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 3.149.26

न हि धर्ममविज्ञाय वृद्धाननुपसेव्य च ।
धर्मो वै वेदितुं शक्यो बृहस्पतिसमैरपि ॥ २६ ॥

na hi dharmamavijñāya vṛddhānanupasevya ca |
dharmo vai vedituṃ śakyo bṛhaspatisamairapi || 26 ||

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

...destruction. Disregarding him, you seeks to take away the lotuses from this place by main force.Why then dost you say that you are the brother of Yudhishthira the just? First, taking...

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

Dharma, Avijna, Vriddha, Anupasevya, Shakya, Brihaspatisama, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.149.26). 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: “na hi dharmamavijñāya vṛddhānanupasevya ca
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avijñāya -
  • avijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    avijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vṛddhān -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • anupasevya -
  • anupasevya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anupasevya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmo vai vedituṃ śakyo bṛhaspatisamairapi
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • veditum -
  • vid -> veditum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vid]
    vid -> veditum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vid]
  • śakyo* -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • bṛhaspatisamair -
  • bṛhaspatisama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bṛhaspatisama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.149.26

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 3.149.26 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹಿ ಧರ್ಮಮವಿಜ್ಞಾಯ ವೃದ್ಧಾನನುಪಸೇವ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಧರ್ಮೋ ವೈ ವೇದಿತುಂ ಶಕ್ಯೋ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿಸಮೈರಪಿ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 3.149.26 in Bengali sript:
ন হি ধর্মমবিজ্ঞায বৃদ্ধাননুপসেব্য চ ।
ধর্মো বৈ বেদিতুং শক্যো বৃহস্পতিসমৈরপি ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 3.149.26 in Gujarati sript:
ન હિ ધર્મમવિજ્ઞાય વૃદ્ધાનનુપસેવ્ય ચ ।
ધર્મો વૈ વેદિતું શક્યો બૃહસ્પતિસમૈરપિ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 3.149.26 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹി ധര്മമവിജ്ഞായ വൃദ്ധാനനുപസേവ്യ ച ।
ധര്മോ വൈ വേദിതും ശക്യോ ബൃഹസ്പതിസമൈരപി ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.149.26 in Telugu sript:
న హి ధర్మమవిజ్ఞాయ వృద్ధాననుపసేవ్య చ ।
ధర్మో వై వేదితుం శక్యో బృహస్పతిసమైరపి ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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