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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 13.40.20
स कदाचिदृषिस्तात यज्ञं कर्तुमनास्तदा ।
भार्यासंरक्षणं कार्यं कथं स्यादित्यचिन्तयत् ॥ २० ॥
sa kadācidṛṣistāta yajñaṃ kartumanāstadā |
bhāryāsaṃrakṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ kathaṃ syādityacintayat || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...to mention what the true and eternal faults of women are!' "Pancachuda said, 'Even if high-born and endued with beauty and possessed of protectors, women wish to transgress the restraints assigned to them. This fault truly stains them, O Narada...
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 (13.40.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kadacit, Rishi, Tata, Yajna, Kartu, Ana, Tada, Bharya, Samrakshana, Karya, Katham, Katha, Syat, Sya, Iti, Itya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.40.20). 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: “sa kadācidṛṣistāta yajñaṃ kartumanāstadā ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kadācid -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- ṛṣis -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yajñam -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anās -
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ana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhāryāsaṃrakṣaṇaṃ kāryaṃ kathaṃ syādityacintayat ”
- bhāryā -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhṛ]
- saṃrakṣaṇam -
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saṃrakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃrakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- acintayat -
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√cint (verb class 10)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.40.20
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.40.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಕದಾಚಿದೃಷಿಸ್ತಾತ ಯಜ್ಞಂ ಕರ್ತುಮನಾಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಭಾರ್ಯಾಸಂರಕ್ಷಣಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಕಥಂ ಸ್ಯಾದಿತ್ಯಚಿನ್ತಯತ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.40.20 in Bengali sript:
স কদাচিদৃষিস্তাত যজ্ঞং কর্তুমনাস্তদা ।
ভার্যাসংরক্ষণং কার্যং কথং স্যাদিত্যচিন্তযত্ ॥ ২০ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.40.20 in Gujarati sript:
સ કદાચિદૃષિસ્તાત યજ્ઞં કર્તુમનાસ્તદા ।
ભાર્યાસંરક્ષણં કાર્યં કથં સ્યાદિત્યચિન્તયત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.40.20 in Malayalam sript:
സ കദാചിദൃഷിസ്താത യജ്ഞം കര്തുമനാസ്തദാ ।
ഭാര്യാസംരക്ഷണം കാര്യം കഥം സ്യാദിത്യചിന്തയത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.40.20 in Telugu sript:
స కదాచిదృషిస్తాత యజ్ఞం కర్తుమనాస్తదా ।
భార్యాసంరక్షణం కార్యం కథం స్యాదిత్యచిన్తయత్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥