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 3.149.47

स्वेभ्यश्चैव परेभ्यश्च कार्याकार्यसमुद्भवा ।
बुद्धिः कर्मसु विज्ञेया रिपूणां च बलाबलम् ॥ ४७ ॥

svebhyaścaiva parebhyaśca kāryākāryasamudbhavā |
buddhiḥ karmasu vijñeyā ripūṇāṃ ca balābalam || 47 ||

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

...abundance. "And it came to pass that a high and violent wind, piercing to the touch, and blowing about gravels, arose, portending battle. And frightful meteors began to shoot, with...

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

Sva, Para, Karyakarya, Samud, Bhava, Buddhi, Karman, Vijneya, Ripu, Balabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.149.47). 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: “svebhyaścaiva parebhyaśca kāryākāryasamudbhavā
  • svebhyaś -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • parebhyaś -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryākārya -
  • kāryākārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samud -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    samud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhavā -
  • bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “buddhiḥ karmasu vijñeyā ripūṇāṃ ca balābalam
  • buddhiḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karmasu -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vijñeyā* -
  • vijñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ripūṇām -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balābalam -
  • balābala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    balābala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balābalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.149.47

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 3.149.47 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚೈವ ಪರೇಭ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಕಾರ್ಯಸಮುದ್ಭವಾ ।
ಬುದ್ಧಿಃ ಕರ್ಮಸು ವಿಜ್ಞೇಯಾ ರಿಪೂಣಾಂ ಚ ಬಲಾಬಲಮ್ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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 3.149.47 in Bengali sript:
স্বেভ্যশ্চৈব পরেভ্যশ্চ কার্যাকার্যসমুদ্ভবা ।
বুদ্ধিঃ কর্মসু বিজ্ঞেযা রিপূণাং চ বলাবলম্ ॥ ৪৭ ॥

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 3.149.47 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વેભ્યશ્ચૈવ પરેભ્યશ્ચ કાર્યાકાર્યસમુદ્ભવા ।
બુદ્ધિઃ કર્મસુ વિજ્ઞેયા રિપૂણાં ચ બલાબલમ્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

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 3.149.47 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വേഭ്യശ്ചൈവ പരേഭ്യശ്ച കാര്യാകാര്യസമുദ്ഭവാ ।
ബുദ്ധിഃ കര്മസു വിജ്ഞേയാ രിപൂണാം ച ബലാബലമ് ॥ ൪൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.149.47 in Telugu sript:
స్వేభ్యశ్చైవ పరేభ్యశ్చ కార్యాకార్యసముద్భవా ।
బుద్ధిః కర్మసు విజ్ఞేయా రిపూణాం చ బలాబలమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

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