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 3.21.37

ततो नाज्ञायत तदा दिवारात्रं तथा दिशः ।
ततोऽहं मोहमापन्नः प्रज्ञास्त्रं समयोजयम् ।
ततस्तदस्त्रमस्त्रेण विधूतं शरतूलवत् ॥ ३७ ॥

tato nājñāyata tadā divārātraṃ tathā diśaḥ |
tato'haṃ mohamāpannaḥ prajñāstraṃ samayojayam |
tatastadastramastreṇa vidhūtaṃ śaratūlavat || 37 ||

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

...us to the fight? Therefore, O you tiger among men, putting forth every exertion, slay him, O lord, O you foremost of the Vrishni race! Do you not delay again! This one is not capable...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nri, Tada, Divaratram, Tatha, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Aha, Asmad, Mohama, Apanna, Prajna, Tra, Samaya, Jaya, Astra, Vidhuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.21.37). 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: “tato nājñāyata tadā divārātraṃ tathā diśaḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajñāyata -
  • jñā (verb class 3)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [imperfect passive third single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • divārātram -
  • divārātram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • diśaḥ -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tato'haṃ mohamāpannaḥ prajñāstraṃ samayojayam
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mohamā -
  • mohama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apannaḥ -
  • apanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajñās -
  • prajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samayo -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayam -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “tatastadastramastreṇa vidhūtaṃ śaratūlavat
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tadas -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astreṇa -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhūtam -
  • vidhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse śaratūlavat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.21.37

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 3.21.37 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ನಾಜ್ಞಾಯತ ತದಾ ದಿವಾರಾತ್ರಂ ತಥಾ ದಿಶಃ ।
ತತೋಽಹಂ ಮೋಹಮಾಪನ್ನಃ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಸಮಯೋಜಯಮ್ ।
ತತಸ್ತದಸ್ತ್ರಮಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ವಿಧೂತಂ ಶರತೂಲವತ್ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 3.21.37 in Bengali sript:
ততো নাজ্ঞাযত তদা দিবারাত্রং তথা দিশঃ ।
ততোঽহং মোহমাপন্নঃ প্রজ্ঞাস্ত্রং সমযোজযম্ ।
ততস্তদস্ত্রমস্ত্রেণ বিধূতং শরতূলবত্ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 3.21.37 in Gujarati sript:
તતો નાજ્ઞાયત તદા દિવારાત્રં તથા દિશઃ ।
તતોઽહં મોહમાપન્નઃ પ્રજ્ઞાસ્ત્રં સમયોજયમ્ ।
તતસ્તદસ્ત્રમસ્ત્રેણ વિધૂતં શરતૂલવત્ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 3.21.37 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ നാജ്ഞായത തദാ ദിവാരാത്രം തഥാ ദിശഃ ।
തതോഽഹം മോഹമാപന്നഃ പ്രജ്ഞാസ്ത്രം സമയോജയമ് ।
തതസ്തദസ്ത്രമസ്ത്രേണ വിധൂതം ശരതൂലവത് ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.21.37 in Telugu sript:
తతో నాజ్ఞాయత తదా దివారాత్రం తథా దిశః ।
తతోఽహం మోహమాపన్నః ప్రజ్ఞాస్త్రం సమయోజయమ్ ।
తతస్తదస్త్రమస్త్రేణ విధూతం శరతూలవత్ ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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