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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 3.156.21
न चाप्यतः परं शक्यं गन्तुं भरतसत्तमाः ।
विहारो ह्यत्र देवानाममानुषगतिस्तु सा ॥ २१ ॥
na cāpyataḥ paraṃ śakyaṃ gantuṃ bharatasattamāḥ |
vihāro hyatra devānāmamānuṣagatistu sā || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...huge frames and some ears resembling pegs, and hundreds of Gandharvas and hosts of Apsaras sat in the presence of that one seated, even as the celestials sit surrounding him of a hundred...
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 (3.156.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Capin, Capya, Capi, Atah, Param, Para, Shakya, Gantu, Bharatasattama, Vihara, Atra, Deva, Amanusha, Gati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.156.21). 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: “na cāpyataḥ paraṃ śakyaṃ gantuṃ bharatasattamāḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpya -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ci]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ci]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bharatasattamāḥ -
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bharatasattama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “vihāro hyatra devānāmamānuṣagatistu sā ”
- vihāro* -
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vihāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devānām -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]devā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- amānuṣa -
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amānuṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amānuṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gatis -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.156.21
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 3.156.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚಾಪ್ಯತಃ ಪರಂ ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಗನ್ತುಂ ಭರತಸತ್ತಮಾಃ ।
ವಿಹಾರೋ ಹ್ಯತ್ರ ದೇವಾನಾಮಮಾನುಷಗತಿಸ್ತು ಸಾ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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 3.156.21 in Bengali sript:
ন চাপ্যতঃ পরং শক্যং গন্তুং ভরতসত্তমাঃ ।
বিহারো হ্যত্র দেবানামমানুষগতিস্তু সা ॥ ২১ ॥
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 3.156.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચાપ્યતઃ પરં શક્યં ગન્તું ભરતસત્તમાઃ ।
વિહારો હ્યત્ર દેવાનામમાનુષગતિસ્તુ સા ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.156.21 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചാപ്യതഃ പരം ശക്യം ഗന്തും ഭരതസത്തമാഃ ।
വിഹാരോ ഹ്യത്ര ദേവാനാമമാനുഷഗതിസ്തു സാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.156.21 in Telugu sript:
న చాప్యతః పరం శక్యం గన్తుం భరతసత్తమాః ।
విహారో హ్యత్ర దేవానామమానుషగతిస్తు సా ॥ ౨౧ ॥