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 5.33.16

विदुर उवाच ।
निषेवते प्रशस्तानि निन्दितानि न सेवते ।
अनास्तिकः श्रद्दधान एतत्पण्डितलक्षणम् ॥ १६ ॥

vidura uvāca |
niṣevate praśastāni ninditāni na sevate |
anāstikaḥ śraddadhāna etatpaṇḍitalakṣaṇam || 16 ||

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

...the welfare of Sakuni, the king of the Gandharas, that native of the hilly country, who is unrivalled in deceitful games at dice, who enhances the pride of Dhritarashtra’s son, and whose...

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

Vidura, Nisheva, Tad, Yushmad, Prashasta, Nindita, Anastika, Shraddadhana, Etad, Pandita, Lakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.33.16). 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: “vidura uvāca
  • vidura* -
  • vidura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “niṣevate praśastāni ninditāni na sevate
  • niṣeva -
  • niṣeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣeva (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]
  • praśastāni -
  • praśasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ninditāni -
  • nindita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    nind -> nindita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nind class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sevate -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 3: “anāstikaḥ śraddadhāna etatpaṇḍitalakṣaṇam
  • anāstikaḥ -
  • anāstika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śraddadhāna* -
  • śraddadhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paṇḍita -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.33.16

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 5.33.16 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದುರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ನಿಷೇವತೇ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾನಿ ನಿನ್ದಿತಾನಿ ನ ಸೇವತೇ ।
ಅನಾಸ್ತಿಕಃ ಶ್ರದ್ದಧಾನ ಏತತ್ಪಣ್ಡಿತಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 5.33.16 in Bengali sript:
বিদুর উবাচ ।
নিষেবতে প্রশস্তানি নিন্দিতানি ন সেবতে ।
অনাস্তিকঃ শ্রদ্দধান এতত্পণ্ডিতলক্ষণম্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 5.33.16 in Gujarati sript:
વિદુર ઉવાચ ।
નિષેવતે પ્રશસ્તાનિ નિન્દિતાનિ ન સેવતે ।
અનાસ્તિકઃ શ્રદ્દધાન એતત્પણ્ડિતલક્ષણમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 5.33.16 in Malayalam sript:
വിദുര ഉവാച ।
നിഷേവതേ പ്രശസ്താനി നിന്ദിതാനി ന സേവതേ ।
അനാസ്തികഃ ശ്രദ്ദധാന ഏതത്പണ്ഡിതലക്ഷണമ് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.33.16 in Telugu sript:
విదుర ఉవాచ ।
నిషేవతే ప్రశస్తాని నిన్దితాని న సేవతే ।
అనాస్తికః శ్రద్దధాన ఏతత్పణ్డితలక్షణమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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