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 12.149.37

यत्करोति शुभं कर्म तथाधर्मं सुदारुणम् ।
तत्कर्तैव समश्नाति बान्धवानां किमत्र हि ॥ ३७ ॥

yatkaroti śubhaṃ karma tathādharmaṃ sudāruṇam |
tatkartaiva samaśnāti bāndhavānāṃ kimatra hi || 37 ||

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

...forgetting his toil in his surprise, ran with the messengers. Beholding the great affluence of the city, he became filled with wonder. Soon he entered the king’s palace in the company of the messengers solicitous...

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

Yatkara, Shubha, Shubh, Karman, Tatha, Adharma, Sudaruna, Tatkartri, Ashan, Ashna, Ati, Bandhava, Kim, Atra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.149.37). 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: “yatkaroti śubhaṃ karma tathādharmaṃ sudāruṇam
  • yatkaro -
  • yatkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatkarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharmam -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sudāruṇam -
  • sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tatkartaiva samaśnāti bāndhavānāṃ kimatra hi
  • tatkartai -
  • tatkartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aśnā -
  • aśna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aśnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bāndhavānām -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.149.37

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 12.149.37 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ಕರೋತಿ ಶುಭಂ ಕರ್ಮ ತಥಾಧರ್ಮಂ ಸುದಾರುಣಮ್ ।
ತತ್ಕರ್ತೈವ ಸಮಶ್ನಾತಿ ಬಾನ್ಧವಾನಾಂ ಕಿಮತ್ರ ಹಿ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 12.149.37 in Bengali sript:
যত্করোতি শুভং কর্ম তথাধর্মং সুদারুণম্ ।
তত্কর্তৈব সমশ্নাতি বান্ধবানাং কিমত্র হি ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 12.149.37 in Gujarati sript:
યત્કરોતિ શુભં કર્મ તથાધર્મં સુદારુણમ્ ।
તત્કર્તૈવ સમશ્નાતિ બાન્ધવાનાં કિમત્ર હિ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 12.149.37 in Malayalam sript:
യത്കരോതി ശുഭം കര്മ തഥാധര്മം സുദാരുണമ് ।
തത്കര്തൈവ സമശ്നാതി ബാന്ധവാനാം കിമത്ര ഹി ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.149.37 in Telugu sript:
యత్కరోతి శుభం కర్మ తథాధర్మం సుదారుణమ్ ।
తత్కర్తైవ సమశ్నాతి బాన్ధవానాం కిమత్ర హి ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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