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 9.30.28

नेदानीं जीविते बुद्धिः कार्या धर्मचिकीर्षया ।
क्षत्रधर्ममपाश्रित्य त्वद्विधेन सुयोधन ॥ २८ ॥

nedānīṃ jīvite buddhiḥ kāryā dharmacikīrṣayā |
kṣatradharmamapāśritya tvadvidhena suyodhana || 28 ||

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

...means. Do you take therefore, the help of act!"' "Sanjaya continued,'Thus addressed by Vasudeva, Pandu’s son of rigid vows, smiling the while, addressed, O monarch...

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

Jivita, Buddhi, Kari, Karya, Dharma, Dharman, Cikirsha, Kshatradharma, Apa, Ashritya, Tvadvidha, Suyodhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.30.28). 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: “nedānīṃ jīvite buddhiḥ kāryā dharmacikīrṣayā
  • nedānī -
  • ned (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jīvite -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • buddhiḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryā* -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cikīrṣayā -
  • cikīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “kṣatradharmamapāśritya tvadvidhena suyodhana
  • kṣatradharmam -
  • kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣatradharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    kṣatradharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • apā -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvadvidhena -
  • tvadvidha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tvadvidha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • suyodhana -
  • suyodhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.30.28

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 9.30.28 in Kannada sript:
ನೇದಾನೀಂ ಜೀವಿತೇ ಬುದ್ಧಿಃ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ಧರ್ಮಚಿಕೀರ್ಷಯಾ ।
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮಮಪಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ತ್ವದ್ವಿಧೇನ ಸುಯೋಧನ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 9.30.28 in Bengali sript:
নেদানীং জীবিতে বুদ্ধিঃ কার্যা ধর্মচিকীর্ষযা ।
ক্ষত্রধর্মমপাশ্রিত্য ত্বদ্বিধেন সুযোধন ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 9.30.28 in Gujarati sript:
નેદાનીં જીવિતે બુદ્ધિઃ કાર્યા ધર્મચિકીર્ષયા ।
ક્ષત્રધર્મમપાશ્રિત્ય ત્વદ્વિધેન સુયોધન ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 9.30.28 in Malayalam sript:
നേദാനീം ജീവിതേ ബുദ്ധിഃ കാര്യാ ധര്മചികീര്ഷയാ ।
ക്ഷത്രധര്മമപാശ്രിത്യ ത്വദ്വിധേന സുയോധന ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.30.28 in Telugu sript:
నేదానీం జీవితే బుద్ధిః కార్యా ధర్మచికీర్షయా ।
క్షత్రధర్మమపాశ్రిత్య త్వద్విధేన సుయోధన ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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