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 13.96.48

धर्मः श्रुतिसमुत्कर्षो धर्मसेतुरनामयः ।
आर्षो वै शाश्वतो नित्यमव्ययोऽयं मया श्रुतः ॥ ४८ ॥

dharmaḥ śrutisamutkarṣo dharmaseturanāmayaḥ |
ārṣo vai śāśvato nityamavyayo'yaṃ mayā śrutaḥ || 48 ||

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

...engaged in gratifying their senses, only they have to go to the region of Yama and endure the misery he inflicts. Dhritarashtra shall go to a higher region, and not thither!' "Gautama said, 'The region of Yama is such that men are there controlled...

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

Dharma, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Samutkarsha, Dharmasetu, Anamaya, Arsha, Shashvata, Nityam, Nitya, Avyaya, Aya, Idam, Maya, Asmad, Shruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.96.48). 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: “dharmaḥ śrutisamutkarṣo dharmaseturanāmayaḥ
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • samutkarṣo* -
  • samutkarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmasetur -
  • dharmasetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anāmayaḥ -
  • anāmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nam (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “ārṣo vai śāśvato nityamavyayo'yaṃ mayā śrutaḥ
  • ārṣo* -
  • ārṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • śāśvato* -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avyayo' -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • śrutaḥ -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.96.48

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 13.96.48 in Kannada sript:
ಧರ್ಮಃ ಶ್ರುತಿಸಮುತ್ಕರ್ಷೋ ಧರ್ಮಸೇತುರನಾಮಯಃ ।
ಆರ್ಷೋ ವೈ ಶಾಶ್ವತೋ ನಿತ್ಯಮವ್ಯಯೋಽಯಂ ಮಯಾ ಶ್ರುತಃ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 13.96.48 in Bengali sript:
ধর্মঃ শ্রুতিসমুত্কর্ষো ধর্মসেতুরনামযঃ ।
আর্ষো বৈ শাশ্বতো নিত্যমব্যযোঽযং মযা শ্রুতঃ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 13.96.48 in Gujarati sript:
ધર્મઃ શ્રુતિસમુત્કર્ષો ધર્મસેતુરનામયઃ ।
આર્ષો વૈ શાશ્વતો નિત્યમવ્યયોઽયં મયા શ્રુતઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 13.96.48 in Malayalam sript:
ധര്മഃ ശ്രുതിസമുത്കര്ഷോ ധര്മസേതുരനാമയഃ ।
ആര്ഷോ വൈ ശാശ്വതോ നിത്യമവ്യയോഽയം മയാ ശ്രുതഃ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.96.48 in Telugu sript:
ధర్మః శ్రుతిసముత్కర్షో ధర్మసేతురనామయః ।
ఆర్షో వై శాశ్వతో నిత్యమవ్యయోఽయం మయా శ్రుతః ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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