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 13.10.46

भाव्यं हि कारणेनात्र न ते हास्यमकारणम् ।
कौतूहलं मे सुभृशं तत्त्वेन कथयस्व मे ॥ ४६ ॥

bhāvyaṃ hi kāraṇenātra na te hāsyamakāraṇam |
kautūhalaṃ me subhṛśaṃ tattvena kathayasva me || 46 ||

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

...There on that foremost of mountains, I beheld many wonderful sights. I saw an excellent, wonderful, and agreeable retreat for the practice of penances. That delightful retreat was owned by the high-souled Upamanyu who was a descendant of Vyaghrapada...

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

Bhavya, Bhavi, Karana, Atra, Tad, Yushmad, Hasya, Akaranam, Akarana, Kautuhala, Asmad, Subhrisha, Tattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.10.46). 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: “bhāvyaṃ hi kāraṇenātra na te hāsyamakāraṇam
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kāraṇenā -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (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]
  • hāsyam -
  • hāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • akāraṇam -
  • akāraṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāraṇam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kautūhalaṃ me subhṛśaṃ tattvena kathayasva me
  • kautūhalam -
  • kautūhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • subhṛśam -
  • subhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tattvena -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kathayasva -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.10.46

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 13.10.46 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾವ್ಯಂ ಹಿ ಕಾರಣೇನಾತ್ರ ನ ತೇ ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಕಾರಣಮ್ ।
ಕೌತೂಹಲಂ ಮೇ ಸುಭೃಶಂ ತತ್ತ್ವೇನ ಕಥಯಸ್ವ ಮೇ ॥ ೪೬ ॥

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 13.10.46 in Bengali sript:
ভাব্যং হি কারণেনাত্র ন তে হাস্যমকারণম্ ।
কৌতূহলং মে সুভৃশং তত্ত্বেন কথযস্ব মে ॥ ৪৬ ॥

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 13.10.46 in Gujarati sript:
ભાવ્યં હિ કારણેનાત્ર ન તે હાસ્યમકારણમ્ ।
કૌતૂહલં મે સુભૃશં તત્ત્વેન કથયસ્વ મે ॥ ૪૬ ॥

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 13.10.46 in Malayalam sript:
ഭാവ്യം ഹി കാരണേനാത്ര ന തേ ഹാസ്യമകാരണമ് ।
കൌതൂഹലം മേ സുഭൃശം തത്ത്വേന കഥയസ്വ മേ ॥ ൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.10.46 in Telugu sript:
భావ్యం హి కారణేనాత్ర న తే హాస్యమకారణమ్ ।
కౌతూహలం మే సుభృశం తత్త్వేన కథయస్వ మే ॥ ౪౬ ॥

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