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 13.46.14

श्रिय एताः स्त्रियो नाम सत्कार्या भूतिमिच्छता ।
लालिता निगृहीता च स्त्री श्रीर्भवति भारत ॥ १४ ॥

śriya etāḥ striyo nāma satkāryā bhūtimicchatā |
lālitā nigṛhītā ca strī śrīrbhavati bhārata || 14 ||

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

...marriage called Asura, the issue becomes wicked in conduct. Persons acquainted with the histories of olden times, conversant with duties, devoted to the scriptures and firm in maintaining the restraints therein laid down, recite in this connection...

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

Shri, Shriya, Eta, Esha, Stri, Naman, Satkarya, Bhuti, Icchata, Icchat, Lalita, Nigrihita, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.46.14). 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: “śriya etāḥ striyo nāma satkāryā bhūtimicchatā
  • śriya* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etāḥ -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • satkāryā* -
  • satkārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    satkāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtim -
  • bhūti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchatā -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “lālitā nigṛhītā ca strī śrīrbhavati bhārata
  • lālitā* -
  • lālita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lālitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    lal -> lālita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √lal], [vocative plural from √lal]
    lal -> lālitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √lal], [vocative plural from √lal], [accusative plural from √lal]
  • nigṛhītā -
  • nigṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.46.14

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 13.46.14 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರಿಯ ಏತಾಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯೋ ನಾಮ ಸತ್ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ಭೂತಿಮಿಚ್ಛತಾ ।
ಲಾಲಿತಾ ನಿಗೃಹೀತಾ ಚ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀರ್ಭವತಿ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 13.46.14 in Bengali sript:
শ্রিয এতাঃ স্ত্রিযো নাম সত্কার্যা ভূতিমিচ্ছতা ।
লালিতা নিগৃহীতা চ স্ত্রী শ্রীর্ভবতি ভারত ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 13.46.14 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રિય એતાઃ સ્ત્રિયો નામ સત્કાર્યા ભૂતિમિચ્છતા ।
લાલિતા નિગૃહીતા ચ સ્ત્રી શ્રીર્ભવતિ ભારત ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 13.46.14 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രിയ ഏതാഃ സ്ത്രിയോ നാമ സത്കാര്യാ ഭൂതിമിച്ഛതാ ।
ലാലിതാ നിഗൃഹീതാ ച സ്ത്രീ ശ്രീര്ഭവതി ഭാരത ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.46.14 in Telugu sript:
శ్రియ ఏతాః స్త్రియో నామ సత్కార్యా భూతిమిచ్ఛతా ।
లాలితా నిగృహీతా చ స్త్రీ శ్రీర్భవతి భారత ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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