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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 13.149.4
यदा प्रयत्नं कृतवान्दृश्यते ह्यफलो नरः ।
मार्गन्नयशतैरर्थानमार्गंश्चापरः सुखी ॥ ४ ॥
yadā prayatnaṃ kṛtavāndṛśyate hyaphalo naraḥ |
mārgannayaśatairarthānamārgaṃścāparaḥ sukhī || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...indications) of those three that constitute the foundation of Righteousness have each been laid down. Do you act according to the instructions laid down. You should never wrangle about Righteousness and then seek to have those doubts solved into...
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 (13.149.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yada, Yad, Prayatna, Kritavat, Drishyata, Aphala, Nara, Nri, Margat, Aya, Shata, Artha, Capa, Sukhi, Sukhin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.149.4). 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: “yadā prayatnaṃ kṛtavāndṛśyate hyaphalo naraḥ ”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- prayatnam -
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prayatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prayatnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtavān -
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kṛtavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- aphalo* -
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aphala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “mārgannayaśatairarthānamārgaṃścāparaḥ sukhī ”
- mārgann -
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√mārg -> mārgat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mārg class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mārg class 1 verb]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- arthān -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- amārgaṃś -
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√mārg (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukhī -
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sukhī (noun, masculine)[compound]sukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sukhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.149.4
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.149.4 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಂ ಕೃತವಾನ್ದೃಶ್ಯತೇ ಹ್ಯಫಲೋ ನರಃ ।
ಮಾರ್ಗನ್ನಯಶತೈರರ್ಥಾನಮಾರ್ಗಂಶ್ಚಾಪರಃ ಸುಖೀ ॥ ೪ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.149.4 in Bengali sript:
যদা প্রযত্নং কৃতবান্দৃশ্যতে হ্যফলো নরঃ ।
মার্গন্নযশতৈরর্থানমার্গংশ্চাপরঃ সুখী ॥ ৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.149.4 in Gujarati sript:
યદા પ્રયત્નં કૃતવાન્દૃશ્યતે હ્યફલો નરઃ ।
માર્ગન્નયશતૈરર્થાનમાર્ગંશ્ચાપરઃ સુખી ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.149.4 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ പ്രയത്നം കൃതവാന്ദൃശ്യതേ ഹ്യഫലോ നരഃ ।
മാര്ഗന്നയശതൈരര്ഥാനമാര്ഗംശ്ചാപരഃ സുഖീ ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.149.4 in Telugu sript:
యదా ప్రయత్నం కృతవాన్దృశ్యతే హ్యఫలో నరః ।
మార్గన్నయశతైరర్థానమార్గంశ్చాపరః సుఖీ ॥ ౪ ॥