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 7.19.21

ततो युधिष्ठिरः प्रेक्ष्य व्यूहं तमतिमानुषम् ।
अजय्यमरिभिः संख्ये पार्षतं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ २१ ॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prekṣya vyūhaṃ tamatimānuṣam |
ajayyamaribhiḥ saṃkhye pārṣataṃ vākyamabravīt || 21 ||

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

...Drona then covered with incessant showers of arrows his antagonist’s steeds and standards as also the handle of his bow, and both his Parshni drivers. But though his bows were (thus...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yudhishthira, Prekshya, Vyuha, Tama, Tima, Ush, Usha, Ajayya, Ari, Arin, Sankhya, Parshata, Vakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.19.21). 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: “tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prekṣya vyūhaṃ tamatimānuṣam
  • 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]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyūham -
  • vyūha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyūhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • timān -
  • tima (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uṣam -
  • uṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ajayyamaribhiḥ saṃkhye pārṣataṃ vākyamabravīt
  • ajayyam -
  • ajayya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajayya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajayyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aribhiḥ -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pārṣatam -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.19.21

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 7.19.21 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ವ್ಯೂಹಂ ತಮತಿಮಾನುಷಮ್ ।
ಅಜಯ್ಯಮರಿಭಿಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಪಾರ್ಷತಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ 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 7.19.21 in Bengali sript:
ততো যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ প্রেক্ষ্য ব্যূহং তমতিমানুষম্ ।
অজয্যমরিভিঃ সংখ্যে পার্ষতং বাক্যমব্রবীত্ ॥ 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 7.19.21 in Gujarati sript:
તતો યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ પ્રેક્ષ્ય વ્યૂહં તમતિમાનુષમ્ ।
અજય્યમરિભિઃ સંખ્યે પાર્ષતં વાક્યમબ્રવીત્ ॥ 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 7.19.21 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ പ്രേക്ഷ്യ വ്യൂഹം തമതിമാനുഷമ് ।
അജയ്യമരിഭിഃ സംഖ്യേ പാര്ഷതം വാക്യമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.19.21 in Telugu sript:
తతో యుధిష్ఠిరః ప్రేక్ష్య వ్యూహం తమతిమానుషమ్ ।
అజయ్యమరిభిః సంఖ్యే పార్షతం వాక్యమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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