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 3.221.20

गौरी विद्याथ गान्धारी केशिनी मित्रसाह्वया ।
सावित्र्या सह सर्वास्ताः पार्वत्या यान्ति पृष्ठतः ॥ २० ॥

gaurī vidyātha gāndhārī keśinī mitrasāhvayā |
sāvitryā saha sarvāstāḥ pārvatyā yānti pṛṣṭhataḥ || 20 ||

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

...the high-souled Rudra cast into the reproductive organ of Uma was thrown back upon this hill, and hence the twin Mujika and Minjika came into being. A portion of it fell into the...

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

Gauri, Vidya, Han, Gandhari, Keshin, Keshini, Mitrasahvaya, Savitri, Saha, Saru, Sarva, Tas, Parvati, Parvatya, Yantin, Yanti, Prishthatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.221.20). 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: “gaurī vidyātha gāndhārī keśinī mitrasāhvayā
  • gaurī -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vidyāt -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gāndhārī -
  • gāndhārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gāndhāri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • keśinī -
  • keśinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    keśin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mitrasāhvayā -
  • mitrasāhvayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sāvitryā saha sarvāstāḥ pārvatyā yānti pṛṣṭhataḥ
  • sāvitryā -
  • sāvitri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sāvitrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvās -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pārvatyā* -
  • pārvatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pārvatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.221.20

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 3.221.20 in Kannada sript:
ಗೌರೀ ವಿದ್ಯಾಥ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರೀ ಕೇಶಿನೀ ಮಿತ್ರಸಾಹ್ವಯಾ ।
ಸಾವಿತ್ರ್ಯಾ ಸಹ ಸರ್ವಾಸ್ತಾಃ ಪಾರ್ವತ್ಯಾ ಯಾನ್ತಿ ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.221.20 in Bengali sript:
গৌরী বিদ্যাথ গান্ধারী কেশিনী মিত্রসাহ্বযা ।
সাবিত্র্যা সহ সর্বাস্তাঃ পার্বত্যা যান্তি পৃষ্ঠতঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.221.20 in Gujarati sript:
ગૌરી વિદ્યાથ ગાન્ધારી કેશિની મિત્રસાહ્વયા ।
સાવિત્ર્યા સહ સર્વાસ્તાઃ પાર્વત્યા યાન્તિ પૃષ્ઠતઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.221.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൌരീ വിദ്യാഥ ഗാന്ധാരീ കേശിനീ മിത്രസാഹ്വയാ ।
സാവിത്ര്യാ സഹ സര്വാസ്താഃ പാര്വത്യാ യാന്തി പൃഷ്ഠതഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.221.20 in Telugu sript:
గౌరీ విద్యాథ గాన్ధారీ కేశినీ మిత్రసాహ్వయా ।
సావిత్ర్యా సహ సర్వాస్తాః పార్వత్యా యాన్తి పృష్ఠతః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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