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 13.44.49

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तानेवं ब्रुवतः सर्वान्सत्यवान्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
यत्रेष्टं तत्र देया स्यान्नात्र कार्या विचारणा ।
कुर्वते जीवतोऽप्येवं मृते नैवास्ति संशयः ॥ ४९ ॥

tānevaṃ bruvataḥ sarvānsatyavānvākyamabravīt |
yatreṣṭaṃ tatra deyā syānnātra kāryā vicāraṇā |
kurvate jīvato'pyevaṃ mṛte naivāsti saṃśayaḥ || 49 ||

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

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

Tana, Bruva, Tas, Sarva, Satyavat, Vakya, Yatra, Ishtam, Ishta, Tatra, Deya, Syat, Sya, Kari, Karya, Vicarana, Kurvat, Kurvata, Jivat, Api, Apya, Evam, Eva, Mrita, Mriti, Naiva, Asti, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.44.49). 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: “tānevaṃ bruvataḥ sarvānsatyavānvākyamabravīt ”
tāne -
tāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bruva -
bruva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bruva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvān -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
satyavān -
satyavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “yatreṣṭaṃ tatra deyā syānnātra kāryā vicāraṇā ”
yatre -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

yatrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iṣṭam -
iṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
deyā -
deyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
syān -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]
vicāraṇā -
vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “kurvate jīvato'pyevaṃ mṛte naivāsti saṃśayaḥ ”
kurvate -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kurvat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

kurvatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle third plural]
jīvato' -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
apye -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

apya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
mṛte -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
naivā -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
saṃśayaḥ -
saṃśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.44.49

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 13.44.49 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನೇವಂ ಬ್ರುವತಃ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಸತ್ಯವಾನ್ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ಯತ್ರೇಷ್ಟಂ ತತ್ರ ದೇಯಾ ಸ್ಯಾನ್ನಾತ್ರ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ವಿಚಾರಣಾ ।
ಕುರ್ವತೇ ಜೀವತೋಽಪ್ಯೇವಂ ಮೃತೇ ನೈವಾಸ್ತಿ ಸಂಶಯಃ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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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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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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 13.44.49 in Bengali sript:
তানেবং ব্রুবতঃ সর্বান্সত্যবান্বাক্যমব্রবীত্ ।
যত্রেষ্টং তত্র দেযা স্যান্নাত্র কার্যা বিচারণা ।
কুর্বতে জীবতোঽপ্যেবং মৃতে নৈবাস্তি সংশযঃ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 13.44.49 in Gujarati sript:
તાનેવં બ્રુવતઃ સર્વાન્સત્યવાન્વાક્યમબ્રવીત્ ।
યત્રેષ્ટં તત્ર દેયા સ્યાન્નાત્ર કાર્યા વિચારણા ।
કુર્વતે જીવતોઽપ્યેવં મૃતે નૈવાસ્તિ સંશયઃ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.44.49 in Malayalam sript:
താനേവം ബ്രുവതഃ സര്വാന്സത്യവാന്വാക്യമബ്രവീത് ।
യത്രേഷ്ടം തത്ര ദേയാ സ്യാന്നാത്ര കാര്യാ വിചാരണാ ।
കുര്വതേ ജീവതോഽപ്യേവം മൃതേ നൈവാസ്തി സംശയഃ ॥ ൪൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.44.49 in Telugu sript:
తానేవం బ్రువతః సర్వాన్సత్యవాన్వాక్యమబ్రవీత్ ।
యత్రేష్టం తత్ర దేయా స్యాన్నాత్ర కార్యా విచారణా ।
కుర్వతే జీవతోఽప్యేవం మృతే నైవాస్తి సంశయః ॥ ౪౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021