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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 4.42.25
किमत्र कार्यं पार्थस्य कथं वा स प्रशस्यते ।
अन्यत्र कामाद्द्वेषाद्वा रोषाद्वास्मासु केवलात् ॥ २५ ॥
kimatra kāryaṃ pārthasya kathaṃ vā sa praśasyate |
anyatra kāmāddveṣādvā roṣādvāsmāsu kevalāt || 25 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Matsyas would be pursuing those first seized. It may be that the Trigartas are now bringing a way the kine, or being defeated, are coming towards us for negotiating with the king of the Matsyas....
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 (4.42.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Atra, Karya, Partha, Katham, Katha, Prashasyata, Anyatra, Kamat, Kama, Dvesha, Var, Rosha, Asmad, Kevala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.42.25). 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: “kimatra kāryaṃ pārthasya kathaṃ vā sa praśasyate ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- pārthasya -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “anyatra kāmāddveṣādvā roṣādvāsmāsu kevalāt ”
- anyatra -
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anyatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāmād -
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kāmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- dveṣād -
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dveṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- 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]
- roṣād -
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roṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asmāsu -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[locative plural]
- kevalāt -
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kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.42.25
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 4.42.25 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಮತ್ರ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ಪಾರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಕಥಂ ವಾ ಸ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ಯತೇ ।
ಅನ್ಯತ್ರ ಕಾಮಾದ್ದ್ವೇಷಾದ್ವಾ ರೋಷಾದ್ವಾಸ್ಮಾಸು ಕೇವಲಾತ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
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 4.42.25 in Bengali sript:
কিমত্র কার্যং পার্থস্য কথং বা স প্রশস্যতে ।
অন্যত্র কামাদ্দ্বেষাদ্বা রোষাদ্বাস্মাসু কেবলাত্ ॥ ২৫ ॥
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 4.42.25 in Gujarati sript:
કિમત્ર કાર્યં પાર્થસ્ય કથં વા સ પ્રશસ્યતે ।
અન્યત્ર કામાદ્દ્વેષાદ્વા રોષાદ્વાસ્માસુ કેવલાત્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.42.25 in Malayalam sript:
കിമത്ര കാര്യം പാര്ഥസ്യ കഥം വാ സ പ്രശസ്യതേ ।
അന്യത്ര കാമാദ്ദ്വേഷാദ്വാ രോഷാദ്വാസ്മാസു കേവലാത് ॥ ൨൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.42.25 in Telugu sript:
కిమత్ర కార్యం పార్థస్య కథం వా స ప్రశస్యతే ।
అన్యత్ర కామాద్ద్వేషాద్వా రోషాద్వాస్మాసు కేవలాత్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥