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 3.1.25

येषां त्रीण्यवदातानि योनिर्विद्या च कर्म च ।
तान्सेवेत्तैः समास्या हि शास्त्रेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी ॥ २५ ॥

yeṣāṃ trīṇyavadātāni yonirvidyā ca karma ca |
tānsevettaiḥ samāsyā hi śāstrebhyo'pi garīyasī || 25 ||

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

...association with them; cause diminution of virtue, and men (that are doomed to these), never attain purity of mind. Association with the base impairs the understanding, as, indeed...

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

Yah, Yat, Tri, Nya, Vada, Nirvidya, Karman, Seva, Tta, Samasya, Shastra, Api, Gariyas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.1.25). 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: “yeṣāṃ trīṇyavadātāni yonirvidyā ca karma ca
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • trī -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṇya -
  • ṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadāt -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āni -
  • yo -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirvidyā -
  • nirvidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tānsevettaiḥ samāsyā hi śāstrebhyo'pi garīyasī
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • seve -
  • seva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ttaiḥ -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samāsyā* -
  • samāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śāstrebhyo' -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • garīyasī -
  • garīyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.1.25

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 3.1.25 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇಷಾಂ ತ್ರೀಣ್ಯವದಾತಾನಿ ಯೋನಿರ್ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಚ ಕರ್ಮ ಚ ।
ತಾನ್ಸೇವೇತ್ತೈಃ ಸಮಾಸ್ಯಾ ಹಿ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಭ್ಯೋಽಪಿ ಗರೀಯಸೀ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 3.1.25 in Bengali sript:
যেষাং ত্রীণ্যবদাতানি যোনির্বিদ্যা চ কর্ম চ ।
তান্সেবেত্তৈঃ সমাস্যা হি শাস্ত্রেভ্যোঽপি গরীযসী ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 3.1.25 in Gujarati sript:
યેષાં ત્રીણ્યવદાતાનિ યોનિર્વિદ્યા ચ કર્મ ચ ।
તાન્સેવેત્તૈઃ સમાસ્યા હિ શાસ્ત્રેભ્યોઽપિ ગરીયસી ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 3.1.25 in Malayalam sript:
യേഷാം ത്രീണ്യവദാതാനി യോനിര്വിദ്യാ ച കര്മ ച ।
താന്സേവേത്തൈഃ സമാസ്യാ ഹി ശാസ്ത്രേഭ്യോഽപി ഗരീയസീ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.1.25 in Telugu sript:
యేషాం త్రీణ్యవదాతాని యోనిర్విద్యా చ కర్మ చ ।
తాన్సేవేత్తైః సమాస్యా హి శాస్త్రేభ్యోఽపి గరీయసీ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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