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 6.40.71

श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च शृणुयादपि यो नरः ।
सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभांल्लोकान्प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥ ७१ ॥

śraddhāvānanasūyaśca śṛṇuyādapi yo naraḥ |
so'pi muktaḥ śubhāṃllokānprāpnuyātpuṇyakarmaṇām || 71 ||

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

...and the knower, form the three-fold impulse of action. Instrument, action, and the agent, form the three-fold complement of action.{GL_NOTE:141753:} Knowledge...

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

Shraddhavat, Anasuya, Api, Yah, Nara, Nri, Sah, Mukta, Shubha, Loka, Pra, Punyakarmana, Punyakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.40.71). 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: “śraddhāvānanasūyaśca śṛṇuyādapi yo naraḥ
  • śraddhāvān -
  • śraddhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anasūyaś -
  • anasūya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṇuyād -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “so'pi muktaḥ śubhāṃllokānprāpnuyātpuṇyakarmaṇām
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • muktaḥ -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • śubhāṃl -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • puṇyakarmaṇām -
  • puṇyakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    puṇyakarman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    puṇyakarman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.40.71

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 6.40.71 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನನಸೂಯಶ್ಚ ಶೃಣುಯಾದಪಿ ಯೋ ನರಃ ।
ಸೋಽಪಿ ಮುಕ್ತಃ ಶುಭಾಂಲ್ಲೋಕಾನ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ಪುಣ್ಯಕರ್ಮಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೭೧ ॥

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 6.40.71 in Bengali sript:
শ্রদ্ধাবাননসূযশ্চ শৃণুযাদপি যো নরঃ ।
সোঽপি মুক্তঃ শুভাংল্লোকান্প্রাপ্নুযাত্পুণ্যকর্মণাম্ ॥ ৭১ ॥

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 6.40.71 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રદ્ધાવાનનસૂયશ્ચ શૃણુયાદપિ યો નરઃ ।
સોઽપિ મુક્તઃ શુભાંલ્લોકાન્પ્રાપ્નુયાત્પુણ્યકર્મણામ્ ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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 6.40.71 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രദ്ധാവാനനസൂയശ്ച ശൃണുയാദപി യോ നരഃ ।
സോഽപി മുക്തഃ ശുഭാംല്ലോകാന്പ്രാപ്നുയാത്പുണ്യകര്മണാമ് ॥ ൭൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.40.71 in Telugu sript:
శ్రద్ధావాననసూయశ్చ శృణుయాదపి యో నరః ।
సోఽపి ముక్తః శుభాంల్లోకాన్ప్రాప్నుయాత్పుణ్యకర్మణామ్ ॥ ౭౧ ॥

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