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 3.201.6

व्याजेन चरते धर्ममर्थं व्याजेन रोचते ।
व्याजेन सिध्यमानेषु धनेषु द्विजसत्तम ।
तत्रैव रमते बुद्धिस्ततः पापं चिकीर्षति ॥ ६ ॥

vyājena carate dharmamarthaṃ vyājena rocate |
vyājena sidhyamāneṣu dhaneṣu dvijasattama |
tatraiva ramate buddhistataḥ pāpaṃ cikīrṣati || 6 ||

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

...rule was not lost sight of by the Creator. A person having his being under the influence of evil Karma, must always consider how he can atone for his Karma, and extricate himself 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 (3.201.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyaja, Dharma, Artha, Sidhyamana, Dhana, Dvijasattama, Tatraiva, Ramati, Ramat, Buddhi, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Papam, Papa, Cikirshat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.201.6). 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: “vyājena carate dharmamarthaṃ vyājena rocate
  • vyājena -
  • vyāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • carate -
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vyājena -
  • vyāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rocate -
  • ruc (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “vyājena sidhyamāneṣu dhaneṣu dvijasattama
  • vyājena -
  • vyāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sidhyamāneṣu -
  • sidh -> sidhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • dhaneṣu -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • dvijasattama -
  • dvijasattama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tatraiva ramate buddhistataḥ pāpaṃ cikīrṣati
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • ramate -
  • ramati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ramati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • buddhis -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cikīrṣati -
  • kṛ -> cikīrṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> cikīrṣat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.201.6

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 3.201.6 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯಾಜೇನ ಚರತೇ ಧರ್ಮಮರ್ಥಂ ವ್ಯಾಜೇನ ರೋಚತೇ ।
ವ್ಯಾಜೇನ ಸಿಧ್ಯಮಾನೇಷು ಧನೇಷು ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮ ।
ತತ್ರೈವ ರಮತೇ ಬುದ್ಧಿಸ್ತತಃ ಪಾಪಂ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷತಿ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 3.201.6 in Bengali sript:
ব্যাজেন চরতে ধর্মমর্থং ব্যাজেন রোচতে ।
ব্যাজেন সিধ্যমানেষু ধনেষু দ্বিজসত্তম ।
তত্রৈব রমতে বুদ্ধিস্ততঃ পাপং চিকীর্ষতি ॥ ৬ ॥

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 3.201.6 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યાજેન ચરતે ધર્મમર્થં વ્યાજેન રોચતે ।
વ્યાજેન સિધ્યમાનેષુ ધનેષુ દ્વિજસત્તમ ।
તત્રૈવ રમતે બુદ્ધિસ્તતઃ પાપં ચિકીર્ષતિ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 3.201.6 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യാജേന ചരതേ ധര്മമര്ഥം വ്യാജേന രോചതേ ।
വ്യാജേന സിധ്യമാനേഷു ധനേഷു ദ്വിജസത്തമ ।
തത്രൈവ രമതേ ബുദ്ധിസ്തതഃ പാപം ചികീര്ഷതി ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.201.6 in Telugu sript:
వ్యాజేన చరతే ధర్మమర్థం వ్యాజేన రోచతే ।
వ్యాజేన సిధ్యమానేషు ధనేషు ద్విజసత్తమ ।
తత్రైవ రమతే బుద్ధిస్తతః పాపం చికీర్షతి ॥ ౬ ॥

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