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 13.36.4

शम्बर उवाच ।
नासूयामि सदा विप्रान्ब्रह्माणं च पितामहम् ।
शास्त्राणि वदतो विप्रान्संमन्यामि यथासुखम् ॥ ४ ॥

śambara uvāca |
nāsūyāmi sadā viprānbrahmāṇaṃ ca pitāmaham |
śāstrāṇi vadato viprānsaṃmanyāmi yathāsukham || 4 ||

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

...their origin than the Pitris, the deities, human beings (belonging to the three other orders), the Snakes and the Rakshasas. These regenerate persons are incapable of being vanquished by the deities or the Pitris, or the Gandharvas or the Rakshasas...

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

Shambara, Sada, Vipra, Brahma, Brahman, Pitamaha, Shastra, Vadat, Manya, Mani, Amin, Yathasukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.36.4). 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: “śambara uvāca
  • śambara* -
  • śambara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “nāsūyāmi sadā viprānbrahmāṇaṃ ca pitāmaham
  • nāsū -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ūyāmi -
  • ūy (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viprān -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitāmaham -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “śāstrāṇi vadato viprānsaṃmanyāmi yathāsukham
  • śāstrāṇi -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vadato* -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • viprān -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manyā -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yathāsukham -
  • yathāsukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.36.4

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 13.36.4 in Kannada sript:
ಶಮ್ಬರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನಾಸೂಯಾಮಿ ಸದಾ ವಿಪ್ರಾನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಂ ಚ ಪಿತಾಮಹಮ್ ।
ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ವದತೋ ವಿಪ್ರಾನ್ಸಂಮನ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯಥಾಸುಖಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 13.36.4 in Bengali sript:
শম্বর উবাচ ।
নাসূযামি সদা বিপ্রান্ব্রহ্মাণং চ পিতামহম্ ।
শাস্ত্রাণি বদতো বিপ্রান্সংমন্যামি যথাসুখম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 13.36.4 in Gujarati sript:
શમ્બર ઉવાચ ।
નાસૂયામિ સદા વિપ્રાન્બ્રહ્માણં ચ પિતામહમ્ ।
શાસ્ત્રાણિ વદતો વિપ્રાન્સંમન્યામિ યથાસુખમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 13.36.4 in Malayalam sript:
ശമ്ബര ഉവാച ।
നാസൂയാമി സദാ വിപ്രാന്ബ്രഹ്മാണം ച പിതാമഹമ് ।
ശാസ്ത്രാണി വദതോ വിപ്രാന്സംമന്യാമി യഥാസുഖമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.36.4 in Telugu sript:
శమ్బర ఉవాచ ।
నాసూయామి సదా విప్రాన్బ్రహ్మాణం చ పితామహమ్ ।
శాస్త్రాణి వదతో విప్రాన్సంమన్యామి యథాసుఖమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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