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 1.214.23

काश्चित्प्रहृष्टा ननृतुश्चुक्रुशुश्च तथापराः ।
जहसुश्चापरा नार्यः पपुश्चान्या वरासवम् ॥ २३ ॥

kāścitprahṛṣṭā nanṛtuścukruśuśca tathāparāḥ |
jahasuścāparā nāryaḥ papuścānyā varāsavam || 23 ||

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

...capable of bearing like the Vindhya mountains the weapons of the foe, he should be called Prativindhya. And because the child that Draupadi bore to Bhimasena was born after Bhima had performed...

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

Cit, Prahrishta, Tatha, Apara, Capa, Rai, Nari, Narya, Papu, Vara, Asava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.214.23). 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: “kāścitprahṛṣṭā nanṛtuścukruśuśca tathāparāḥ
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prahṛṣṭā* -
  • prahṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prahṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nanṛtuś -
  • nṛt (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • cukruśuś -
  • kruś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparāḥ -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “jahasuścāparā nāryaḥ papuścānyā varāsavam
  • jahasuś -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rā* -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāryaḥ -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
  • papuś -
  • papu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    papu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    pai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • cānyā -
  • 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]
  • asavam -
  • asava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.214.23

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 1.214.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಶ್ಚಿತ್ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟಾ ನನೃತುಶ್ಚುಕ್ರುಶುಶ್ಚ ತಥಾಪರಾಃ ।
ಜಹಸುಶ್ಚಾಪರಾ ನಾರ್ಯಃ ಪಪುಶ್ಚಾನ್ಯಾ ವರಾಸವಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 1.214.23 in Bengali sript:
কাশ্চিত্প্রহৃষ্টা ননৃতুশ্চুক্রুশুশ্চ তথাপরাঃ ।
জহসুশ্চাপরা নার্যঃ পপুশ্চান্যা বরাসবম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 1.214.23 in Gujarati sript:
કાશ્ચિત્પ્રહૃષ્ટા નનૃતુશ્ચુક્રુશુશ્ચ તથાપરાઃ ।
જહસુશ્ચાપરા નાર્યઃ પપુશ્ચાન્યા વરાસવમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.214.23 in Malayalam sript:
കാശ്ചിത്പ്രഹൃഷ്ടാ നനൃതുശ്ചുക്രുശുശ്ച തഥാപരാഃ ।
ജഹസുശ്ചാപരാ നാര്യഃ പപുശ്ചാന്യാ വരാസവമ് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.214.23 in Telugu sript:
కాశ్చిత్ప్రహృష్టా ననృతుశ్చుక్రుశుశ్చ తథాపరాః ।
జహసుశ్చాపరా నార్యః పపుశ్చాన్యా వరాసవమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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