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 13.39.9

स्त्रीणां बुद्ध्युपनिष्कर्षादर्थशास्त्राणि शत्रुहन् ।
बृहस्पतिप्रभृतिभिर्मन्ये सद्भिः कृतानि वै ॥ ९ ॥

strīṇāṃ buddhyupaniṣkarṣādarthaśāstrāṇi śatruhan |
bṛhaspatiprabhṛtibhirmanye sadbhiḥ kṛtāni vai || 9 ||

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

...soliciting alms for performing sacrifices or for paying the preceptor’s fee or for maintaining their spouses and children. The eligibility of some for receiving gifts, consists in their following the vow of wandering over the earth, never soliciting...

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

Stri, Buddhi, Upa, Nishkarsha, Arthashastra, Shatruhan, Prabhriti, Manya, Mani, Sat, Sad, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.39.9). 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: “strīṇāṃ buddhyupaniṣkarṣādarthaśāstrāṇi śatruhan
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • buddhyu -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niṣkarṣād -
  • niṣkarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    niṣkarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • arthaśāstrāṇi -
  • arthaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śatruhan -
  • śatruhan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śatruhan (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bṛhaspatiprabhṛtibhirmanye sadbhiḥ kṛtāni vai
  • bṛhaspati -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prabhṛtibhir -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • sadbhiḥ -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṛtāni -
  • kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.39.9

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 13.39.9 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ಬುದ್ಧ್ಯುಪನಿಷ್ಕರ್ಷಾದರ್ಥಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಶತ್ರುಹನ್ ।
ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಪ್ರಭೃತಿಭಿರ್ಮನ್ಯೇ ಸದ್ಭಿಃ ಕೃತಾನಿ ವೈ ॥ 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 13.39.9 in Bengali sript:
স্ত্রীণাং বুদ্ধ্যুপনিষ্কর্ষাদর্থশাস্ত্রাণি শত্রুহন্ ।
বৃহস্পতিপ্রভৃতিভির্মন্যে সদ্ভিঃ কৃতানি বৈ ॥ 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 13.39.9 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રીણાં બુદ્ધ્યુપનિષ્કર્ષાદર્થશાસ્ત્રાણિ શત્રુહન્ ।
બૃહસ્પતિપ્રભૃતિભિર્મન્યે સદ્ભિઃ કૃતાનિ વૈ ॥ 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 13.39.9 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ത്രീണാം ബുദ്ധ്യുപനിഷ്കര്ഷാദര്ഥശാസ്ത്രാണി ശത്രുഹന് ।
ബൃഹസ്പതിപ്രഭൃതിഭിര്മന്യേ സദ്ഭിഃ കൃതാനി വൈ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.39.9 in Telugu sript:
స్త్రీణాం బుద్ధ్యుపనిష్కర్షాదర్థశాస్త్రాణి శత్రుహన్ ।
బృహస్పతిప్రభృతిభిర్మన్యే సద్భిః కృతాని వై ॥ ౯ ॥

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