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 8.13.21

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ततोऽपरे तत्प्रतिमा गजोत्तमा जिगीषवः संयति सव्यसाचिनम् ।
तथा कृतास्तेन यथैव तौ द्विपौ ततः प्रभग्नं सुमहद्रिपोर्बलम् ॥ २१ ॥

tato'pare tatpratimā gajottamā jigīṣavaḥ saṃyati savyasācinam |
tathā kṛtāstena yathaiva tau dvipau tataḥ prabhagnaṃ sumahadriporbalam || 21 ||

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

...compass, the subsidiary ones, the firmament, and the Earth, with the whizz of arrows, the twang of bow-strings, the sound of palms, and the clatter of car-wheels, foes rushed upon foes. Gladdened by that loud noise...
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 (8.13.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Apara, Tat, Pratima, Gaja, Uttama, Jigishu, Samyat, Samyati, Samyatin, Savyasacin, Tatha, Krita, Tena, Yatha, Dvipa, Prabhagna, Sumahat, Rip, Ripu, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.13.21). 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'pare tatpratimā gajottamā jigīṣavaḥ saṃyati savyasācinam ”
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
apare -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

apara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

aparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pratimā* -
pratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

pratimā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

pratima (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
gajo -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√gaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uttamā* -
uttama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jigīṣavaḥ -
jigīṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jigīṣu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
saṃyati -
saṃyati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

saṃyatī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

saṃyatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

saṃyatin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

saṃyat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

saṃyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
savyasācinam -
savyasācin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tathā kṛtāstena yathaiva tau dvipau tataḥ prabhagnaṃ sumahadriporbalam ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṛtās -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tau -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
dvipau -
dvipa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tataḥ -
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
prabhagnam -
prabhagna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prabhagna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prabhagnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sumahad -
sumahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ripor -
rip (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

ripu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ripu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.13.21

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;

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Preview of verse 8.13.21 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಪರೇ ತತ್ಪ್ರತಿಮಾ ಗಜೋತ್ತಮಾ ಜಿಗೀಷವಃ ಸಂಯತಿ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚಿನಮ್ ।
ತಥಾ ಕೃತಾಸ್ತೇನ ಯಥೈವ ತೌ ದ್ವಿಪೌ ತತಃ ಪ್ರಭಗ್ನಂ ಸುಮಹದ್ರಿಪೋರ್ಬಲಮ್ ॥ 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)]

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Preview of verse 8.13.21 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽপরে তত্প্রতিমা গজোত্তমা জিগীষবঃ সংযতি সব্যসাচিনম্ ।
তথা কৃতাস্তেন যথৈব তৌ দ্বিপৌ ততঃ প্রভগ্নং সুমহদ্রিপোর্বলম্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 8.13.21 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽપરે તત્પ્રતિમા ગજોત્તમા જિગીષવઃ સંયતિ સવ્યસાચિનમ્ ।
તથા કૃતાસ્તેન યથૈવ તૌ દ્વિપૌ તતઃ પ્રભગ્નં સુમહદ્રિપોર્બલમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.13.21 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽപരേ തത്പ്രതിമാ ഗജോത്തമാ ജിഗീഷവഃ സംയതി സവ്യസാചിനമ് ।
തഥാ കൃതാസ്തേന യഥൈവ തൌ ദ്വിപൌ തതഃ പ്രഭഗ്നം സുമഹദ്രിപോര്ബലമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.13.21 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽపరే తత్ప్రతిమా గజోత్తమా జిగీషవః సంయతి సవ్యసాచినమ్ ।
తథా కృతాస్తేన యథైవ తౌ ద్విపౌ తతః ప్రభగ్నం సుమహద్రిపోర్బలమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021