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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 3.21.20
सैनिकान्मम सूतं च हयांश्च समवाकिरत् ।
अचिन्तयन्तस्तु शरान्वयं युध्याम भारत ॥ २० ॥
sainikānmama sūtaṃ ca hayāṃśca samavākirat |
acintayantastu śarānvayaṃ yudhyāma bhārata || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...I could not then see the car of costly metals, for it had vanished, through illusion! I was then filled with wonder! That host of Danvas then, O Bharata, of frightful visages and hair...
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 (3.21.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sainika, Asmad, Suta, Haya, Sama, Vac, Irat, Tas, Shara, Vaya, Ama, Bharata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.21.20). 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: “sainikānmama sūtaṃ ca hayāṃśca samavākirat ”
- sainikān -
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sainika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]sainika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- sūtam -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hayāṃś -
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haya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- irat -
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√ir -> irat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ir class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “acintayantastu śarānvayaṃ yudhyāma bhārata ”
- acintayan -
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√cint (verb class 10)[imperfect active third plural]
- tas -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śarān -
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śara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- yudhyā -
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√yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yudh]√yudh -> yudhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yudh]
- ama -
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ama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.21.20
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 3.21.20 in Kannada sript:
ಸೈನಿಕಾನ್ಮಮ ಸೂತಂ ಚ ಹಯಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸಮವಾಕಿರತ್ ।
ಅಚಿನ್ತಯನ್ತಸ್ತು ಶರಾನ್ವಯಂ ಯುಧ್ಯಾಮ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 3.21.20 in Bengali sript:
সৈনিকান্মম সূতং চ হযাংশ্চ সমবাকিরত্ ।
অচিন্তযন্তস্তু শরান্বযং যুধ্যাম ভারত ॥ ২০ ॥
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 3.21.20 in Gujarati sript:
સૈનિકાન્મમ સૂતં ચ હયાંશ્ચ સમવાકિરત્ ।
અચિન્તયન્તસ્તુ શરાન્વયં યુધ્યામ ભારત ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.21.20 in Malayalam sript:
സൈനികാന്മമ സൂതം ച ഹയാംശ്ച സമവാകിരത് ।
അചിന്തയന്തസ്തു ശരാന്വയം യുധ്യാമ ഭാരത ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.21.20 in Telugu sript:
సైనికాన్మమ సూతం చ హయాంశ్చ సమవాకిరత్ ।
అచిన్తయన్తస్తు శరాన్వయం యుధ్యామ భారత ॥ ౨౦ ॥