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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 2.11.49
किं कर्म तेनाचरितं तपो वा नियतव्रतम् ।
येनासौ सह शक्रेण स्पर्धते स्म महायशाः ॥ ४९ ॥
kiṃ karma tenācaritaṃ tapo vā niyatavratam |
yenāsau saha śakreṇa spardhate sma mahāyaśāḥ || 49 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Somapas, the Ekasringras, the Caturvedas, and the Kalas, are ever worshipped amongst the four orders of men. Gratified with the Soma (juice), first, these gratify Soma afterwards. All these...
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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 (2.11.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Karman, Tad, Tena, Acarita, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Var, Niyatavrata, Yena, Yah, Yat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Saha, Shakra, Spardhata, Spardhat, Sma, Mahayashas, Mahayasha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.11.49). 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: “kiṃ karma tenācaritaṃ tapo vā niyatavratam ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tenā -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- acaritam -
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acarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tapo* -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- niyatavratam -
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niyatavrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niyatavrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niyatavratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yenāsau saha śakreṇa spardhate sma mahāyaśāḥ ”
- yenā -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śakreṇa -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śakra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- spardhate -
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spardhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]√spṛdh -> spardhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √spṛdh class 1 verb]√spṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√spardh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- mahāyaśāḥ -
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mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.11.49
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.11.49 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ಕರ್ಮ ತೇನಾಚರಿತಂ ತಪೋ ವಾ ನಿಯತವ್ರತಮ್ ।
ಯೇನಾಸೌ ಸಹ ಶಕ್ರೇಣ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧತೇ ಸ್ಮ ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.11.49 in Bengali sript:
কিং কর্ম তেনাচরিতং তপো বা নিযতব্রতম্ ।
যেনাসৌ সহ শক্রেণ স্পর্ধতে স্ম মহাযশাঃ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
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 2.11.49 in Gujarati sript:
કિં કર્મ તેનાચરિતં તપો વા નિયતવ્રતમ્ ।
યેનાસૌ સહ શક્રેણ સ્પર્ધતે સ્મ મહાયશાઃ ॥ ૪૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.11.49 in Malayalam sript:
കിം കര്മ തേനാചരിതം തപോ വാ നിയതവ്രതമ് ।
യേനാസൌ സഹ ശക്രേണ സ്പര്ധതേ സ്മ മഹായശാഃ ॥ ൪൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.11.49 in Telugu sript:
కిం కర్మ తేనాచరితం తపో వా నియతవ్రతమ్ ।
యేనాసౌ సహ శక్రేణ స్పర్ధతే స్మ మహాయశాః ॥ ౪౯ ॥