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 6.24.41

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन ।
बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम् ॥ ४१ ॥

vyavasāyātmikā buddhirekeha kurunandana |
bahuśākhā hyanantāśca buddhayo'vyavasāyinām || 41 ||

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

...Hrishikesa, in the midst of the two armies, said. "The Holy One said,— 'You mournest those that deserve not to be mourned. You speakest also the words of...

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

Vyavasaya, Atmika, Buddhi, Eka, Iha, Kurunandana, Bahushakha, Ananta, Avyavasayin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.24.41). 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: “vyavasāyātmikā buddhirekeha kurunandana
  • vyavasāyā -
  • vyavasāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ātmikā* -
  • ātmikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eke -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kurunandana -
  • kurunandana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bahuśākhā hyanantāśca buddhayo'vyavasāyinām
  • bahuśākhā* -
  • bahuśākha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahuśākhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • anantāś -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhayo' -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • avyavasāyinām -
  • avyavasāyin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    avyavasāyin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.24.41

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 6.24.41 in Kannada sript:
ವ್ಯವಸಾಯಾತ್ಮಿಕಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿರೇಕೇಹ ಕುರುನನ್ದನ ।
ಬಹುಶಾಖಾ ಹ್ಯನನ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಬುದ್ಧಯೋಽವ್ಯವಸಾಯಿನಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 6.24.41 in Bengali sript:
ব্যবসাযাত্মিকা বুদ্ধিরেকেহ কুরুনন্দন ।
বহুশাখা হ্যনন্তাশ্চ বুদ্ধযোঽব্যবসাযিনাম্ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 6.24.41 in Gujarati sript:
વ્યવસાયાત્મિકા બુદ્ધિરેકેહ કુરુનન્દન ।
બહુશાખા હ્યનન્તાશ્ચ બુદ્ધયોઽવ્યવસાયિનામ્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 6.24.41 in Malayalam sript:
വ്യവസായാത്മികാ ബുദ്ധിരേകേഹ കുരുനന്ദന ।
ബഹുശാഖാ ഹ്യനന്താശ്ച ബുദ്ധയോഽവ്യവസായിനാമ് ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.24.41 in Telugu sript:
వ్యవసాయాత్మికా బుద్ధిరేకేహ కురునన్దన ।
బహుశాఖా హ్యనన్తాశ్చ బుద్ధయోఽవ్యవసాయినామ్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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