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 13.40.44

वायुरूपेण वा शक्रो गुरुपत्नीं प्रधर्षयेत् ।
तस्मादिमां संप्रविश्य रुचिं स्थास्येऽहमद्य वै ॥ ४४ ॥

vāyurūpeṇa vā śakro gurupatnīṃ pradharṣayet |
tasmādimāṃ saṃpraviśya ruciṃ sthāsye'hamadya vai || 44 ||

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

...by persons of the opposite sex? It seems to me that Vrihaspati and other great thinkers, O slayer of foes, evolved the science of policy from observation of the understandings of women. Whether treated by men with respect or with disdain, women...

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

Vayu, Upa, Shakra, Gurupatni, Pra, Tasmat, Tad, Iyam, Idam, Sampravishya, Ruci, Aha, Asmad, Adya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.40.44). 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: “vāyurūpeṇa śakro gurupatnīṃ pradharṣayet
  • vāyur -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • ūpe -
  • ūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śakro* -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gurupatnīm -
  • gurupatnī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dharṣayet -
  • dhṛṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tasmādimāṃ saṃpraviśya ruciṃ sthāsye'hamadya vai
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sampraviśya -
  • sampraviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sampraviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rucim -
  • ruci (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ruci (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sthāsye' -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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 13.40.44

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 13.40.44 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಯುರೂಪೇಣ ವಾ ಶಕ್ರೋ ಗುರುಪತ್ನೀಂ ಪ್ರಧರ್ಷಯೇತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದಿಮಾಂ ಸಂಪ್ರವಿಶ್ಯ ರುಚಿಂ ಸ್ಥಾಸ್ಯೇಽಹಮದ್ಯ ವೈ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 13.40.44 in Bengali sript:
বাযুরূপেণ বা শক্রো গুরুপত্নীং প্রধর্ষযেত্ ।
তস্মাদিমাং সংপ্রবিশ্য রুচিং স্থাস্যেঽহমদ্য বৈ ॥ ৪৪ ॥

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 13.40.44 in Gujarati sript:
વાયુરૂપેણ વા શક્રો ગુરુપત્નીં પ્રધર્ષયેત્ ।
તસ્માદિમાં સંપ્રવિશ્ય રુચિં સ્થાસ્યેઽહમદ્ય વૈ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 13.40.44 in Malayalam sript:
വായുരൂപേണ വാ ശക്രോ ഗുരുപത്നീം പ്രധര്ഷയേത് ।
തസ്മാദിമാം സംപ്രവിശ്യ രുചിം സ്ഥാസ്യേഽഹമദ്യ വൈ ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.40.44 in Telugu sript:
వాయురూపేణ వా శక్రో గురుపత్నీం ప్రధర్షయేత్ ।
తస్మాదిమాం సంప్రవిశ్య రుచిం స్థాస్యేఽహమద్య వై ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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