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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 14.20.6
ग्राह्यं दृश्यं च श्राव्यं च यदिदं कर्म विद्यते ।
एतदेव व्यवस्यन्ति कर्म कर्मेति कर्मिणः ॥ ६ ॥
grāhyaṃ dṛśyaṃ ca śrāvyaṃ ca yadidaṃ karma vidyate |
etadeva vyavasyanti karma karmeti karmiṇaḥ || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...be said then, O son of Pritha, of Brahmanas and Kshatriyas possessed of great learning, always devoted to the duties of their own orders and who are intent on (the acquisition...
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 (14.20.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Grahya, Drishya, Shravya, Yadi, Yad, Karman, Etad, Etada, Iva, Vya, Vasyat, Vasyanti, Iti, Karmin, Karmi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.20.6). 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: “grāhyaṃ dṛśyaṃ ca śrāvyaṃ ca yadidaṃ karma vidyate ”
- grāhyam -
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grāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
- dṛśyam -
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dṛśya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛśya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrāvyam -
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śrāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śru -> śrāvya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śru]√śru -> śrāvya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śru]√śru -> śrāvyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śru]√śru -> śrāvya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru]√śru -> śrāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru], [accusative single from √śru]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dam -
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da (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]da (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “etadeva vyavasyanti karma karmeti karmiṇaḥ ”
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vya -
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vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vasyanti -
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√vas -> vasyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 4 verb]√vas -> vasyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]√vas (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karme -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- karmiṇaḥ -
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karmin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]karmin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]karmī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.20.6
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 14.20.6 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಂ ದೃಶ್ಯಂ ಚ ಶ್ರಾವ್ಯಂ ಚ ಯದಿದಂ ಕರ್ಮ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ।
ಏತದೇವ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಕರ್ಮ ಕರ್ಮೇತಿ ಕರ್ಮಿಣಃ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 14.20.6 in Bengali sript:
গ্রাহ্যং দৃশ্যং চ শ্রাব্যং চ যদিদং কর্ম বিদ্যতে ।
এতদেব ব্যবস্যন্তি কর্ম কর্মেতি কর্মিণঃ ॥ ৬ ॥
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 14.20.6 in Gujarati sript:
ગ્રાહ્યં દૃશ્યં ચ શ્રાવ્યં ચ યદિદં કર્મ વિદ્યતે ।
એતદેવ વ્યવસ્યન્તિ કર્મ કર્મેતિ કર્મિણઃ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.20.6 in Malayalam sript:
ഗ്രാഹ്യം ദൃശ്യം ച ശ്രാവ്യം ച യദിദം കര്മ വിദ്യതേ ।
ഏതദേവ വ്യവസ്യന്തി കര്മ കര്മേതി കര്മിണഃ ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 14.20.6 in Telugu sript:
గ్రాహ్యం దృశ్యం చ శ్రావ్యం చ యదిదం కర్మ విద్యతే ।
ఏతదేవ వ్యవస్యన్తి కర్మ కర్మేతి కర్మిణః ॥ ౬ ॥