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 4.42.7

अर्थानां तु पुनर्द्वैधे नित्यं भवति संशयः ।
अन्यथा चिन्तितो ह्यर्थः पुनर्भवति चान्यथा ॥ ७ ॥

arthānāṃ tu punardvaidhe nityaṃ bhavati saṃśayaḥ |
anyathā cintito hyarthaḥ punarbhavati cānyathā || 7 ||

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

...began to comfort him again.' "Meanwhile, Drona said, 'From the rattle of the car, and from the manner in which the clouds have enveloped the sky and the earth itself trembles, this warrior...

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

Artha, Punar, Dvaidha, Nityam, Nitya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Samshaya, Anyatha, Cintita, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.42.7). 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: “arthānāṃ tu punardvaidhe nityaṃ bhavati saṃśayaḥ
  • arthānām -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvaidhe -
  • dvaidha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvaidha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “anyathā cintito hyarthaḥ punarbhavati cānyathā
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cintito* -
  • cintita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • arthaḥ -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.42.7

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 4.42.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಥಾನಾಂ ತು ಪುನರ್ದ್ವೈಧೇ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಭವತಿ ಸಂಶಯಃ ।
ಅನ್ಯಥಾ ಚಿನ್ತಿತೋ ಹ್ಯರ್ಥಃ ಪುನರ್ಭವತಿ ಚಾನ್ಯಥಾ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 4.42.7 in Bengali sript:
অর্থানাং তু পুনর্দ্বৈধে নিত্যং ভবতি সংশযঃ ।
অন্যথা চিন্তিতো হ্যর্থঃ পুনর্ভবতি চান্যথা ॥ ৭ ॥

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 4.42.7 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થાનાં તુ પુનર્દ્વૈધે નિત્યં ભવતિ સંશયઃ ।
અન્યથા ચિન્તિતો હ્યર્થઃ પુનર્ભવતિ ચાન્યથા ॥ ૭ ॥

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 4.42.7 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ഥാനാം തു പുനര്ദ്വൈധേ നിത്യം ഭവതി സംശയഃ ।
അന്യഥാ ചിന്തിതോ ഹ്യര്ഥഃ പുനര്ഭവതി ചാന്യഥാ ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.42.7 in Telugu sript:
అర్థానాం తు పునర్ద్వైధే నిత్యం భవతి సంశయః ।
అన్యథా చిన్తితో హ్యర్థః పునర్భవతి చాన్యథా ॥ ౭ ॥

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