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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 4.4.14
नैषां दारेषु कुर्वीत मैत्रीं प्राज्ञः कथंचन ।
अन्तःपुरचरा ये च द्वेष्टि यानहिताश्च ये ॥ १४ ॥
naiṣāṃ dāreṣu kurvīta maitrīṃ prājñaḥ kathaṃcana |
antaḥpuracarā ye ca dveṣṭi yānahitāśca ye || 14 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...that is the place appointed for armed guards, and to sit before him is always interdicted. Let none, when the king is engaged in doing anything (in respect of his servants) come forward pressing...
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 (4.4.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naisha, Dara, Maitri, Prajna, Katham, Katha, Cana, Antahpuracara, Yah, Yat, Yana, Hita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.4.14). 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: “naiṣāṃ dāreṣu kurvīta maitrīṃ prājñaḥ kathaṃcana ”
- naiṣā -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dāreṣu -
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dāra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]dāra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- maitrīm -
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maitrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prājñaḥ -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “antaḥpuracarā ye ca dveṣṭi yānahitāśca ye ”
- antaḥpuracarā* -
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antaḥpuracara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dveṣṭi -
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√dviṣ (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- yāna -
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yāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hitāś -
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hita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.4.14
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.14 in Kannada sript:
ನೈಷಾಂ ದಾರೇಷು ಕುರ್ವೀತ ಮೈತ್ರೀಂ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಕಥಂಚನ ।
ಅನ್ತಃಪುರಚರಾ ಯೇ ಚ ದ್ವೇಷ್ಟಿ ಯಾನಹಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಯೇ ॥ ೧೪ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.14 in Bengali sript:
নৈষাং দারেষু কুর্বীত মৈত্রীং প্রাজ্ঞঃ কথংচন ।
অন্তঃপুরচরা যে চ দ্বেষ্টি যানহিতাশ্চ যে ॥ ১৪ ॥
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 4.4.14 in Gujarati sript:
નૈષાં દારેષુ કુર્વીત મૈત્રીં પ્રાજ્ઞઃ કથંચન ।
અન્તઃપુરચરા યે ચ દ્વેષ્ટિ યાનહિતાશ્ચ યે ॥ ૧૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.14 in Malayalam sript:
നൈഷാം ദാരേഷു കുര്വീത മൈത്രീം പ്രാജ്ഞഃ കഥംചന ।
അന്തഃപുരചരാ യേ ച ദ്വേഷ്ടി യാനഹിതാശ്ച യേ ॥ ൧൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.4.14 in Telugu sript:
నైషాం దారేషు కుర్వీత మైత్రీం ప్రాజ్ఞః కథంచన ।
అన్తఃపురచరా యే చ ద్వేష్టి యానహితాశ్చ యే ॥ ౧౪ ॥