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 5.29.7

सोऽयं विधिर्विहितः कर्मणैव तद्वर्तते संजय तत्र कर्म ।
तत्र योऽन्यत्कर्मणः साधु मन्येन्मोघं तस्य लपितं दुर्बलस्य ॥ ७ ॥

so'yaṃ vidhirvihitaḥ karmaṇaiva tadvartate saṃjaya tatra karma |
tatra yo'nyatkarmaṇaḥ sādhu manyenmoghaṃ tasya lapitaṃ durbalasya || 7 ||

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

...is better than work, I deem, his work and his words are meaningless. In the other world, it is by virtue of work that the gods flourish. It is by work that the wind blows. It is by virtue...

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

Sah, Aya, Idam, Vidhi, Vihita, Karman, Tadva, Tadvan, Rita, Tad, Yushmad, Sanjaya, Tatra, Sadhu, Manya, Mani, Mogham, Mogha, Lapita, Durbala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.29.7). 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: “so'yaṃ vidhirvihitaḥ karmaṇaiva tadvartate saṃjaya tatra karma
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhir -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vihitaḥ -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karmaṇai -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tadvar -
  • tadvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sañjaya -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tatra yo'nyatkarmaṇaḥ sādhu manyenmoghaṃ tasya lapitaṃ durbalasya
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse yo'nyatkarmaṇaḥ*sā
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mogham -
  • mogham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mogha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mogha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    moghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lapitam -
  • lapita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lapita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lapitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lap -> lapita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √lap class 1 verb]
    lap -> lapita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √lap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lap class 1 verb]
  • durbalasya -
  • durbala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    durbala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.29.7

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 5.29.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಯಂ ವಿಧಿರ್ವಿಹಿತಃ ಕರ್ಮಣೈವ ತದ್ವರ್ತತೇ ಸಂಜಯ ತತ್ರ ಕರ್ಮ ।
ತತ್ರ ಯೋಽನ್ಯತ್ಕರ್ಮಣಃ ಸಾಧು ಮನ್ಯೇನ್ಮೋಘಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಲಪಿತಂ ದುರ್ಬಲಸ್ಯ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 5.29.7 in Bengali sript:
সোঽযং বিধির্বিহিতঃ কর্মণৈব তদ্বর্ততে সংজয তত্র কর্ম ।
তত্র যোঽন্যত্কর্মণঃ সাধু মন্যেন্মোঘং তস্য লপিতং দুর্বলস্য ॥ ৭ ॥

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 5.29.7 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽયં વિધિર્વિહિતઃ કર્મણૈવ તદ્વર્તતે સંજય તત્ર કર્મ ।
તત્ર યોઽન્યત્કર્મણઃ સાધુ મન્યેન્મોઘં તસ્ય લપિતં દુર્બલસ્ય ॥ ૭ ॥

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 5.29.7 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽയം വിധിര്വിഹിതഃ കര്മണൈവ തദ്വര്തതേ സംജയ തത്ര കര്മ ।
തത്ര യോഽന്യത്കര്മണഃ സാധു മന്യേന്മോഘം തസ്യ ലപിതം ദുര്ബലസ്യ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.29.7 in Telugu sript:
సోఽయం విధిర్విహితః కర్మణైవ తద్వర్తతే సంజయ తత్ర కర్మ ।
తత్ర యోఽన్యత్కర్మణః సాధు మన్యేన్మోఘం తస్య లపితం దుర్బలస్య ॥ ౭ ॥

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