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 13.150.3

यदा त्वस्य भवेद्बुद्धिर्धर्म्या चार्थप्रदर्शिनी ।
तदाश्वसीत धर्मात्मादृढबुद्धिर्न विश्वसेत् ॥ ३ ॥

yadā tvasya bhavedbuddhirdharmyā cārthapradarśinī |
tadāśvasīta dharmātmādṛḍhabuddhirna viśvaset || 3 ||

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

..."Bhishma said, 'They that are wicked are evil in their practices, ungovernable or incapable of being kept within the restraints of rules, and foul mouthed. They, on the other hand, they are good, are always good in their acts. Verily, the acts...

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

Yada, Yad, Tva, Buddhi, Dharmya, Dharmi, Artha, Pradarshin, Pradarshini, Tada, Dharmatman, Dridhabuddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.150.3). 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 tvasya bhavedbuddhirdharmyā cārthapradarśinī
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tvasya -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmyā -
  • dharmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dharmī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dharmī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pradarśinī -
  • pradarśinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pradarśin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tadāśvasīta dharmātmādṛḍhabuddhirna viśvaset
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvasīt -
  • śvas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmātmā -
  • dharmātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛḍhabuddhir -
  • dṛḍhabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse viśvaset

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.150.3

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 13.150.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ತ್ವಸ್ಯ ಭವೇದ್ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ಧರ್ಮ್ಯಾ ಚಾರ್ಥಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿನೀ ।
ತದಾಶ್ವಸೀತ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮಾದೃಢಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ನ ವಿಶ್ವಸೇತ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 13.150.3 in Bengali sript:
যদা ত্বস্য ভবেদ্বুদ্ধির্ধর্ম্যা চার্থপ্রদর্শিনী ।
তদাশ্বসীত ধর্মাত্মাদৃঢবুদ্ধির্ন বিশ্বসেত্ ॥ ৩ ॥

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 13.150.3 in Gujarati sript:
યદા ત્વસ્ય ભવેદ્બુદ્ધિર્ધર્મ્યા ચાર્થપ્રદર્શિની ।
તદાશ્વસીત ધર્માત્માદૃઢબુદ્ધિર્ન વિશ્વસેત્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 13.150.3 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ ത്വസ്യ ഭവേദ്ബുദ്ധിര്ധര്മ്യാ ചാര്ഥപ്രദര്ശിനീ ।
തദാശ്വസീത ധര്മാത്മാദൃഢബുദ്ധിര്ന വിശ്വസേത് ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.150.3 in Telugu sript:
యదా త్వస్య భవేద్బుద్ధిర్ధర్మ్యా చార్థప్రదర్శినీ ।
తదాశ్వసీత ధర్మాత్మాదృఢబుద్ధిర్న విశ్వసేత్ ॥ ౩ ॥

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