Mahabharata [sanskrit]

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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 13.100.4

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वासुदेव उवाच ।
गार्हस्थ्यं धर्ममाश्रित्य मया वा मद्विधेन वा ।
किमवश्यं धरे कार्यं किं वा कृत्वा सुखी भवेत् ॥ ४ ॥

vāsudeva uvāca |
gārhasthyaṃ dharmamāśritya mayā vā madvidhena vā |
kimavaśyaṃ dhare kāryaṃ kiṃ vā kṛtvā sukhī bhavet || 4 ||

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

...that vow that I have succeeded in attaining to this region of very superior felicity. There is no doubt in this. Asked by the Supreme Ordainer of all things, I have duly expounded the merits of the vow of fast. In my opinion, there is no penance...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.100.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudeva, Garhasthya, Dharma, Ashritya, Maya, Var, Madvidha, Kim, Avashyam, Dhara, Karya, Kritva, Kritvan, Sukhi, Sukhin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.100.4). 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: “vāsudeva uvāca ”
vāsudeva* -
vāsudeva (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: “gārhasthyaṃ dharmamāśritya mayā vā madvidhena vā ”
gārhasthyam -
gārhasthya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gārhasthya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

gārhasthyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
madvidhena -
madvidha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

madvidha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 3: “kimavaśyaṃ dhare kāryaṃ kiṃ vā kṛtvā sukhī bhavet ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
avaśyam -
avaśyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

avaśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhare -
dhara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
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]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sukhī -
sukhī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sukhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sukhin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.100.4

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 13.100.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸುದೇವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಗಾರ್ಹಸ್ಥ್ಯಂ ಧರ್ಮಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಮಯಾ ವಾ ಮದ್ವಿಧೇನ ವಾ ।
ಕಿಮವಶ್ಯಂ ಧರೇ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಕಿಂ ವಾ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸುಖೀ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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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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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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 13.100.4 in Bengali sript:
বাসুদেব উবাচ ।
গার্হস্থ্যং ধর্মমাশ্রিত্য মযা বা মদ্বিধেন বা ।
কিমবশ্যং ধরে কার্যং কিং বা কৃত্বা সুখী ভবেত্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 13.100.4 in Gujarati sript:
વાસુદેવ ઉવાચ ।
ગાર્હસ્થ્યં ધર્મમાશ્રિત્ય મયા વા મદ્વિધેન વા ।
કિમવશ્યં ધરે કાર્યં કિં વા કૃત્વા સુખી ભવેત્ ॥ ૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 13.100.4 in Malayalam sript:
വാസുദേവ ഉവാച ।
ഗാര്ഹസ്ഥ്യം ധര്മമാശ്രിത്യ മയാ വാ മദ്വിധേന വാ ।
കിമവശ്യം ധരേ കാര്യം കിം വാ കൃത്വാ സുഖീ ഭവേത് ॥ ൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.100.4 in Telugu sript:
వాసుదేవ ఉవాచ ।
గార్హస్థ్యం ధర్మమాశ్రిత్య మయా వా మద్విధేన వా ।
కిమవశ్యం ధరే కార్యం కిం వా కృత్వా సుఖీ భవేత్ ॥ ౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021