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 4.28.4

नावज्ञेयो रिपुस्तात प्राकृतोऽपि बुभूषता ।
किं पुनः पाण्डवास्तात सर्वास्त्रकुशला रणे ॥ ४ ॥

nāvajñeyo ripustāta prākṛto'pi bubhūṣatā |
kiṃ punaḥ pāṇḍavāstāta sarvāstrakuśalā raṇe || 4 ||

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

...others of this kind who may have a knowledge of those heroes!'" "Vaisampayana said, 'Then that grandsire of the Bharatas, Bhishma the son of Sutanu, conversant with the Vedas, acquainted with the...

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

Nava, Asmad, Ajneya, Ripu, Tata, Prakrita, Api, Bubhushat, Kim, Puna, Pandava, Sarvastra, Kushala, Rana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.28.4). 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: “nāvajñeyo ripustāta prākṛto'pi bubhūṣatā
  • nāva -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • ajñeyo* -
  • ajñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ripus -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prākṛto' -
  • prākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bubhūṣatā -
  • bhū -> bubhūṣat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bubhūṣat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √bhū]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ punaḥ pāṇḍavāstāta sarvāstrakuśalā raṇe
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pāṇḍavās -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvāstra -
  • sarvāstra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuśalā* -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.28.4

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 4.28.4 in Kannada sript:
ನಾವಜ್ಞೇಯೋ ರಿಪುಸ್ತಾತ ಪ್ರಾಕೃತೋಽಪಿ ಬುಭೂಷತಾ ।
ಕಿಂ ಪುನಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಸ್ತಾತ ಸರ್ವಾಸ್ತ್ರಕುಶಲಾ ರಣೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 4.28.4 in Bengali sript:
নাবজ্ঞেযো রিপুস্তাত প্রাকৃতোঽপি বুভূষতা ।
কিং পুনঃ পাণ্ডবাস্তাত সর্বাস্ত্রকুশলা রণে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 4.28.4 in Gujarati sript:
નાવજ્ઞેયો રિપુસ્તાત પ્રાકૃતોઽપિ બુભૂષતા ।
કિં પુનઃ પાણ્ડવાસ્તાત સર્વાસ્ત્રકુશલા રણે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 4.28.4 in Malayalam sript:
നാവജ്ഞേയോ രിപുസ്താത പ്രാകൃതോഽപി ബുഭൂഷതാ ।
കിം പുനഃ പാണ്ഡവാസ്താത സര്വാസ്ത്രകുശലാ രണേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.28.4 in Telugu sript:
నావజ్ఞేయో రిపుస్తాత ప్రాకృతోఽపి బుభూషతా ।
కిం పునః పాణ్డవాస్తాత సర్వాస్త్రకుశలా రణే ॥ ౪ ॥

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