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 4.43.10

अद्याहमृणमक्षय्यं पुरा वाचा प्रतिश्रुतम् ।
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दास्यामि निहत्य समरेऽर्जुनम् ॥ १० ॥

adyāhamṛṇamakṣayyaṃ purā vācā pratiśrutam |
dhārtarāṣṭrasya dāsyāmi nihatya samare'rjunam || 10 ||

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

...camels and goats and sheeps and kine, in planning buildings and gateways, and in pointing out the defects of food and drink, the learned are truly in their own sphere. Disregarding learned men that...

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

Adya, Aha, Asmad, Rina, Akshayyam, Akshayya, Pura, Vaca, Vac, Pratishrut, Pratishruta, Dhartarashtra, Nihatya, Samara, Arjuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.43.10). 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: “adyāhamṛṇamakṣayyaṃ purā vācā pratiśrutam
  • adyā -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṇam -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akṣayyam -
  • akṣayyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akṣayya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣayya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vācā -
  • vācā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratiśrutam -
  • pratiśruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratiśruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratiśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pratiśrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhārtarāṣṭrasya dāsyāmi nihatya samare'rjunam
  • dhārtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dāsyāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    (verb class 4)
    [future active first single]
  • nihatya -
  • nihatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nihatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samare' -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.43.10

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 4.43.10 in Kannada sript:
ಅದ್ಯಾಹಮೃಣಮಕ್ಷಯ್ಯಂ ಪುರಾ ವಾಚಾ ಪ್ರತಿಶ್ರುತಮ್ ।
ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ದಾಸ್ಯಾಮಿ ನಿಹತ್ಯ ಸಮರೇಽರ್ಜುನಮ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 4.43.10 in Bengali sript:
অদ্যাহমৃণমক্ষয্যং পুরা বাচা প্রতিশ্রুতম্ ।
ধার্তরাষ্ট্রস্য দাস্যামি নিহত্য সমরেঽর্জুনম্ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 4.43.10 in Gujarati sript:
અદ્યાહમૃણમક્ષય્યં પુરા વાચા પ્રતિશ્રુતમ્ ।
ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય દાસ્યામિ નિહત્ય સમરેઽર્જુનમ્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 4.43.10 in Malayalam sript:
അദ്യാഹമൃണമക്ഷയ്യം പുരാ വാചാ പ്രതിശ്രുതമ് ।
ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ ദാസ്യാമി നിഹത്യ സമരേഽര്ജുനമ് ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.43.10 in Telugu sript:
అద్యాహమృణమక్షయ్యం పురా వాచా ప్రతిశ్రుతమ్ ।
ధార్తరాష్ట్రస్య దాస్యామి నిహత్య సమరేఽర్జునమ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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