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 4.29.4

असकृन्मत्स्यराज्ञा मे राष्ट्रं बाधितमोजसा ।
प्रणेता कीचकश्चास्य बलवानभवत्पुरा ॥ ४ ॥

asakṛnmatsyarājñā me rāṣṭraṃ bādhitamojasā |
praṇetā kīcakaścāsya balavānabhavatpurā || 4 ||

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

...have any misfortune. Charitable and liberal and humble and modest must the people be of the country where king Yudhishthira resides. Agreeable in speech, with passions under control, observant of...

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

Asakrit, Matsin, Matsya, Arajan, Asmad, Rashtra, Badhita, Ojas, Pranetri, Kicaka, Idam, Balavat, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.29.4). 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: “asakṛnmatsyarājñā me rāṣṭraṃ bādhitamojasā
  • asakṛn -
  • asakṛt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    asakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    asakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • matsya -
  • matsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    matsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    matsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arājñā -
  • arājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bādhitam -
  • bādhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bādhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bādhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bādh -> bādhita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bādh]
    bādh -> bādhita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bādh]
    bādh -> bādhitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bādh]
    bādh -> bādhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bādh]
    bādh -> bādhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bādh], [accusative single from √bādh]
  • ojasā -
  • ojas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ojas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “praṇetā kīcakaścāsya balavānabhavatpurā
  • praṇetā -
  • praṇetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīcakaś -
  • kīcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • balavān -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.29.4

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 4.29.4 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸಕೃನ್ಮತ್ಸ್ಯರಾಜ್ಞಾ ಮೇ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಂ ಬಾಧಿತಮೋಜಸಾ ।
ಪ್ರಣೇತಾ ಕೀಚಕಶ್ಚಾಸ್ಯ ಬಲವಾನಭವತ್ಪುರಾ ॥ 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 4.29.4 in Bengali sript:
অসকৃন্মত্স্যরাজ্ঞা মে রাষ্ট্রং বাধিতমোজসা ।
প্রণেতা কীচকশ্চাস্য বলবানভবত্পুরা ॥ 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 4.29.4 in Gujarati sript:
અસકૃન્મત્સ્યરાજ્ઞા મે રાષ્ટ્રં બાધિતમોજસા ।
પ્રણેતા કીચકશ્ચાસ્ય બલવાનભવત્પુરા ॥ 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 4.29.4 in Malayalam sript:
അസകൃന്മത്സ്യരാജ്ഞാ മേ രാഷ്ട്രം ബാധിതമോജസാ ।
പ്രണേതാ കീചകശ്ചാസ്യ ബലവാനഭവത്പുരാ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.29.4 in Telugu sript:
అసకృన్మత్స్యరాజ్ఞా మే రాష్ట్రం బాధితమోజసా ।
ప్రణేతా కీచకశ్చాస్య బలవానభవత్పురా ॥ ౪ ॥

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