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 13.49.6

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
षडपध्वंसजाः के स्युः के वाप्यपसदास्तथा ।
एतत्सर्वं यथातत्त्वं व्याख्यातुं मे त्वमर्हसि ॥ ६ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ṣaḍapadhvaṃsajāḥ ke syuḥ ke vāpyapasadāstathā |
etatsarvaṃ yathātattvaṃ vyākhyātuṃ me tvamarhasi || 6 ||

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

...orders or out of their pale, by uniting themselves with women of other castes, led not by considerations of righteousness but by uncontrolled lust, cause numerous mixed castes to come into existence whose occupations and abodes depend on the...

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

Yudhishthira, Shada, Dhvamsa, Kah, Kim, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Apasada, Tatha, Etad, Sarvam, Sarva, Yathatattvam, Vyakhya, Atu, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.49.6). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaḍapadhvaṃsajāḥ ke syuḥ ke vāpyapasadāstathā
  • ṣaḍa -
  • ṣaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣaḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvaṃsa -
  • dhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvaṃs (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jāḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāpya -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vap]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vap]
    -> vāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    vap -> vāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vap]
    -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √]
    -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vap]
    vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vap]
  • apasadās -
  • apasada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “etatsarvaṃ yathātattvaṃ vyākhyātuṃ me tvamarhasi
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathātattvam -
  • yathātattvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vyākhyā -
  • vyākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātum -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.49.6

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 13.49.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಷಡಪಧ್ವಂಸಜಾಃ ಕೇ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಕೇ ವಾಪ್ಯಪಸದಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಏತತ್ಸರ್ವಂ ಯಥಾತತ್ತ್ವಂ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾತುಂ ಮೇ ತ್ವಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ 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 13.49.6 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
ষডপধ্বংসজাঃ কে স্যুঃ কে বাপ্যপসদাস্তথা ।
এতত্সর্বং যথাতত্ত্বং ব্যাখ্যাতুং মে ত্বমর্হসি ॥ 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 13.49.6 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
ષડપધ્વંસજાઃ કે સ્યુઃ કે વાપ્યપસદાસ્તથા ।
એતત્સર્વં યથાતત્ત્વં વ્યાખ્યાતું મે ત્વમર્હસિ ॥ 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 13.49.6 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
ഷഡപധ്വംസജാഃ കേ സ്യുഃ കേ വാപ്യപസദാസ്തഥാ ।
ഏതത്സര്വം യഥാതത്ത്വം വ്യാഖ്യാതും മേ ത്വമര്ഹസി ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.49.6 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
షడపధ్వంసజాః కే స్యుః కే వాప్యపసదాస్తథా ।
ఏతత్సర్వం యథాతత్త్వం వ్యాఖ్యాతుం మే త్వమర్హసి ॥ ౬ ॥

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