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 13.40.11

न च स्त्रीणां क्रिया काचिदिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः ।
निरिन्द्रिया अमन्त्राश्च स्त्रियोऽनृतमिति श्रुतिः ॥ ११ ॥

na ca strīṇāṃ kriyā kāciditi dharmo vyavasthitaḥ |
nirindriyā amantrāśca striyo'nṛtamiti śrutiḥ || 11 ||

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

...grows in prosperity for everlasting time. By paying off the debt one owes to the deities by performing sacrifices, that to the Rishis by studying the Vedas, that to the Pitris by procreating children, that to the Brahmanas by making presents...

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

Stri, Kriya, Acit, Iti, Dharma, Vyavasthita, Nirindriya, Amantra, Anrita, Shruti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.40.11). 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: “na ca strīṇāṃ kriyā kāciditi dharmo vyavasthitaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kriyā -
  • kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyavasthitaḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirindriyā amantrāśca striyo'nṛtamiti śrutiḥ
  • nirindriyā* -
  • nirindriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirindriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • amantrāś -
  • amantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    amantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • striyo' -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anṛtam -
  • anṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutiḥ -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.40.11

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 13.40.11 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ಕ್ರಿಯಾ ಕಾಚಿದಿತಿ ಧರ್ಮೋ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ।
ನಿರಿನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾ ಅಮನ್ತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋಽನೃತಮಿತಿ ಶ್ರುತಿಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 13.40.11 in Bengali sript:
ন চ স্ত্রীণাং ক্রিযা কাচিদিতি ধর্মো ব্যবস্থিতঃ ।
নিরিন্দ্রিযা অমন্ত্রাশ্চ স্ত্রিযোঽনৃতমিতি শ্রুতিঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 13.40.11 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચ સ્ત્રીણાં ક્રિયા કાચિદિતિ ધર્મો વ્યવસ્થિતઃ ।
નિરિન્દ્રિયા અમન્ત્રાશ્ચ સ્ત્રિયોઽનૃતમિતિ શ્રુતિઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 13.40.11 in Malayalam sript:
ന ച സ്ത്രീണാം ക്രിയാ കാചിദിതി ധര്മോ വ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ ।
നിരിന്ദ്രിയാ അമന്ത്രാശ്ച സ്ത്രിയോഽനൃതമിതി ശ്രുതിഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.40.11 in Telugu sript:
న చ స్త్రీణాం క్రియా కాచిదితి ధర్మో వ్యవస్థితః ।
నిరిన్ద్రియా అమన్త్రాశ్చ స్త్రియోఽనృతమితి శ్రుతిః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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