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 13.40.21

रक्षाविधानं मनसा स विचिन्त्य महातपाः ।
आहूय दयितं शिष्यं विपुलं प्राह भार्गवम् ॥ २१ ॥

rakṣāvidhānaṃ manasā sa vicintya mahātapāḥ |
āhūya dayitaṃ śiṣyaṃ vipulaṃ prāha bhārgavam || 21 ||

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

...Narada! There is nothing else that is more sinful than women. Verily, women, are the root of all faults. That is, certainly known to you, O Narada! Women, even when possessed of husbands having fame and wealth, of handsome features and completely...

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

Rakshavidhana, Manasa, Manas, Vicintya, Mahatapa, Mahatapas, Ahuya, Dayita, Shishya, Vipula, Praha, Bhargava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.40.21). 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: “rakṣāvidhānaṃ manasā sa vicintya mahātapāḥ
  • rakṣāvidhānam -
  • rakṣāvidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣāvidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vicintya -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahātapāḥ -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āhūya dayitaṃ śiṣyaṃ vipulaṃ prāha bhārgavam
  • āhūya -
  • āhūya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dayitam -
  • dayita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dayita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dayitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śiṣyam -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • vipulam -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārgavam -
  • bhārgava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhārgava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.40.21

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 13.40.21 in Kannada sript:
ರಕ್ಷಾವಿಧಾನಂ ಮನಸಾ ಸ ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ಮಹಾತಪಾಃ ।
ಆಹೂಯ ದಯಿತಂ ಶಿಷ್ಯಂ ವಿಪುಲಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಭಾರ್ಗವಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 13.40.21 in Bengali sript:
রক্ষাবিধানং মনসা স বিচিন্ত্য মহাতপাঃ ।
আহূয দযিতং শিষ্যং বিপুলং প্রাহ ভার্গবম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 13.40.21 in Gujarati sript:
રક્ષાવિધાનં મનસા સ વિચિન્ત્ય મહાતપાઃ ।
આહૂય દયિતં શિષ્યં વિપુલં પ્રાહ ભાર્ગવમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 13.40.21 in Malayalam sript:
രക്ഷാവിധാനം മനസാ സ വിചിന്ത്യ മഹാതപാഃ ।
ആഹൂയ ദയിതം ശിഷ്യം വിപുലം പ്രാഹ ഭാര്ഗവമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.40.21 in Telugu sript:
రక్షావిధానం మనసా స విచిన్త్య మహాతపాః ।
ఆహూయ దయితం శిష్యం విపులం ప్రాహ భార్గవమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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