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 13.46.6

जामीशप्तानि गेहानि निकृत्तानीव कृत्यया ।
नैव भान्ति न वर्धन्ते श्रिया हीनानि पार्थिव ॥ ६ ॥

jāmīśaptāni gehāni nikṛttānīva kṛtyayā |
naiva bhānti na vardhante śriyā hīnāni pārthiva || 6 ||

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

...therefore, can another take the wealth when one lives in one’s own self in the form of one’s daughter? Whatever wealth is termed the Yautuka property of the mother, forms the portion of the maiden daughter. If the maternal grandfather happens...

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

Jami, Shapta, Geha, Nikritta, Iva, Kritya, Naiva, Shri, Shriya, Hina, Parthiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.46.6). 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: “jāmīśaptāni gehāni nikṛttānīva kṛtyayā
  • jāmī -
  • jāmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jāmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śaptāni -
  • śapta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śap -> śapta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śap class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śap class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śap class 4 verb]
  • gehāni -
  • geha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nikṛttānī -
  • nikṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtyayā -
  • kṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛ -> kṛtyā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “naiva bhānti na vardhante śriyā hīnāni pārthiva
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhānti -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vardhante -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
  • śriyā* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hīnāni -
  • hīna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • pārthiva -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārthiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.46.6

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 13.46.6 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾಮೀಶಪ್ತಾನಿ ಗೇಹಾನಿ ನಿಕೃತ್ತಾನೀವ ಕೃತ್ಯಯಾ ।
ನೈವ ಭಾನ್ತಿ ನ ವರ್ಧನ್ತೇ ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ಹೀನಾನಿ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 13.46.6 in Bengali sript:
জামীশপ্তানি গেহানি নিকৃত্তানীব কৃত্যযা ।
নৈব ভান্তি ন বর্ধন্তে শ্রিযা হীনানি পার্থিব ॥ ৬ ॥

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 13.46.6 in Gujarati sript:
જામીશપ્તાનિ ગેહાનિ નિકૃત્તાનીવ કૃત્યયા ।
નૈવ ભાન્તિ ન વર્ધન્તે શ્રિયા હીનાનિ પાર્થિવ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 13.46.6 in Malayalam sript:
ജാമീശപ്താനി ഗേഹാനി നികൃത്താനീവ കൃത്യയാ ।
നൈവ ഭാന്തി ന വര്ധന്തേ ശ്രിയാ ഹീനാനി പാര്ഥിവ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.46.6 in Telugu sript:
జామీశప్తాని గేహాని నికృత్తానీవ కృత్యయా ।
నైవ భాన్తి న వర్ధన్తే శ్రియా హీనాని పార్థివ ॥ ౬ ॥

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