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 7.138.21

पीतानि शस्त्राण्यसृगुक्षितानि वीरावधूतानि तनुद्रुहाणि ।
दीप्तां प्रभां प्राजनयन्त तत्र तपात्यये विद्युदिवान्तरिक्षे ॥ २१ ॥

pītāni śastrāṇyasṛgukṣitāni vīrāvadhūtāni tanudruhāṇi |
dīptāṃ prabhāṃ prājanayanta tatra tapātyaye vidyudivāntarikṣe || 21 ||

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

...sons of Pandu. The Pancalas and the Somakas then, thus worked in battle, abandoned the son of Drona and fled away in all directions. Beholding those brave warriors, viz., 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 (7.138.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pita, Shastra, Asrij, Ukshita, Vira, Ani, Tanu, Druha, Druh, Dipta, Prabha, Prajana, Yat, Yah, Tatra, Tapatyaya, Vidyut, Iva, Antariksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.138.21). 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: “pītāni śastrāṇyasṛgukṣitāni vīrāvadhūtāni tanudruhāṇi
  • pītāni -
  • pīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
  • śastrāṇya -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • asṛg -
  • asṛj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ukṣitāni -
  • ukṣita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ukṣ -> ukṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ukṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ukṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
  • vīrāva -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adhūtā -
  • dhū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tanu -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • druhā -
  • druha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    druhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    druh (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    druh (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dīptāṃ prabhāṃ prājanayanta tatra tapātyaye vidyudivāntarikṣe
  • dīptām -
  • dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prabhām -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prājana -
  • prājana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tapātyaye -
  • tapātyaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vidyud -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antarikṣe -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.138.21

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 7.138.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪೀತಾನಿ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಣ್ಯಸೃಗುಕ್ಷಿತಾನಿ ವೀರಾವಧೂತಾನಿ ತನುದ್ರುಹಾಣಿ ।
ದೀಪ್ತಾಂ ಪ್ರಭಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಜನಯನ್ತ ತತ್ರ ತಪಾತ್ಯಯೇ ವಿದ್ಯುದಿವಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷೇ ॥ 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 7.138.21 in Bengali sript:
পীতানি শস্ত্রাণ্যসৃগুক্ষিতানি বীরাবধূতানি তনুদ্রুহাণি ।
দীপ্তাং প্রভাং প্রাজনযন্ত তত্র তপাত্যযে বিদ্যুদিবান্তরিক্ষে ॥ 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 7.138.21 in Gujarati sript:
પીતાનિ શસ્ત્રાણ્યસૃગુક્ષિતાનિ વીરાવધૂતાનિ તનુદ્રુહાણિ ।
દીપ્તાં પ્રભાં પ્રાજનયન્ત તત્ર તપાત્યયે વિદ્યુદિવાન્તરિક્ષે ॥ 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 7.138.21 in Malayalam sript:
പീതാനി ശസ്ത്രാണ്യസൃഗുക്ഷിതാനി വീരാവധൂതാനി തനുദ്രുഹാണി ।
ദീപ്താം പ്രഭാം പ്രാജനയന്ത തത്ര തപാത്യയേ വിദ്യുദിവാന്തരിക്ഷേ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.138.21 in Telugu sript:
పీతాని శస్త్రాణ్యసృగుక్షితాని వీరావధూతాని తనుద్రుహాణి ।
దీప్తాం ప్రభాం ప్రాజనయన్త తత్ర తపాత్యయే విద్యుదివాన్తరిక్షే ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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