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 10.2.18

एवमेतदनादृत्य वर्तते यस्त्वतोऽन्यथा ।
स करोत्यात्मनोऽनर्थान्नैष बुद्धिमतां नयः ॥ १८ ॥

evametadanādṛtya vartate yastvato'nyathā |
sa karotyātmano'narthānnaiṣa buddhimatāṃ nayaḥ || 18 ||

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

...gods, seeks, the accomplishment of his objects, is never lost. The same is the case with one who, desirous of success, properly waits upon the aged, asks of them...

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

Evam, Eva, Etad, Anadritya, Vartat, Yah, Yushmad, Anyatha, Karoti, Atman, Anartha, Aisha, Buddhimat, Buddhimata, Naya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.2.18). 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: “evametadanādṛtya vartate yastvato'nyathā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anādṛtya -
  • anādṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • o' -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa karotyātmano'narthānnaiṣa buddhimatāṃ nayaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karotyā -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • ātmano' -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • anarthānn -
  • anartha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhimatām -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    buddhimat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    buddhimatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nayaḥ -
  • naya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.2.18

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 10.2.18 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮೇತದನಾದೃತ್ಯ ವರ್ತತೇ ಯಸ್ತ್ವತೋಽನ್ಯಥಾ ।
ಸ ಕರೋತ್ಯಾತ್ಮನೋಽನರ್ಥಾನ್ನೈಷ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತಾಂ ನಯಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 10.2.18 in Bengali sript:
এবমেতদনাদৃত্য বর্ততে যস্ত্বতোঽন্যথা ।
স করোত্যাত্মনোঽনর্থান্নৈষ বুদ্ধিমতাং নযঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 10.2.18 in Gujarati sript:
એવમેતદનાદૃત્ય વર્તતે યસ્ત્વતોઽન્યથા ।
સ કરોત્યાત્મનોઽનર્થાન્નૈષ બુદ્ધિમતાં નયઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 10.2.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമേതദനാദൃത്യ വര്തതേ യസ്ത്വതോഽന്യഥാ ।
സ കരോത്യാത്മനോഽനര്ഥാന്നൈഷ ബുദ്ധിമതാം നയഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.2.18 in Telugu sript:
ఏవమేతదనాదృత్య వర్తతే యస్త్వతోఽన్యథా ।
స కరోత్యాత్మనోఽనర్థాన్నైష బుద్ధిమతాం నయః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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