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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 4.4.38
अन्यस्मिन्प्रेष्यमाणे तु पुरस्ताद्यः समुत्पतेत् ।
अहं किं करवाणीति स राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥ ३८ ॥
anyasminpreṣyamāṇe tu purastādyaḥ samutpatet |
ahaṃ kiṃ karavāṇīti sa rājavasatiṃ vaset || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and in privacy." Vaisampayana said, "Girding their waists with swords, and equipped with finger-protectors made of iguana skins and with various weapons, those heroes proceeded in the direction...
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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 (4.4.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ani, Anya, Idam, Preshyamana, Purastat, Yah, Samud, Aha, Asmad, Kim, Karava, Iti, Rajavasati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.4.38). 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: “anyasminpreṣyamāṇe tu purastādyaḥ samutpatet ”
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- preṣyamāṇe -
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√preṣ -> preṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √preṣ class 1 verb]√preṣ -> preṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √preṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √preṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √preṣ class 1 verb]√preṣ -> preṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √preṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √preṣ class 1 verb]√pre -> preṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pre class 2 verb]√pre -> preṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [locative single from √pre class 2 verb]√pre -> preṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> preṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √prī class 4 verb], [locative single from √prī class 9 verb]√prī -> preṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [locative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [locative single from √prī class 9 verb]√prī -> preṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √prī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √prī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √prī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √prī class 9 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- purastād -
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purastāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]purastāt (noun, masculine)[compound]purastāt (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]purastāt (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samut -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- patet -
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√pat (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “ahaṃ kiṃ karavāṇīti sa rājavasatiṃ vaset ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- karavāṇī -
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karava (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājavasatim -
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rājavasati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vaset -
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√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 4.4.38
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯಮಾಣೇ ತು ಪುರಸ್ತಾದ್ಯಃ ಸಮುತ್ಪತೇತ್ ।
ಅಹಂ ಕಿಂ ಕರವಾಣೀತಿ ಸ ರಾಜವಸತಿಂ ವಸೇತ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.38 in Bengali sript:
অন্যস্মিন্প্রেষ্যমাণে তু পুরস্তাদ্যঃ সমুত্পতেত্ ।
অহং কিং করবাণীতি স রাজবসতিং বসেত্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.38 in Gujarati sript:
અન્યસ્મિન્પ્રેષ્યમાણે તુ પુરસ્તાદ્યઃ સમુત્પતેત્ ।
અહં કિં કરવાણીતિ સ રાજવસતિં વસેત્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.38 in Malayalam sript:
അന്യസ്മിന്പ്രേഷ്യമാണേ തു പുരസ്താദ്യഃ സമുത്പതേത് ।
അഹം കിം കരവാണീതി സ രാജവസതിം വസേത് ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.38 in Telugu sript:
అన్యస్మిన్ప్రేష్యమాణే తు పురస్తాద్యః సముత్పతేత్ ।
అహం కిం కరవాణీతి స రాజవసతిం వసేత్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥