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 7.46.21

अथ कोसलराजस्तु विरथः खड्गचर्मधृत् ।
इयेष फाल्गुनेः कायाच्छिरो हर्तुं सकुण्डलम् ॥ २१ ॥

atha kosalarājastu virathaḥ khaḍgacarmadhṛt |
iyeṣa phālguneḥ kāyācchiro hartuṃ sakuṇḍalam || 21 ||

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

...said these words.' "Vyasa said, 'O Yudhishthira, O you of great wisdom, O you that art master of all branches of knowledge, persons like you never suffer themselves to be...

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

Atha, Kosala, Raja, Raj, Viratha, Khadgacarman, Khadgacarma, Dhrit, Phalguni, Kaya, Shira, Shiras, Hartu, Sakundala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.46.21). 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: “atha kosalarājastu virathaḥ khaḍgacarmadhṛt
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kosala -
  • kosala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājas -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • virathaḥ -
  • viratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khaḍgacarma -
  • khaḍgacarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    khaḍgacarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khaḍgacarma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khaḍgacarma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhṛt -
  • dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “iyeṣa phālguneḥ kāyācchiro hartuṃ sakuṇḍalam
  • iyeṣa -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • phālguneḥ -
  • phālguni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kāyācch -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śiro* -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hartum -
  • hṛ -> hartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √hṛ]
    hartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sakuṇḍalam -
  • sakuṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sakuṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sakuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.46.21

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 7.46.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಕೋಸಲರಾಜಸ್ತು ವಿರಥಃ ಖಡ್ಗಚರ್ಮಧೃತ್ ।
ಇಯೇಷ ಫಾಲ್ಗುನೇಃ ಕಾಯಾಚ್ಛಿರೋ ಹರ್ತುಂ ಸಕುಣ್ಡಲಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 7.46.21 in Bengali sript:
অথ কোসলরাজস্তু বিরথঃ খড্গচর্মধৃত্ ।
ইযেষ ফাল্গুনেঃ কাযাচ্ছিরো হর্তুং সকুণ্ডলম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 7.46.21 in Gujarati sript:
અથ કોસલરાજસ્તુ વિરથઃ ખડ્ગચર્મધૃત્ ।
ઇયેષ ફાલ્ગુનેઃ કાયાચ્છિરો હર્તું સકુણ્ડલમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 7.46.21 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ കോസലരാജസ്തു വിരഥഃ ഖഡ്ഗചര്മധൃത് ।
ഇയേഷ ഫാല്ഗുനേഃ കായാച്ഛിരോ ഹര്തും സകുണ്ഡലമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.46.21 in Telugu sript:
అథ కోసలరాజస్తు విరథః ఖడ్గచర్మధృత్ ।
ఇయేష ఫాల్గునేః కాయాచ్ఛిరో హర్తుం సకుణ్డలమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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