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 4.40.4

एतान्सर्वानुपासङ्गान्क्षिप्रं बध्नीहि मे रथे ।
एतं चाहर निस्त्रिंशं जातरूपपरिष्कृतम् ।
अहं वै कुरुभिर्योत्स्याम्यवजेष्यामि ते पशून् ॥ ४ ॥

etānsarvānupāsaṅgānkṣipraṃ badhnīhi me rathe |
etaṃ cāhara nistriṃśaṃ jātarūpapariṣkṛtam |
ahaṃ vai kurubhiryotsyāmyavajeṣyāmi te paśūn || 4 ||

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

...Uttara. It is by good luck, O Partha, that I behold you. You are welcome, O Dhananjaya. O you with red eyes, and arms that are mighty and each like unto the trunk of an elephant, it behoves you to...

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

Eta, Esha, Sarva, Upasanga, Kshipram, Kshipra, Asmad, Ratha, Ahara, Nistrimsha, Jatarupaparishkrita, Aha, Kuru, Utsya, Yavaja, Tad, Yushmad, Pashu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.40.4). 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: “etānsarvānupāsaṅgānkṣipraṃ badhnīhi me rathe
  • etān -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • upāsaṅgān -
  • upāsaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse badhnīhi*me
  • 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]
  • rathe -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “etaṃ cāhara nistriṃśaṃ jātarūpapariṣkṛtam
  • etam -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahara -
  • ahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nistriṃśam -
  • nistriṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nistriṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nistriṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jātarūpapariṣkṛtam -
  • jātarūpapariṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jātarūpapariṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātarūpapariṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “ahaṃ vai kurubhiryotsyāmyavajeṣyāmi te paśūn
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kurubhir -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yo -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsyām -
  • utsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yavaje -
  • yavaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iṣyāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • paśūn -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.40.4

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 4.40.4 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಾನ್ಸರ್ವಾನುಪಾಸಙ್ಗಾನ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಬಧ್ನೀಹಿ ಮೇ ರಥೇ ।
ಏತಂ ಚಾಹರ ನಿಸ್ತ್ರಿಂಶಂ ಜಾತರೂಪಪರಿಷ್ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಅಹಂ ವೈ ಕುರುಭಿರ್ಯೋತ್ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯವಜೇಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತೇ ಪಶೂನ್ ॥ 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 4.40.4 in Bengali sript:
এতান্সর্বানুপাসঙ্গান্ক্ষিপ্রং বধ্নীহি মে রথে ।
এতং চাহর নিস্ত্রিংশং জাতরূপপরিষ্কৃতম্ ।
অহং বৈ কুরুভির্যোত্স্যাম্যবজেষ্যামি তে পশূন্ ॥ 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 4.40.4 in Gujarati sript:
એતાન્સર્વાનુપાસઙ્ગાન્ક્ષિપ્રં બધ્નીહિ મે રથે ।
એતં ચાહર નિસ્ત્રિંશં જાતરૂપપરિષ્કૃતમ્ ।
અહં વૈ કુરુભિર્યોત્સ્યામ્યવજેષ્યામિ તે પશૂન્ ॥ 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 4.40.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതാന്സര്വാനുപാസങ്ഗാന്ക്ഷിപ്രം ബധ്നീഹി മേ രഥേ ।
ഏതം ചാഹര നിസ്ത്രിംശം ജാതരൂപപരിഷ്കൃതമ് ।
അഹം വൈ കുരുഭിര്യോത്സ്യാമ്യവജേഷ്യാമി തേ പശൂന് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.40.4 in Telugu sript:
ఏతాన్సర్వానుపాసఙ్గాన్క్షిప్రం బధ్నీహి మే రథే ।
ఏతం చాహర నిస్త్రింశం జాతరూపపరిష్కృతమ్ ।
అహం వై కురుభిర్యోత్స్యామ్యవజేష్యామి తే పశూన్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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