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 4.4.13

असूयन्ति हि राजानो जनाननृतवादिनः ।
तथैव चावमन्यन्ते मन्त्रिणं वादिनं मृषा ॥ १३ ॥

asūyanti hi rājāno janānanṛtavādinaḥ |
tathaiva cāvamanyante mantriṇaṃ vādinaṃ mṛṣā || 13 ||

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

...king, he that strives not to do wrong to the king, is alone worthy to dwell in a royal household. A learned man should sit either on the king’s right or the left; he should not sit behind him for...

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

Asu, Uyat, Uyanti, Rajan, Rajana, Janana, Nritu, Adi, Adin, Tatha, Mantrin, Vadin, Mrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.4.13). 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: “asūyanti hi rājāno janānanṛtavādinaḥ
  • asū -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ūyanti -
  • ūy -> ūyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ūy class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ūy class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ūy class 1 verb]
    ūy -> ūyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ūy class 1 verb]
    ūy (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājāno* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janāna -
  • jan -> janāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan -> janāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb]
  • nṛtavā -
  • nṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    nṛtu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ādinaḥ -
  • ādi (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tathaiva cāvamanyante mantriṇaṃ vādinaṃ mṛṣā
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • cāva -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • amanyante -
  • mantriṇam -
  • mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vādinam -
  • vādin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mṛṣā -
  • mṛṣā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.4.13

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 4.4.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸೂಯನ್ತಿ ಹಿ ರಾಜಾನೋ ಜನಾನನೃತವಾದಿನಃ ।
ತಥೈವ ಚಾವಮನ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಮನ್ತ್ರಿಣಂ ವಾದಿನಂ ಮೃಷಾ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 4.4.13 in Bengali sript:
অসূযন্তি হি রাজানো জনাননৃতবাদিনঃ ।
তথৈব চাবমন্যন্তে মন্ত্রিণং বাদিনং মৃষা ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 4.4.13 in Gujarati sript:
અસૂયન્તિ હિ રાજાનો જનાનનૃતવાદિનઃ ।
તથૈવ ચાવમન્યન્તે મન્ત્રિણં વાદિનં મૃષા ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 4.4.13 in Malayalam sript:
അസൂയന്തി ഹി രാജാനോ ജനാനനൃതവാദിനഃ ।
തഥൈവ ചാവമന്യന്തേ മന്ത്രിണം വാദിനം മൃഷാ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.4.13 in Telugu sript:
అసూయన్తి హి రాజానో జనాననృతవాదినః ।
తథైవ చావమన్యన్తే మన్త్రిణం వాదినం మృషా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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