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 3.224.6

अवश्यं च त्वया भूमिरियं निहतकण्टका ।
भर्तृभिः सह भोक्तव्या निर्द्वंद्वेति श्रुतं मया ॥ ६ ॥

avaśyaṃ ca tvayā bhūmiriyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakā |
bhartṛbhiḥ saha bhoktavyā nirdvaṃdveti śrutaṃ mayā || 6 ||

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

...Keeping idleness at distance I always do what is agreeable. I never laugh except at a jest, and never stay for any length of time at the house-gate. I never stay long in places for answering...

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

Avashyam, Tva, Yushmad, Bhumi, Iyam, Idam, Nihata, Kanta, Bhartri, Saha, Bhoktavya, Nirdvandva, Iti, Shrut, Shruta, Maya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.224.6). 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: “avaśyaṃ ca tvayā bhūmiriyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakā
  • avaśyam -
  • avaśyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhūmir -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nihata -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nihata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṇṭa -
  • kaṇṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhartṛbhiḥ saha bhoktavyā nirdvaṃdveti śrutaṃ mayā
  • bhartṛbhiḥ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhoktavyā* -
  • bhoktavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhoktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirdvandve -
  • nirdvandva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    nirdvandva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirdvandvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.224.6

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 3.224.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಶ್ಯಂ ಚ ತ್ವಯಾ ಭೂಮಿರಿಯಂ ನಿಹತಕಣ್ಟಕಾ ।
ಭರ್ತೃಭಿಃ ಸಹ ಭೋಕ್ತವ್ಯಾ ನಿರ್ದ್ವಂದ್ವೇತಿ ಶ್ರುತಂ ಮಯಾ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 3.224.6 in Bengali sript:
অবশ্যং চ ত্বযা ভূমিরিযং নিহতকণ্টকা ।
ভর্তৃভিঃ সহ ভোক্তব্যা নির্দ্বংদ্বেতি শ্রুতং মযা ॥ ৬ ॥

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 3.224.6 in Gujarati sript:
અવશ્યં ચ ત્વયા ભૂમિરિયં નિહતકણ્ટકા ।
ભર્તૃભિઃ સહ ભોક્તવ્યા નિર્દ્વંદ્વેતિ શ્રુતં મયા ॥ ૬ ॥

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 3.224.6 in Malayalam sript:
അവശ്യം ച ത്വയാ ഭൂമിരിയം നിഹതകണ്ടകാ ।
ഭര്തൃഭിഃ സഹ ഭോക്തവ്യാ നിര്ദ്വംദ്വേതി ശ്രുതം മയാ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.224.6 in Telugu sript:
అవశ్యం చ త్వయా భూమిరియం నిహతకణ్టకా ।
భర్తృభిః సహ భోక్తవ్యా నిర్ద్వంద్వేతి శ్రుతం మయా ॥ ౬ ॥

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