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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 5.29.6
या वै विद्याः साधयन्तीह कर्म तासां फलं विद्यते नेतरासाम् ।
तत्रेह वै दृष्टफलं तु कर्म पीत्वोदकं शाम्यति तृष्णयार्तः ॥ ६ ॥
yā vai vidyāḥ sādhayantīha karma tāsāṃ phalaṃ vidyate netarāsām |
tatreha vai dṛṣṭaphalaṃ tu karma pītvodakaṃ śāmyati tṛṣṇayārtaḥ || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...thirsty person drinks water, and by that act his thirst is allayed. This result proceeds, no doubt, from work. Therein lies the efficacy of work. If anyone thinks that something else...
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 (5.29.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vidya, Sadhayat, Sadhayanti, Iha, Karman, Phala, Neta, Rasa, Tatra, Drishta, Pitva, Udaka, Shamyat, Trishna, Arta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.29.6). 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: “yā vai vidyāḥ sādhayantīha karma tāsāṃ phalaṃ vidyate netarāsām ”
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- vidyāḥ -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- sādhayantī -
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√sidh -> sādhayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √sidh], [adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sidh], [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh], [accusative plural from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sidh], [vocative single from √sidh]√sidh (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tāsām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- neta -
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neta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]neta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāsā -
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rāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√rās (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tatreha vai dṛṣṭaphalaṃ tu karma pītvodakaṃ śāmyati tṛṣṇayārtaḥ ”
- tatre -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√trai (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- dṛṣṭa -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pītvo -
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pītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pā -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]√pai -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pai]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pi -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pi]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]√pī -> pītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pī]
- udakam -
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udaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śāmyati -
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√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]√śam (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- tṛṣṇayā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ārtaḥ -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.29.6
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 5.29.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾ ವೈ ವಿದ್ಯಾಃ ಸಾಧಯನ್ತೀಹ ಕರ್ಮ ತಾಸಾಂ ಫಲಂ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ನೇತರಾಸಾಮ್ ।
ತತ್ರೇಹ ವೈ ದೃಷ್ಟಫಲಂ ತು ಕರ್ಮ ಪೀತ್ವೋದಕಂ ಶಾಮ್ಯತಿ ತೃಷ್ಣಯಾರ್ತಃ ॥ 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 5.29.6 in Bengali sript:
যা বৈ বিদ্যাঃ সাধযন্তীহ কর্ম তাসাং ফলং বিদ্যতে নেতরাসাম্ ।
তত্রেহ বৈ দৃষ্টফলং তু কর্ম পীত্বোদকং শাম্যতি তৃষ্ণযার্তঃ ॥ 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 5.29.6 in Gujarati sript:
યા વૈ વિદ્યાઃ સાધયન્તીહ કર્મ તાસાં ફલં વિદ્યતે નેતરાસામ્ ।
તત્રેહ વૈ દૃષ્ટફલં તુ કર્મ પીત્વોદકં શામ્યતિ તૃષ્ણયાર્તઃ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.29.6 in Malayalam sript:
യാ വൈ വിദ്യാഃ സാധയന്തീഹ കര്മ താസാം ഫലം വിദ്യതേ നേതരാസാമ് ।
തത്രേഹ വൈ ദൃഷ്ടഫലം തു കര്മ പീത്വോദകം ശാമ്യതി തൃഷ്ണയാര്തഃ ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.29.6 in Telugu sript:
యా వై విద్యాః సాధయన్తీహ కర్మ తాసాం ఫలం విద్యతే నేతరాసామ్ ।
తత్రేహ వై దృష్టఫలం తు కర్మ పీత్వోదకం శామ్యతి తృష్ణయార్తః ॥ ౬ ॥