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 13.132.3

केन शीलेन वा देव कर्मणा कीदृशेन वा ।
समाचारैर्गुणैर्वाक्यैः स्वर्गं यान्तीह मानवाः ॥ ३ ॥

kena śīlena vā deva karmaṇā kīdṛśena vā |
samācārairguṇairvākyaiḥ svargaṃ yāntīha mānavāḥ || 3 ||

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

...and will honour the Brahmanas greatly. Identical with Brahma, he will like and love the Brahmanas, and the Brahmanas will like and love him, that scion of Yadu’s race will liberate many kings immured in the prison of the ruler of the Magadhas...

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

Kena, Kah, Kim, Shila, Var, Deva, Karman, Kidrisha, Samacara, Guna, Vakya, Svarga, Yantin, Yanti, Iha, Manava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.132.3). 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: “kena śīlena deva karmaṇā kīdṛśena
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śīlena -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kīdṛśena -
  • kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “samācārairguṇairvākyaiḥ svargaṃ yāntīha mānavāḥ
  • samācārair -
  • samācāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    samācāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vākyaiḥ -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yāntī -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānavāḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.132.3

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 13.132.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇನ ಶೀಲೇನ ವಾ ದೇವ ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ಕೀದೃಶೇನ ವಾ ।
ಸಮಾಚಾರೈರ್ಗುಣೈರ್ವಾಕ್ಯೈಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಂ ಯಾನ್ತೀಹ ಮಾನವಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 13.132.3 in Bengali sript:
কেন শীলেন বা দেব কর্মণা কীদৃশেন বা ।
সমাচারৈর্গুণৈর্বাক্যৈঃ স্বর্গং যান্তীহ মানবাঃ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 13.132.3 in Gujarati sript:
કેન શીલેન વા દેવ કર્મણા કીદૃશેન વા ।
સમાચારૈર્ગુણૈર્વાક્યૈઃ સ્વર્ગં યાન્તીહ માનવાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 13.132.3 in Malayalam sript:
കേന ശീലേന വാ ദേവ കര്മണാ കീദൃശേന വാ ।
സമാചാരൈര്ഗുണൈര്വാക്യൈഃ സ്വര്ഗം യാന്തീഹ മാനവാഃ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.132.3 in Telugu sript:
కేన శీలేన వా దేవ కర్మణా కీదృశేన వా ।
సమాచారైర్గుణైర్వాక్యైః స్వర్గం యాన్తీహ మానవాః ॥ ౩ ॥

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