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 10.2.33

अनारम्भात्तु कार्याणां नार्थः संपद्यते क्वचित् ।
कृते पुरुषकारे च येषां कार्यं न सिध्यति ।
दैवेनोपहतास्ते तु नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ३३ ॥

anārambhāttu kāryāṇāṃ nārthaḥ saṃpadyate kvacit |
kṛte puruṣakāre ca yeṣāṃ kāryaṃ na sidhyati |
daivenopahatāste tu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || 33 ||

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

...addressed them both saying, "The faculty of understanding is different in different men. Each man, however, is pleased with own understanding. Every man regards...

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

Anarambha, Karya, Nri, Artha, Sampad, Sampadin, Kva, Acit, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Purushakara, Yah, Yat, Sidhyat, Daiva, Upahata, Tad, Yushmad, Kari, Vicarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.2.33). 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: “anārambhāttu kāryāṇāṃ nārthaḥ saṃpadyate kvacit
  • anārambhāt -
  • anārambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    anārambha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāryāṇām -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthaḥ -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sampadya -
  • sampadin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sampad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ate -
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acit -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛte puruṣakāre ca yeṣāṃ kāryaṃ na sidhyati
  • kṛte -
  • kṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • puruṣakāre -
  • puruṣakāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sidhyati -
  • sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 3: “daivenopahatāste tu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
  • daiveno -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • upahatās -
  • upahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryā* -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • vicāraṇā -
  • vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.2.33

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 10.2.33 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಾರಮ್ಭಾತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ನಾರ್ಥಃ ಸಂಪದ್ಯತೇ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ।
ಕೃತೇ ಪುರುಷಕಾರೇ ಚ ಯೇಷಾಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ನ ಸಿಧ್ಯತಿ ।
ದೈವೇನೋಪಹತಾಸ್ತೇ ತು ನಾತ್ರ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ವಿಚಾರಣಾ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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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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)]

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Preview of verse 10.2.33 in Bengali sript:
অনারম্ভাত্তু কার্যাণাং নার্থঃ সংপদ্যতে ক্বচিত্ ।
কৃতে পুরুষকারে চ যেষাং কার্যং ন সিধ্যতি ।
দৈবেনোপহতাস্তে তু নাত্র কার্যা বিচারণা ॥ ৩৩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 10.2.33 in Gujarati sript:
અનારમ્ભાત્તુ કાર્યાણાં નાર્થઃ સંપદ્યતે ક્વચિત્ ।
કૃતે પુરુષકારે ચ યેષાં કાર્યં ન સિધ્યતિ ।
દૈવેનોપહતાસ્તે તુ નાત્ર કાર્યા વિચારણા ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 10.2.33 in Malayalam sript:
അനാരമ്ഭാത്തു കാര്യാണാം നാര്ഥഃ സംപദ്യതേ ക്വചിത് ।
കൃതേ പുരുഷകാരേ ച യേഷാം കാര്യം ന സിധ്യതി ।
ദൈവേനോപഹതാസ്തേ തു നാത്ര കാര്യാ വിചാരണാ ॥ ൩൩ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.2.33 in Telugu sript:
అనారమ్భాత్తు కార్యాణాం నార్థః సంపద్యతే క్వచిత్ ।
కృతే పురుషకారే చ యేషాం కార్యం న సిధ్యతి ।
దైవేనోపహతాస్తే తు నాత్ర కార్యా విచారణా ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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