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 13.103.4

देवलोके नृलोके च सदाचारा बुधैः स्मृताः ।
ते चेद्भवन्ति राजेन्द्र ऋध्यन्ते गृहमेधिनः ।
धूपप्रदानैर्दीपैश्च नमस्कारैस्तथैव च ॥ ४ ॥

devaloke nṛloke ca sadācārā budhaiḥ smṛtāḥ |
te cedbhavanti rājendra ṛdhyante gṛhamedhinaḥ |
dhūpapradānairdīpaiśca namaskāraistathaiva ca || 4 ||

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

...all those acts which have been ordained and declared in the Vedas or by the Brahmanas.{GL_NOTE:176580:} One should never seek to injure women. Spouses should always be protected. Malice always shortens life. Hence, one should always abstain from...

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

Devaloka, Nriloka, Sadacara, Budha, Smrita, Smrito, Tad, Yushmad, Ced, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Rajendra, Grihamedhin, Grihamedhi, Dhupa, Pradana, Dipa, Namaskara, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.103.4). 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: “devaloke nṛloke ca sadācārā budhaiḥ smṛtāḥ
  • devaloke -
  • devaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nṛloke -
  • nṛloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadācārā* -
  • sadācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadācārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • budhaiḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “te cedbhavanti rājendra ṛdhyante gṛhamedhinaḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • rājendra* -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdhyante -
  • ṛdh (verb class 4)
    [present passive third plural]
    ṛdh (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
    ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [present passive third plural]
    ṛdh (verb class 7)
    [present passive third plural]
  • gṛhamedhinaḥ -
  • gṛhamedhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gṛhamedhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gṛhamedhī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 3: “dhūpapradānairdīpaiśca namaskāraistathaiva ca
  • dhūpa -
  • dhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradānair -
  • pradāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dīpaiś -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • namaskārais -
  • namaskāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.103.4

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 13.103.4 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಲೋಕೇ ನೃಲೋಕೇ ಚ ಸದಾಚಾರಾ ಬುಧೈಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ।
ತೇ ಚೇದ್ಭವನ್ತಿ ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ಋಧ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಗೃಹಮೇಧಿನಃ ।
ಧೂಪಪ್ರದಾನೈರ್ದೀಪೈಶ್ಚ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರೈಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 13.103.4 in Bengali sript:
দেবলোকে নৃলোকে চ সদাচারা বুধৈঃ স্মৃতাঃ ।
তে চেদ্ভবন্তি রাজেন্দ্র ঋধ্যন্তে গৃহমেধিনঃ ।
ধূপপ্রদানৈর্দীপৈশ্চ নমস্কারৈস্তথৈব চ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 13.103.4 in Gujarati sript:
દેવલોકે નૃલોકે ચ સદાચારા બુધૈઃ સ્મૃતાઃ ।
તે ચેદ્ભવન્તિ રાજેન્દ્ર ઋધ્યન્તે ગૃહમેધિનઃ ।
ધૂપપ્રદાનૈર્દીપૈશ્ચ નમસ્કારૈસ્તથૈવ ચ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 13.103.4 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവലോകേ നൃലോകേ ച സദാചാരാ ബുധൈഃ സ്മൃതാഃ ।
തേ ചേദ്ഭവന്തി രാജേന്ദ്ര ഋധ്യന്തേ ഗൃഹമേധിനഃ ।
ധൂപപ്രദാനൈര്ദീപൈശ്ച നമസ്കാരൈസ്തഥൈവ ച ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.103.4 in Telugu sript:
దేవలోకే నృలోకే చ సదాచారా బుధైః స్మృతాః ।
తే చేద్భవన్తి రాజేన్ద్ర ఋధ్యన్తే గృహమేధినః ।
ధూపప్రదానైర్దీపైశ్చ నమస్కారైస్తథైవ చ ॥ ౪ ॥

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