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 1.221.4

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इमे च मां कर्षयन्ति शिशवो मन्दचेतसः ।
अबर्हाश्चरणैर्हीनाः पूर्वेषां नः परायणम् ।
त्रासयंश्चायमायाति लेलिहानो महीरुहान् ॥ ४ ॥

ime ca māṃ karṣayanti śiśavo mandacetasaḥ |
abarhāścaraṇairhīnāḥ pūrveṣāṃ naḥ parāyaṇam |
trāsayaṃścāyamāyāti lelihāno mahīruhān || 4 ||

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

...fire, the whole welkin resounded, as it were, with the voice of portentous clouds. Kesava of dark hue and mighty arms, in order to compass their destruction, hurled at them his large and...
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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 (1.221.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iyam, Idam, Asmad, Karshayat, Karshayanti, Shishu, Mandacetas, Arha, Carana, Hina, Purva, Parayana, Trasayat, Caya, Ayat, Lelihana, Mahiruha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.221.4). 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: “ime ca māṃ karṣayanti śiśavo mandacetasaḥ ”
ime -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
karṣayanti -
√kṛṣ -> karṣayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kṛṣ]

√kṛṣ -> karṣayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛṣ], [vocative plural from √kṛṣ], [accusative plural from √kṛṣ]

√kṛṣ -> karṣayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛṣ]

√kṛṣ (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
śiśavo* -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mandacetasaḥ -
mandacetas (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mandacetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “abarhāścaraṇairhīnāḥ pūrveṣāṃ naḥ parāyaṇam ”
ab -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
arhāś -
arha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

arhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
caraṇair -
caraṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

caraṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
hīnāḥ -
hīna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hīnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √hā class 3 verb]
pūrveṣām -
pūrva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
parāyaṇam -
parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “trāsayaṃścāyamāyāti lelihāno mahīruhān ”
trāsayaṃś -
√tras -> trāsayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tras], [vocative single from √tras]

trāsayat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
cāyam -
cāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cāya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
lelihāno* -
lelihāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahīruhān -
mahīruha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.221.4

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;

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Preview of verse 1.221.4 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮೇ ಚ ಮಾಂ ಕರ್ಷಯನ್ತಿ ಶಿಶವೋ ಮನ್ದಚೇತಸಃ ।
ಅಬರ್ಹಾಶ್ಚರಣೈರ್ಹೀನಾಃ ಪೂರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ನಃ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ।
ತ್ರಾಸಯಂಶ್ಚಾಯಮಾಯಾತಿ ಲೇಲಿಹಾನೋ ಮಹೀರುಹಾನ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 1.221.4 in Bengali sript:
ইমে চ মাং কর্ষযন্তি শিশবো মন্দচেতসঃ ।
অবর্হাশ্চরণৈর্হীনাঃ পূর্বেষাং নঃ পরাযণম্ ।
ত্রাসযংশ্চাযমাযাতি লেলিহানো মহীরুহান্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 1.221.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમે ચ માં કર્ષયન્તિ શિશવો મન્દચેતસઃ ।
અબર્હાશ્ચરણૈર્હીનાઃ પૂર્વેષાં નઃ પરાયણમ્ ।
ત્રાસયંશ્ચાયમાયાતિ લેલિહાનો મહીરુહાન્ ॥ ૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.221.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഇമേ ച മാം കര്ഷയന്തി ശിശവോ മന്ദചേതസഃ ।
അബര്ഹാശ്ചരണൈര്ഹീനാഃ പൂര്വേഷാം നഃ പരായണമ് ।
ത്രാസയംശ്ചായമായാതി ലേലിഹാനോ മഹീരുഹാന് ॥ ൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.221.4 in Telugu sript:
ఇమే చ మాం కర్షయన్తి శిశవో మన్దచేతసః ।
అబర్హాశ్చరణైర్హీనాః పూర్వేషాం నః పరాయణమ్ ।
త్రాసయంశ్చాయమాయాతి లేలిహానో మహీరుహాన్ ॥ ౪ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021