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 4.64.4

विराट उवाच ।
मयायं ताडितो जिह्मो न चाप्येतावदर्हति ।
प्रशस्यमाने यः शूरे त्वयि षण्ढं प्रशंसति ॥ ४ ॥

virāṭa uvāca |
mayāyaṃ tāḍito jihmo na cāpyetāvadarhati |
praśasyamāne yaḥ śūre tvayi ṣaṇḍhaṃ praśaṃsati || 4 ||

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

...battle by my son.' Upon this, the illustrious king Yudhishthira said, 'Why should not he conquer that has Vrihannala for his charioteer?' 'Thus addressed, King Matsya became angry and said...

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

Virata, Maya, Asmad, Aya, Idam, Tadita, Jihma, Avat, Arhat, Prashasya, Ana, Yah, Shura, Shuri, Yushmad, Shandha, Prashamsat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.64.4). 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: “virāṭa uvāca
  • virāṭa* -
  • virāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “mayāyaṃ tāḍito jihmo na cāpyetāvadarhati
  • mayā -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāḍito* -
  • tāḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    taḍ -> tāḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √taḍ]
  • jihmo* -
  • jihma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāpyetā -
  • ci (verb class 0)
    [optative passive third single]
  • avad -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 3: “praśasyamāne yaḥ śūre tvayi ṣaṇḍhaṃ praśaṃsati
  • praśasyam -
  • praśasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praśasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praśasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āne -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūre -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śūri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śūri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tvayi -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • ṣaṇḍham -
  • ṣaṇḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣaṇḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praśaṃsati -
  • praśaṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    praśaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.64.4

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 4.64.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಿರಾಟ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮಯಾಯಂ ತಾಡಿತೋ ಜಿಹ್ಮೋ ನ ಚಾಪ್ಯೇತಾವದರ್ಹತಿ ।
ಪ್ರಶಸ್ಯಮಾನೇ ಯಃ ಶೂರೇ ತ್ವಯಿ ಷಣ್ಢಂ ಪ್ರಶಂಸತಿ ॥ 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 4.64.4 in Bengali sript:
বিরাট উবাচ ।
মযাযং তাডিতো জিহ্মো ন চাপ্যেতাবদর্হতি ।
প্রশস্যমানে যঃ শূরে ত্বযি ষণ্ঢং প্রশংসতি ॥ 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 4.64.4 in Gujarati sript:
વિરાટ ઉવાચ ।
મયાયં તાડિતો જિહ્મો ન ચાપ્યેતાવદર્હતિ ।
પ્રશસ્યમાને યઃ શૂરે ત્વયિ ષણ્ઢં પ્રશંસતિ ॥ 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 4.64.4 in Malayalam sript:
വിരാട ഉവാച ।
മയായം താഡിതോ ജിഹ്മോ ന ചാപ്യേതാവദര്ഹതി ।
പ്രശസ്യമാനേ യഃ ശൂരേ ത്വയി ഷണ്ഢം പ്രശംസതി ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.64.4 in Telugu sript:
విరాట ఉవాచ ।
మయాయం తాడితో జిహ్మో న చాప్యేతావదర్హతి ।
ప్రశస్యమానే యః శూరే త్వయి షణ్ఢం ప్రశంసతి ॥ ౪ ॥

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