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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 4.22.6
अथ वा नेह हन्तव्या दह्यतां कामिना सह ।
मृतस्यापि प्रियं कार्यं सूतपुत्रस्य सर्वथा ॥ ६ ॥
atha vā neha hantavyā dahyatāṃ kāminā saha |
mṛtasyāpi priyaṃ kāryaṃ sūtaputrasya sarvathā || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...embellished by every kind of sports and amusements And having set all those apart for you, I have speedily come hither. And all on a sudden, women have begun to praise me, saying, 'There is...
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 (4.22.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Var, Hantavya, Kami, Kamin, Saha, Mrita, Api, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Karya, Sutaputra, Sarvatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.22.6). 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: “atha vā neha hantavyā dahyatāṃ kāminā saha ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- neha -
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√nah (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]
- hantavyā* -
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hantavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hantavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hantavya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hantavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- dahyatām -
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√dah (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]
- kāminā -
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kāmi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāmin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāmin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “mṛtasyāpi priyaṃ kāryaṃ sūtaputrasya sarvathā ”
- mṛtasyā -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- sūtaputrasya -
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sūtaputra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.22.6
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 4.22.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ನೇಹ ಹನ್ತವ್ಯಾ ದಹ್ಯತಾಂ ಕಾಮಿನಾ ಸಹ ।
ಮೃತಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ಪ್ರಿಯಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಸೂತಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಥಾ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 4.22.6 in Bengali sript:
অথ বা নেহ হন্তব্যা দহ্যতাং কামিনা সহ ।
মৃতস্যাপি প্রিযং কার্যং সূতপুত্রস্য সর্বথা ॥ ৬ ॥
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 4.22.6 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વા નેહ હન્તવ્યા દહ્યતાં કામિના સહ ।
મૃતસ્યાપિ પ્રિયં કાર્યં સૂતપુત્રસ્ય સર્વથા ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.22.6 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ വാ നേഹ ഹന്തവ്യാ ദഹ്യതാം കാമിനാ സഹ ।
മൃതസ്യാപി പ്രിയം കാര്യം സൂതപുത്രസ്യ സര്വഥാ ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.22.6 in Telugu sript:
అథ వా నేహ హన్తవ్యా దహ్యతాం కామినా సహ ।
మృతస్యాపి ప్రియం కార్యం సూతపుత్రస్య సర్వథా ॥ ౬ ॥