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 4.4.31

लाभे न हर्षयेद्यस्तु न व्यथेद्योऽवमानितः ।
असंमूढश्च यो नित्यं स राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥ ३१ ॥

lābhe na harṣayedyastu na vyathedyo'vamānitaḥ |
asaṃmūḍhaśca yo nityaṃ sa rājavasatiṃ vaset || 31 ||

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

...The robes, ornaments, cars, and other things which the king may be pleased to bestow should always be used, for by this, one wins the royal favour. You children, controlling your minds, do you spend...

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

Labha, Yah, Avamanita, Asammudha, Nityam, Nitya, Rajavasati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.4.31). 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: “lābhe na harṣayedyastu na vyathedyo'vamānitaḥ
  • lābhe -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • harṣayed -
  • hṛṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyathed -
  • vyath (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avamānitaḥ -
  • avamānita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “asaṃmūḍhaśca yo nityaṃ sa rājavasatiṃ vaset
  • asaṃmūḍhaś -
  • asaṃmūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājavasatim -
  • rājavasati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vaset -
  • vas (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 4.4.31

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 4.4.31 in Kannada sript:
ಲಾಭೇ ನ ಹರ್ಷಯೇದ್ಯಸ್ತು ನ ವ್ಯಥೇದ್ಯೋಽವಮಾನಿತಃ ।
ಅಸಂಮೂಢಶ್ಚ ಯೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸ ರಾಜವಸತಿಂ ವಸೇತ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 4.4.31 in Bengali sript:
লাভে ন হর্ষযেদ্যস্তু ন ব্যথেদ্যোঽবমানিতঃ ।
অসংমূঢশ্চ যো নিত্যং স রাজবসতিং বসেত্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 4.4.31 in Gujarati sript:
લાભે ન હર્ષયેદ્યસ્તુ ન વ્યથેદ્યોઽવમાનિતઃ ।
અસંમૂઢશ્ચ યો નિત્યં સ રાજવસતિં વસેત્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 4.4.31 in Malayalam sript:
ലാഭേ ന ഹര്ഷയേദ്യസ്തു ന വ്യഥേദ്യോഽവമാനിതഃ ।
അസംമൂഢശ്ച യോ നിത്യം സ രാജവസതിം വസേത് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.4.31 in Telugu sript:
లాభే న హర్షయేద్యస్తు న వ్యథేద్యోఽవమానితః ।
అసంమూఢశ్చ యో నిత్యం స రాజవసతిం వసేత్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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