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 15.10.4

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आक्रोष्टारश्च लुब्धाश्च हन्तारः साहसप्रियाः ।
सभाविहारभेत्तारो वर्णानां च प्रदूषकाः ।
हिरण्यदण्ड्या वध्याश्च कर्तव्या देशकालतः ॥ ४ ॥

ākroṣṭāraśca lubdhāśca hantāraḥ sāhasapriyāḥ |
sabhāvihārabhettāro varṇānāṃ ca pradūṣakāḥ |
hiraṇyadaṇḍyā vadhyāśca kartavyā deśakālataḥ || 4 ||

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

...should avoid all unlawful means towards that end. Ascertaining through your spies who your foes are that are bent on finding out your laches, you should, through trusted...
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 (15.10.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akroshtri, Lubdha, Hantri, Sahasa, Pri, Priya, Hara, Bhettri, Varna, Pradushaka, Hiranin, Hiranya, Adandya, Vadhya, Kartavya, Deshakala, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.10.4). 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: “ākroṣṭāraśca lubdhāśca hantāraḥ sāhasapriyāḥ ”
ākroṣṭāraś -
ākroṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lubdhāś -
lubdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lubdhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lubh class 6 verb]

√lubh -> lubdhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lubh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lubh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √lubh class 6 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hantāraḥ -
hantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√han (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√han (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]
sāhasa -
sāhasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāhasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
priyāḥ -
prī (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

priya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

priyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “sabhāvihārabhettāro varṇānāṃ ca pradūṣakāḥ ”
sabhāvi -
sabhāvin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
hāra -
hāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhettāro* -
bhettṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√bhid (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]

√bhid (verb class 7)

[periphrastic-future active third plural]
varṇānām -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

varṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

varṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradūṣakāḥ -
pradūṣaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pradūṣakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “hiraṇyadaṇḍyā vadhyāśca kartavyā deśakālataḥ ”
hiraṇya -
hiraṇin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

hiraṇin (noun, neuter)

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

hiraṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hiraṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adaṇḍyā* -
adaṇḍya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

adaṇḍyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vadhyāś -
vadhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vadhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kartavyā* -
kartavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kartavyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kartavya (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]

√kṛ -> kartavyā (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]

√kṛ -> kartavya (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 -> kartavyā (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]
deśakāla -
deśakāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.10.4

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 15.10.4 in Kannada sript:
ಆಕ್ರೋಷ್ಟಾರಶ್ಚ ಲುಬ್ಧಾಶ್ಚ ಹನ್ತಾರಃ ಸಾಹಸಪ್ರಿಯಾಃ ।
ಸಭಾವಿಹಾರಭೇತ್ತಾರೋ ವರ್ಣಾನಾಂ ಚ ಪ್ರದೂಷಕಾಃ ।
ಹಿರಣ್ಯದಣ್ಡ್ಯಾ ವಧ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಾ ದೇಶಕಾಲತಃ ॥ 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 15.10.4 in Bengali sript:
আক্রোষ্টারশ্চ লুব্ধাশ্চ হন্তারঃ সাহসপ্রিযাঃ ।
সভাবিহারভেত্তারো বর্ণানাং চ প্রদূষকাঃ ।
হিরণ্যদণ্ড্যা বধ্যাশ্চ কর্তব্যা দেশকালতঃ ॥ 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 15.10.4 in Gujarati sript:
આક્રોષ્ટારશ્ચ લુબ્ધાશ્ચ હન્તારઃ સાહસપ્રિયાઃ ।
સભાવિહારભેત્તારો વર્ણાનાં ચ પ્રદૂષકાઃ ।
હિરણ્યદણ્ડ્યા વધ્યાશ્ચ કર્તવ્યા દેશકાલતઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 15.10.4 in Malayalam sript:
ആക്രോഷ്ടാരശ്ച ലുബ്ധാശ്ച ഹന്താരഃ സാഹസപ്രിയാഃ ।
സഭാവിഹാരഭേത്താരോ വര്ണാനാം ച പ്രദൂഷകാഃ ।
ഹിരണ്യദണ്ഡ്യാ വധ്യാശ്ച കര്തവ്യാ ദേശകാലതഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.10.4 in Telugu sript:
ఆక్రోష్టారశ్చ లుబ్ధాశ్చ హన్తారః సాహసప్రియాః ।
సభావిహారభేత్తారో వర్ణానాం చ ప్రదూషకాః ।
హిరణ్యదణ్డ్యా వధ్యాశ్చ కర్తవ్యా దేశకాలతః ॥ ౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021