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 3.289.4

अन्नादिसमुदाचारः शय्यासनकृतस्तथा ।
दिवसे दिवसे तस्य वर्धते न तु हीयते ॥ ४ ॥

annādisamudācāraḥ śayyāsanakṛtastathā |
divase divase tasya vardhate na tu hīyate || 4 ||

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

...monarchs, Brahmanas, O foremost of kings, became the cause of evil to them, as Cyavana had become, in consequence of the act of Sukanya. I will, therefore, O king, with great regularity...

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

Annadi, Annadin, Samudacara, Shayyasana, Krit, Krita, Tatha, Divasa, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.289.4). 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: “annādisamudācāraḥ śayyāsanakṛtastathā
  • annādi -
  • annādī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    annādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    annādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samudācāraḥ -
  • samudācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śayyāsana -
  • śayyāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtas -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “divase divase tasya vardhate na tu hīyate
  • divase -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • divase -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vardhate -
  • vṛdh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • hīyate -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.289.4

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 3.289.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ನಾದಿಸಮುದಾಚಾರಃ ಶಯ್ಯಾಸನಕೃತಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ದಿವಸೇ ದಿವಸೇ ತಸ್ಯ ವರ್ಧತೇ ನ ತು ಹೀಯತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 3.289.4 in Bengali sript:
অন্নাদিসমুদাচারঃ শয্যাসনকৃতস্তথা ।
দিবসে দিবসে তস্য বর্ধতে ন তু হীযতে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 3.289.4 in Gujarati sript:
અન્નાદિસમુદાચારઃ શય્યાસનકૃતસ્તથા ।
દિવસે દિવસે તસ્ય વર્ધતે ન તુ હીયતે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.289.4 in Malayalam sript:
അന്നാദിസമുദാചാരഃ ശയ്യാസനകൃതസ്തഥാ ।
ദിവസേ ദിവസേ തസ്യ വര്ധതേ ന തു ഹീയതേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.289.4 in Telugu sript:
అన్నాదిసముదాచారః శయ్యాసనకృతస్తథా ।
దివసే దివసే తస్య వర్ధతే న తు హీయతే ॥ ౪ ॥

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