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 4.4.40

यो वै गृहेभ्यः प्रवसन्प्रियाणां नानुसंस्मरेत् ।
दुःखेन सुखमन्विच्छेत्स राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥ ४० ॥

yo vai gṛhebhyaḥ pravasanpriyāṇāṃ nānusaṃsmaret |
duḥkhena sukhamanvicchetsa rājavasatiṃ vaset || 40 ||

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

...the southern bank of that river. And those mighty warriors endued with great strength and hitherto leading the lives of hunters by killing the deer of the forest, passed through Yakrilloma and Surasena...

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

Yah, Griha, Prava, Sat, Priya, Nanu, Duhkha, Sukham, Sukha, Anu, Rajavasati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.4.40). 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: “yo vai gṛhebhyaḥ pravasanpriyāṇāṃ nānusaṃsmaret
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • gṛhebhyaḥ -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • priyāṇām -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • smaret -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “duḥkhena sukhamanvicchetsa rājavasatiṃ vaset
  • duḥkhena -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anvi -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • icchet -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • 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 4.4.40

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 4.4.40 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ವೈ ಗೃಹೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರವಸನ್ಪ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ನಾನುಸಂಸ್ಮರೇತ್ ।
ದುಃಖೇನ ಸುಖಮನ್ವಿಚ್ಛೇತ್ಸ ರಾಜವಸತಿಂ ವಸೇತ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 4.4.40 in Bengali sript:
যো বৈ গৃহেভ্যঃ প্রবসন্প্রিযাণাং নানুসংস্মরেত্ ।
দুঃখেন সুখমন্বিচ্ছেত্স রাজবসতিং বসেত্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 4.4.40 in Gujarati sript:
યો વૈ ગૃહેભ્યઃ પ્રવસન્પ્રિયાણાં નાનુસંસ્મરેત્ ।
દુઃખેન સુખમન્વિચ્છેત્સ રાજવસતિં વસેત્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 4.4.40 in Malayalam sript:
യോ വൈ ഗൃഹേഭ്യഃ പ്രവസന്പ്രിയാണാം നാനുസംസ്മരേത് ।
ദുഃഖേന സുഖമന്വിച്ഛേത്സ രാജവസതിം വസേത് ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.4.40 in Telugu sript:
యో వై గృహేభ్యః ప్రవసన్ప్రియాణాం నానుసంస్మరేత్ ।
దుఃఖేన సుఖమన్విచ్ఛేత్స రాజవసతిం వసేత్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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