेषु धर्मज्ञेषु महात्मसु ।
वृद्धसेविषु दान्तेषु सत्त्वज्ञेषु महात्मसु ॥ ९ ॥

vasāmi dharmaśīleṣu dharmajñeṣu mahātmasu |
vṛddhaseviṣu dānteṣu sattvajñeṣu mahātmasu || 9 ||

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

...without birth, of all creatures further gave the Danava the region known by the name of Kusadvipa for his kingdom. Another great Asura, of the name of Satamukha, was created by Brahma. For a hundred years he poured on' the sacrificial fire (as...

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

Dharmashila, Dharmajna, Mahatman, Vriddhasevin, Danta, Sattva, Jna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.11.9). 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 dharmaśīleṣu dharmajñeṣu mahātmasu
  • vasāmi -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • dharmaśīleṣu -
  • dharmaśīla (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dharmaśīla (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dharmajñeṣu -
  • dharmajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dharmajña (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mahātmasu -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “vṛddhaseviṣu dānteṣu sattvajñeṣu mahātmasu
  • vṛddhaseviṣu -
  • vṛddhasevin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vṛddhasevin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dānteṣu -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dānta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñeṣu -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mahātmasu -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.11.9

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 13.11.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಸಾಮಿ ಧರ್ಮಶೀಲೇಷು ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞೇಷು ಮಹಾತ್ಮಸು ।
ವೃದ್ಧಸೇವಿಷು ದಾನ್ತೇಷು ಸತ್ತ್ವಜ್ಞೇಷು ಮಹಾತ್ಮಸು ॥ ೯ ॥

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 13.11.9 in Bengali sript:
বসামি ধর্মশীলেষু ধর্মজ্ঞেষু মহাত্মসু ।
বৃদ্ধসেবিষু দান্তেষু সত্ত্বজ্ঞেষু মহাত্মসু ॥ ৯ ॥

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 13.11.9 in Gujarati sript:
વસામિ ધર્મશીલેષુ ધર્મજ્ઞેષુ મહાત્મસુ ।
વૃદ્ધસેવિષુ દાન્તેષુ સત્ત્વજ્ઞેષુ મહાત્મસુ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 13.11.9 in Malayalam sript:
വസാമി ധര്മശീലേഷു ധര്മജ്ഞേഷു മഹാത്മസു ।
വൃദ്ധസേവിഷു ദാന്തേഷു സത്ത്വജ്ഞേഷു മഹാത്മസു ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.11.9 in Telugu sript:
వసామి ధర్మశీలేషు ధర్మజ్ఞేషు మహాత్మసు ।
వృద్ధసేవిషు దాన్తేషు సత్త్వజ్ఞేషు మహాత్మసు ॥ ౯ ॥

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