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 6.40.42

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च ।
ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ ४२ ॥

śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca |
jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam || 42 ||

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

...goodness. That penance which is performed for the sake of (gaining) respect, honour, and reverence, with hypocrisy, (and) which is unstable and transient is said to...

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

Shama, Dama, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Shauca, Kshanti, Arjava, Eva, Jnana, Vijnana, Astikya, Brahmakarman, Svabhavaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.40.42). 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: “śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca
  • śamo* -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • damas -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapaḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaucam -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣāntir -
  • kṣānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārjavam -
  • ārjava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārjava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārjavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vijñānam -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āstikyam -
  • āstikya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahmakarma -
  • brahmakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • svabhāvajam -
  • svabhāvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svabhāvaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svabhāvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.40.42

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 6.40.42 in Kannada sript:
ಶಮೋ ದಮಸ್ತಪಃ ಶೌಚಂ ಕ್ಷಾನ್ತಿರಾರ್ಜವಮೇವ ಚ ।
ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಮಾಸ್ತಿಕ್ಯಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕರ್ಮ ಸ್ವಭಾವಜಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 6.40.42 in Bengali sript:
শমো দমস্তপঃ শৌচং ক্ষান্তিরার্জবমেব চ ।
জ্ঞানং বিজ্ঞানমাস্তিক্যং ব্রহ্মকর্ম স্বভাবজম্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 6.40.42 in Gujarati sript:
શમો દમસ્તપઃ શૌચં ક્ષાન્તિરાર્જવમેવ ચ ।
જ્ઞાનં વિજ્ઞાનમાસ્તિક્યં બ્રહ્મકર્મ સ્વભાવજમ્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 6.40.42 in Malayalam sript:
ശമോ ദമസ്തപഃ ശൌചം ക്ഷാന്തിരാര്ജവമേവ ച ।
ജ്ഞാനം വിജ്ഞാനമാസ്തിക്യം ബ്രഹ്മകര്മ സ്വഭാവജമ് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.40.42 in Telugu sript:
శమో దమస్తపః శౌచం క్షాన్తిరార్జవమేవ చ ।
జ్ఞానం విజ్ఞానమాస్తిక్యం బ్రహ్మకర్మ స్వభావజమ్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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