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 6.39.23

ओं तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः ।
ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा ॥ २३ ॥

oṃ tatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ |
brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā || 23 ||

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

...Vedas. I am the author of the Vedantas, and I alone am the knower of the Vedas.{GL_NOTE:141737:} There are these two entities in the world, viz., the mutable and...

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

Tatsad, Iti, Nirdesha, Brahman, Brahmana, Trividha, Smrita, Tad, Tena, Veda, Yajna, Vihita, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.39.23). 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: “oṃ tatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • Cannot analyse om*ta
  • tatsad -
  • tatsad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tatsad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nirdeśo* -
  • nirdeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṇas -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trividhaḥ -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā
  • brāhmaṇās -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vedāś -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajñāś -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihitāḥ -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.39.23

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 6.39.23 in Kannada sript:
ಓಂ ತತ್ಸದಿತಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಸ್ತ್ರಿವಿಧಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಸ್ತೇನ ವೇದಾಶ್ಚ ಯಜ್ಞಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಹಿತಾಃ ಪುರಾ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 6.39.23 in Bengali sript:
ওং তত্সদিতি নির্দেশো ব্রহ্মণস্ত্রিবিধঃ স্মৃতঃ ।
ব্রাহ্মণাস্তেন বেদাশ্চ যজ্ঞাশ্চ বিহিতাঃ পুরা ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 6.39.23 in Gujarati sript:
ઓં તત્સદિતિ નિર્દેશો બ્રહ્મણસ્ત્રિવિધઃ સ્મૃતઃ ।
બ્રાહ્મણાસ્તેન વેદાશ્ચ યજ્ઞાશ્ચ વિહિતાઃ પુરા ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 6.39.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഓം തത്സദിതി നിര്ദേശോ ബ്രഹ്മണസ്ത്രിവിധഃ സ്മൃതഃ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മണാസ്തേന വേദാശ്ച യജ്ഞാശ്ച വിഹിതാഃ പുരാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.39.23 in Telugu sript:
ఓం తత్సదితి నిర్దేశో బ్రహ్మణస్త్రివిధః స్మృతః ।
బ్రాహ్మణాస్తేన వేదాశ్చ యజ్ఞాశ్చ విహితాః పురా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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