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 13.129.16

प्रवृत्तिलक्षणो धर्मो गृहस्थेषु विधीयते ।
तमहं कीर्तयिष्यामि सर्वभूतहितं शुभम् ॥ १६ ॥

pravṛttilakṣaṇo dharmo gṛhastheṣu vidhīyate |
tamahaṃ kīrtayiṣyāmi sarvabhūtahitaṃ śubham || 16 ||

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

...and heart, should be followed by those that are wise for the sake of adding to their merit or for earning their means of subsistence. Those who wish to ascend to Heaven should follow in this track and not in any other.' "Uma said, 'Tell me,...

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

Lakshana, Dharma, Grihastha, Vidh, Vidhi, Iyat, Iyata, Tama, Ham, Sarvabhutahita, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.129.16). 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: “pravṛttilakṣaṇo dharmo gṛhastheṣu vidhīyate
  • pravṛtti -
  • pravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lakṣaṇo* -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛhastheṣu -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    gṛhastha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vidhī -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “tamahaṃ kīrtayiṣyāmi sarvabhūtahitaṃ śubham
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • kīrtayiṣyāmi -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • sarvabhūtahitam -
  • sarvabhūtahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvabhūtahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvabhūtahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.129.16

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 13.129.16 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಲಕ್ಷಣೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಗೃಹಸ್ಥೇಷು ವಿಧೀಯತೇ ।
ತಮಹಂ ಕೀರ್ತಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಹಿತಂ ಶುಭಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 13.129.16 in Bengali sript:
প্রবৃত্তিলক্ষণো ধর্মো গৃহস্থেষু বিধীযতে ।
তমহং কীর্তযিষ্যামি সর্বভূতহিতং শুভম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 13.129.16 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવૃત્તિલક્ષણો ધર્મો ગૃહસ્થેષુ વિધીયતે ।
તમહં કીર્તયિષ્યામિ સર્વભૂતહિતં શુભમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 13.129.16 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രവൃത്തിലക്ഷണോ ധര്മോ ഗൃഹസ്ഥേഷു വിധീയതേ ।
തമഹം കീര്തയിഷ്യാമി സര്വഭൂതഹിതം ശുഭമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.129.16 in Telugu sript:
ప్రవృత్తిలక్షణో ధర్మో గృహస్థేషు విధీయతే ।
తమహం కీర్తయిష్యామి సర్వభూతహితం శుభమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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