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 4.4.10

नास्य यानं न पर्यङ्कं न पीठं न गजं रथम् ।
आरोहेत्संमतोऽस्मीति स राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥ १० ॥

nāsya yānaṃ na paryaṅkaṃ na pīṭhaṃ na gajaṃ ratham |
ārohetsaṃmato'smīti sa rājavasatiṃ vaset || 10 ||

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

...forth before the king those topics that are both profitable and pleasant; but should a subject be profitable without being pleasant, he should still communicate it, despite its disagreeableness....

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

Nasya, Yana, Paryanka, Pitha, Gaja, Ratha, Ara, Aru, Mata, Matu, Iti, Rajavasati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.4.10). 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: “nāsya yānaṃ na paryaṅkaṃ na pīṭhaṃ na gajaṃ ratham
  • nāsya -
  • nāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nās -> nāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nās]
    nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]
    nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
  • yānam -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paryaṅkam -
  • paryaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīṭham -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gajam -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ārohetsaṃmato'smīti sa rājavasatiṃ vaset
  • āro -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ūhet -
  • ūh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mato' -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
    matu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    matu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājavasatim -
  • rājavasati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vaset -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.4.10

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 4.4.10 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸ್ಯ ಯಾನಂ ನ ಪರ್ಯಙ್ಕಂ ನ ಪೀಠಂ ನ ಗಜಂ ರಥಮ್ ।
ಆರೋಹೇತ್ಸಂಮತೋಽಸ್ಮೀತಿ ಸ ರಾಜವಸತಿಂ ವಸೇತ್ ॥ 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 4.4.10 in Bengali sript:
নাস্য যানং ন পর্যঙ্কং ন পীঠং ন গজং রথম্ ।
আরোহেত্সংমতোঽস্মীতি স রাজবসতিং বসেত্ ॥ 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 4.4.10 in Gujarati sript:
નાસ્ય યાનં ન પર્યઙ્કં ન પીઠં ન ગજં રથમ્ ।
આરોહેત્સંમતોઽસ્મીતિ સ રાજવસતિં વસેત્ ॥ 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 4.4.10 in Malayalam sript:
നാസ്യ യാനം ന പര്യങ്കം ന പീഠം ന ഗജം രഥമ് ।
ആരോഹേത്സംമതോഽസ്മീതി സ രാജവസതിം വസേത് ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.4.10 in Telugu sript:
నాస్య యానం న పర్యఙ్కం న పీఠం న గజం రథమ్ ।
ఆరోహేత్సంమతోఽస్మీతి స రాజవసతిం వసేత్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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