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 4.47.7

< Previous

Next >

अलुब्धाश्चैव कौन्तेयाः कृतवन्तश्च दुष्करम् ।
न चापि केवलं राज्यमिच्छेयुस्तेऽनुपायतः ॥ ७ ॥

alubdhāścaiva kaunteyāḥ kṛtavantaśca duṣkaram |
na cāpi kevalaṃ rājyamiccheyuste'nupāyataḥ || 7 ||

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

...match at dice. Bound in bonds of virtue, they did not deviate from the duties of the Kshatriya order. He that will regard them to have behaved falsely will surely meet with defeat. The sons...
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 (4.47.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alubdha, Kaunteya, Kritavat, Dushkara, Capin, Capi, Kevalam, Kevala, Rajya, Tad, Yushmad, Anupaya, Anupa, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.47.7). 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: “alubdhāścaiva kaunteyāḥ kṛtavantaśca duṣkaram ”
alubdhāś -
alubdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

alubdhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kaunteyāḥ -
kaunteya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kṛtavantaś -
kṛtavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duṣkaram -
duṣkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣkara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

duṣkarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “na cāpi kevalaṃ rājyamiccheyuste'nupāyataḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rājyam -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
iccheyus -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[optative active third plural]
te' -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
anupāya -
anupāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anupāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

anupa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

anupa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.47.7

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

Buy now!

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

Buy now!

Preview of verse 4.47.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲುಬ್ಧಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಾಃ ಕೃತವನ್ತಶ್ಚ ದುಷ್ಕರಮ್ ।
ನ ಚಾಪಿ ಕೇವಲಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಮಿಚ್ಛೇಯುಸ್ತೇಽನುಪಾಯತಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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.]

Buy now!

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.

Buy now!

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 4.47.7 in Bengali sript:
অলুব্ধাশ্চৈব কৌন্তেযাঃ কৃতবন্তশ্চ দুষ্করম্ ।
ন চাপি কেবলং রাজ্যমিচ্ছেযুস্তেঽনুপাযতঃ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 4.47.7 in Gujarati sript:
અલુબ્ધાશ્ચૈવ કૌન્તેયાઃ કૃતવન્તશ્ચ દુષ્કરમ્ ।
ન ચાપિ કેવલં રાજ્યમિચ્છેયુસ્તેઽનુપાયતઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 4.47.7 in Malayalam sript:
അലുബ്ധാശ്ചൈവ കൌന്തേയാഃ കൃതവന്തശ്ച ദുഷ്കരമ് ।
ന ചാപി കേവലം രാജ്യമിച്ഛേയുസ്തേഽനുപായതഃ ॥ ൭ ॥

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

7248pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 4.47.7 in Telugu sript:
అలుబ్ధాశ్చైవ కౌన్తేయాః కృతవన్తశ్చ దుష్కరమ్ ।
న చాపి కేవలం రాజ్యమిచ్ఛేయుస్తేఽనుపాయతః ॥ ౭ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021