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 10.10.21

महाचमूकक्षवराभिपन्नं महाहवे भीष्ममहादवाग्निम् ।
ये सेहुरात्तायतशस्त्रवेगं ते राजपुत्रा निहताः प्रमादात् ॥ २१ ॥

mahācamūkakṣavarābhipannaṃ mahāhave bhīṣmamahādavāgnim |
ye sehurāttāyataśastravegaṃ te rājaputrā nihatāḥ pramādāt || 21 ||

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

...homa libations that were poured into it. The vast hostile army was the heap of dry forest-grass that was assailed by that fire. Alas, even they that had endured...

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

Kaksha, Vara, Abhipanna, Mahahava, Bhishma, Aha, Ava, Agni, Yah, Yat, Sehu, Atta, Shastra, Avega, Tad, Yushmad, Rajaputra, Nihata, Pramada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.10.21). 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: “mahācamūkakṣavarābhipannaṃ mahāhave bhīṣmamahādavāgnim
  • mahācamū -
  • mahācamū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • kakṣa -
  • kakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varā -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhipannam -
  • abhipanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhipanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhipannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāhave -
  • mahāhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahād -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ye sehurāttāyataśastravegaṃ te rājaputrā nihatāḥ pramādāt
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sehur -
  • sehu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    sah (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • āttāya -
  • ātta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ātta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • śastra -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avegam -
  • avega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avega (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • rājaputrā* -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nihatāḥ -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pramādāt -
  • pramāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.10.21

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 10.10.21 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಚಮೂಕಕ್ಷವರಾಭಿಪನ್ನಂ ಮಹಾಹವೇ ಭೀಷ್ಮಮಹಾದವಾಗ್ನಿಮ್ ।
ಯೇ ಸೇಹುರಾತ್ತಾಯತಶಸ್ತ್ರವೇಗಂ ತೇ ರಾಜಪುತ್ರಾ ನಿಹತಾಃ ಪ್ರಮಾದಾತ್ ॥ 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 10.10.21 in Bengali sript:
মহাচমূকক্ষবরাভিপন্নং মহাহবে ভীষ্মমহাদবাগ্নিম্ ।
যে সেহুরাত্তাযতশস্ত্রবেগং তে রাজপুত্রা নিহতাঃ প্রমাদাত্ ॥ 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 10.10.21 in Gujarati sript:
મહાચમૂકક્ષવરાભિપન્નં મહાહવે ભીષ્મમહાદવાગ્નિમ્ ।
યે સેહુરાત્તાયતશસ્ત્રવેગં તે રાજપુત્રા નિહતાઃ પ્રમાદાત્ ॥ 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 10.10.21 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാചമൂകക്ഷവരാഭിപന്നം മഹാഹവേ ഭീഷ്മമഹാദവാഗ്നിമ് ।
യേ സേഹുരാത്തായതശസ്ത്രവേഗം തേ രാജപുത്രാ നിഹതാഃ പ്രമാദാത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.10.21 in Telugu sript:
మహాచమూకక్షవరాభిపన్నం మహాహవే భీష్మమహాదవాగ్నిమ్ ।
యే సేహురాత్తాయతశస్త్రవేగం తే రాజపుత్రా నిహతాః ప్రమాదాత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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