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 13.90.43

स्वाध्यायनिष्ठा ऋषयो ज्ञाननिष्ठास्तथैव च ।
तपोनिष्ठाश्च बोद्धव्याः कर्मनिष्ठाश्च भारत ॥ ४३ ॥

svādhyāyaniṣṭhā ṛṣayo jñānaniṣṭhāstathaiva ca |
taponiṣṭhāśca boddhavyāḥ karmaniṣṭhāśca bhārata || 43 ||

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

...took these oaths.' "Atri said, 'Let him who has stolen the lotus-stalk touch kine with his foot, make water facing the sun, and study the Vedas on excluded days!'" "Vasishtha said, 'Let him who has stolen the lotus-stalks abstain from studying...

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

Svadhyaya, Nishtha, Rishi, Jnananishtha, Tatha, Taponishtha, Boddhavya, Karmanishtha, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.90.43). 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: “svādhyāyaniṣṭhā ṛṣayo jñānaniṣṭhāstathaiva ca
  • svādhyāya -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣṭhā* -
  • niṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṛṣayo* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jñānaniṣṭhās -
  • jñānaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñānaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “taponiṣṭhāśca boddhavyāḥ karmaniṣṭhāśca bhārata
  • taponiṣṭhāś -
  • taponiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    taponiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • boddhavyāḥ -
  • boddhavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    boddhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karmaniṣṭhāś -
  • karmaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karmaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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 13.90.43

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 13.90.43 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯನಿಷ್ಠಾ ಋಷಯೋ ಜ್ಞಾನನಿಷ್ಠಾಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ।
ತಪೋನಿಷ್ಠಾಶ್ಚ ಬೋದ್ಧವ್ಯಾಃ ಕರ್ಮನಿಷ್ಠಾಶ್ಚ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 13.90.43 in Bengali sript:
স্বাধ্যাযনিষ্ঠা ঋষযো জ্ঞাননিষ্ঠাস্তথৈব চ ।
তপোনিষ্ঠাশ্চ বোদ্ধব্যাঃ কর্মনিষ্ঠাশ্চ ভারত ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 13.90.43 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાધ્યાયનિષ્ઠા ઋષયો જ્ઞાનનિષ્ઠાસ્તથૈવ ચ ।
તપોનિષ્ઠાશ્ચ બોદ્ધવ્યાઃ કર્મનિષ્ઠાશ્ચ ભારત ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 13.90.43 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വാധ്യായനിഷ്ഠാ ഋഷയോ ജ്ഞാനനിഷ്ഠാസ്തഥൈവ ച ।
തപോനിഷ്ഠാശ്ച ബോദ്ധവ്യാഃ കര്മനിഷ്ഠാശ്ച ഭാരത ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.90.43 in Telugu sript:
స్వాధ్యాయనిష్ఠా ఋషయో జ్ఞాననిష్ఠాస్తథైవ చ ।
తపోనిష్ఠాశ్చ బోద్ధవ్యాః కర్మనిష్ఠాశ్చ భారత ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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