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 1.3.107

स एनमभिवाद्योवाच ।
भगवन्पौष्यः खल्वहम् ।
किं करवाणीति ॥ १०७ ॥

sa enamabhivādyovāca |
bhagavanpauṣyaḥ khalvaham |
kiṃ karavāṇīti || 107 ||

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

...preceptor then replied, 'This is not the way in which you should obey the preceptor. By this you are diminishing the support of others that live by begging. Truly having supported thyself...

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

Sah, Bha, Vadi, Vadya, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Paushi, Paushya, Khalu, Khalva, Aha, Asmad, Kim, Karava, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.107). 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: “sa enamabhivādyovāca
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vādyo -
  • vādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vad]
    vādi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad]
    vad -> vādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vad]
    vādī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    vādī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental 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: “bhagavanpauṣyaḥ khalvaham
  • bhagavan -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhagavan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pauṣyaḥ -
  • pauṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pauṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khalva -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kiṃ karavāṇīti
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karavāṇī -
  • karava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.107

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 1.3.107 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಏನಮಭಿವಾದ್ಯೋವಾಚ ।
ಭಗವನ್ಪೌಷ್ಯಃ ಖಲ್ವಹಮ್ ।
ಕಿಂ ಕರವಾಣೀತಿ ॥ ೧೦೭ ॥

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 1.3.107 in Bengali sript:
স এনমভিবাদ্যোবাচ ।
ভগবন্পৌষ্যঃ খল্বহম্ ।
কিং করবাণীতি ॥ ১০৭ ॥

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 1.3.107 in Gujarati sript:
સ એનમભિવાદ્યોવાચ ।
ભગવન્પૌષ્યઃ ખલ્વહમ્ ।
કિં કરવાણીતિ ॥ ૧૦૭ ॥

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 1.3.107 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഏനമഭിവാദ്യോവാച ।
ഭഗവന്പൌഷ്യഃ ഖല്വഹമ് ।
കിം കരവാണീതി ॥ ൧൦൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.3.107 in Telugu sript:
స ఏనమభివాద్యోవాచ ।
భగవన్పౌష్యః ఖల్వహమ్ ।
కిం కరవాణీతి ॥ ౧౦౭ ॥

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