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 13.133.53

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उमोवाच ।
सावद्यं किं नु वै कर्म निरवद्यं तथैव च ।
श्रेयः कुर्वन्नवाप्नोति मानवो देवसत्तम ॥ ५३ ॥

umovāca |
sāvadyaṃ kiṃ nu vai karma niravadyaṃ tathaiva ca |
śreyaḥ kurvannavāpnoti mānavo devasattama || 53 ||

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

...that is the master of the deities, He that is the Supervisor of both Righteousness and Unrighteousness (for giving the fruits thereof to those that seek the one or the other), He that is both Effect and Cause, (or, He whose life has not been...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.133.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uma, Savadya, Kim, Karman, Niravadya, Tatha, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Kurvat, Ava, Manava, Devasad, Tama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.133.53). 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: “umovāca ”
umo -
uma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

umā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first plural]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first plural]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first plural]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “sāvadyaṃ kiṃ nu vai karma niravadyaṃ tathaiva ca ”
sāvadyam -
sāvadya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāvadya (noun, neuter)

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

sāvadyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
niravadyam -
niravadya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niravadya (noun, neuter)

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

niravadyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathai -
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]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “śreyaḥ kurvannavāpnoti mānavo devasattama ”
śreyaḥ -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
kurvann -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
avā -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single]

u (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
mānavo* -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
devasat -
devasad (noun, masculine)

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

devasad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tama -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.133.53

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 13.133.53 in Kannada sript:
ಉಮೋವಾಚ ।
ಸಾವದ್ಯಂ ಕಿಂ ನು ವೈ ಕರ್ಮ ನಿರವದ್ಯಂ ತಥೈವ ಚ ।
ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಕುರ್ವನ್ನವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಮಾನವೋ ದೇವಸತ್ತಮ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 13.133.53 in Bengali sript:
উমোবাচ ।
সাবদ্যং কিং নু বৈ কর্ম নিরবদ্যং তথৈব চ ।
শ্রেযঃ কুর্বন্নবাপ্নোতি মানবো দেবসত্তম ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 13.133.53 in Gujarati sript:
ઉમોવાચ ।
સાવદ્યં કિં નુ વૈ કર્મ નિરવદ્યં તથૈવ ચ ।
શ્રેયઃ કુર્વન્નવાપ્નોતિ માનવો દેવસત્તમ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.133.53 in Malayalam sript:
ഉമോവാച ।
സാവദ്യം കിം നു വൈ കര്മ നിരവദ്യം തഥൈവ ച ।
ശ്രേയഃ കുര്വന്നവാപ്നോതി മാനവോ ദേവസത്തമ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.133.53 in Telugu sript:
ఉమోవాచ ।
సావద్యం కిం ను వై కర్మ నిరవద్యం తథైవ చ ।
శ్రేయః కుర్వన్నవాప్నోతి మానవో దేవసత్తమ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021