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 5.193.21

अब्रवीद्भरतश्रेष्ठ द्रुपदः प्रणयानतः ।
यदाह मां भवान्ब्रह्मन्संबन्धिवचनाद्वचः ।
तस्योत्तरं प्रतिवचो दूत एव वदिष्यति ॥ २१ ॥

abravīdbharataśreṣṭha drupadaḥ praṇayānataḥ |
yadāha māṃ bhavānbrahmansaṃbandhivacanādvacaḥ |
tasyottaraṃ prativaco dūta eva vadiṣyati || 21 ||

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

...this will happen. For the preservation of this city, O you of large eyes, you have taken counsel with your ministers. Do all, O king, that those counsels seem to indicate, for reliance...

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

Bharatashreshtha, Drupada, Pranaya, Atah, Yada, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Tad, Uttaram, Uttara, Prativacas, Duta, Eva, Vadishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.193.21). 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: “abravīdbharataśreṣṭha drupadaḥ praṇayānataḥ
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bharataśreṣṭha -
  • bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drupadaḥ -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praṇayān -
  • praṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “yadāha māṃ bhavānbrahmansaṃbandhivacanādvacaḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aha -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse bhavānbrahmansambandhivacanādvacaḥ
  • Line 3: “tasyottaraṃ prativaco dūta eva vadiṣyati
  • tasyo -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prativaco* -
  • prativacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dūta* -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadiṣyati -
  • vad -> vadiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.193.21

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 5.193.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಬ್ರವೀದ್ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ದ್ರುಪದಃ ಪ್ರಣಯಾನತಃ ।
ಯದಾಹ ಮಾಂ ಭವಾನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಸಂಬನ್ಧಿವಚನಾದ್ವಚಃ ।
ತಸ್ಯೋತ್ತರಂ ಪ್ರತಿವಚೋ ದೂತ ಏವ ವದಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 5.193.21 in Bengali sript:
অব্রবীদ্ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ দ্রুপদঃ প্রণযানতঃ ।
যদাহ মাং ভবান্ব্রহ্মন্সংবন্ধিবচনাদ্বচঃ ।
তস্যোত্তরং প্রতিবচো দূত এব বদিষ্যতি ॥ ২১ ॥

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 5.193.21 in Gujarati sript:
અબ્રવીદ્ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ દ્રુપદઃ પ્રણયાનતઃ ।
યદાહ માં ભવાન્બ્રહ્મન્સંબન્ધિવચનાદ્વચઃ ।
તસ્યોત્તરં પ્રતિવચો દૂત એવ વદિષ્યતિ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 5.193.21 in Malayalam sript:
അബ്രവീദ്ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്രുപദഃ പ്രണയാനതഃ ।
യദാഹ മാം ഭവാന്ബ്രഹ്മന്സംബന്ധിവചനാദ്വചഃ ।
തസ്യോത്തരം പ്രതിവചോ ദൂത ഏവ വദിഷ്യതി ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.193.21 in Telugu sript:
అబ్రవీద్భరతశ్రేష్ఠ ద్రుపదః ప్రణయానతః ।
యదాహ మాం భవాన్బ్రహ్మన్సంబన్ధివచనాద్వచః ।
తస్యోత్తరం ప్రతివచో దూత ఏవ వదిష్యతి ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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