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 4.4.29

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हास्यवस्तुषु चाप्यस्य वर्तमानेषु केषुचित् ।
नातिगाढं प्रहृष्येत न चाप्युन्मत्तवद्धसेत् ॥ २९ ॥

hāsyavastuṣu cāpyasya vartamāneṣu keṣucit |
nātigāḍhaṃ prahṛṣyeta na cāpyunmattavaddhaset || 29 ||

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

...misery in expectation of (future) happiness, is alone worthy of dwelling in a royal household. One should not dress like the king, nor should one indulge, in laughter in the king’s presence nor should...
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 (4.4.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hasin, Hasya, Avastu, Capya, Vartamana, Kah, Kim, Cit, Nati, Gadham, Gadha, Pra, Capin, Capi, Unmattavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.4.29). 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: “hāsyavastuṣu cāpyasya vartamāneṣu keṣucit ”
hāsya -
hāsin (noun, masculine)

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

hāsin (noun, neuter)

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

hāsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√has -> hāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √has]

√has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]

√hā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
avastuṣu -
avastu (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
cāpyasya -
√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √ci]

√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √ci]
vartamāneṣu -
vartamāna (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

vartamāna (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
keṣu -
ka (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[locative plural]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “nātigāḍhaṃ prahṛṣyeta na cāpyunmattavaddhaset ”
nāti -
nāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gāḍham -
gāḍham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

gāḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gāḍha (noun, neuter)

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

gāḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
hṛṣyeta -
√hṛṣ (verb class 1)

[optative passive third single]

√hṛṣ (verb class 4)

[optative active second plural], [optative passive third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāpyu -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

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

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

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

cāpi (noun, feminine)

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

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
unmattavaddh -
unmattavat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
haset -
√has (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 4.4.29

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 4.4.29 in Kannada sript:
ಹಾಸ್ಯವಸ್ತುಷು ಚಾಪ್ಯಸ್ಯ ವರ್ತಮಾನೇಷು ಕೇಷುಚಿತ್ ।
ನಾತಿಗಾಢಂ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಯೇತ ನ ಚಾಪ್ಯುನ್ಮತ್ತವದ್ಧಸೇತ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 4.4.29 in Bengali sript:
হাস্যবস্তুষু চাপ্যস্য বর্তমানেষু কেষুচিত্ ।
নাতিগাঢং প্রহৃষ্যেত ন চাপ্যুন্মত্তবদ্ধসেত্ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 4.4.29 in Gujarati sript:
હાસ્યવસ્તુષુ ચાપ્યસ્ય વર્તમાનેષુ કેષુચિત્ ।
નાતિગાઢં પ્રહૃષ્યેત ન ચાપ્યુન્મત્તવદ્ધસેત્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 4.4.29 in Malayalam sript:
ഹാസ്യവസ്തുഷു ചാപ്യസ്യ വര്തമാനേഷു കേഷുചിത് ।
നാതിഗാഢം പ്രഹൃഷ്യേത ന ചാപ്യുന്മത്തവദ്ധസേത് ॥ ൨൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.4.29 in Telugu sript:
హాస్యవస్తుషు చాప్యస్య వర్తమానేషు కేషుచిత్ ।
నాతిగాఢం ప్రహృష్యేత న చాప్యున్మత్తవద్ధసేత్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021