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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 9.4.21
कथं च नाम भुक्त्वेमां पृथिवीं सागराम्बराम् ।
पाण्डवानां प्रसादेन भुञ्जीयां राज्यमल्पकम् ॥ २१ ॥
kathaṃ ca nāma bhuktvemāṃ pṛthivīṃ sāgarāmbarām |
pāṇḍavānāṃ prasādena bhuñjīyāṃ rājyamalpakam || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...conflagration consuming dry grass in the forest in the season of winter. Possessed of the splendour of Indra himself, while penetrating into our ranks, we have seen...
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 (9.4.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Katham, Katha, Naman, Bhuktva, Iyam, Idam, Prithivi, Sagarambara, Pandava, Prasada, Rajya, Alpakam, Alpaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.4.21). 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: “kathaṃ ca nāma bhuktvemāṃ pṛthivīṃ sāgarāmbarām ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhuktve -
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bhuktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]
- imām -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pṛthivīm -
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pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sāgarāmbarām -
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sāgarāmbarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “pāṇḍavānāṃ prasādena bhuñjīyāṃ rājyamalpakam ”
- pāṇḍavānām -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- prasādena -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- bhuñjīyā -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[optative middle first single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- alpakam -
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alpakam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.4.21
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.4.21 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಚ ನಾಮ ಭುಕ್ತ್ವೇಮಾಂ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ಸಾಗರಾಮ್ಬರಾಮ್ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಸಾದೇನ ಭುಞ್ಜೀಯಾಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಮಲ್ಪಕಮ್ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.4.21 in Bengali sript:
কথং চ নাম ভুক্ত্বেমাং পৃথিবীং সাগরাম্বরাম্ ।
পাণ্ডবানাং প্রসাদেন ভুঞ্জীযাং রাজ্যমল্পকম্ ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.4.21 in Gujarati sript:
કથં ચ નામ ભુક્ત્વેમાં પૃથિવીં સાગરામ્બરામ્ ।
પાણ્ડવાનાં પ્રસાદેન ભુઞ્જીયાં રાજ્યમલ્પકમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.4.21 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ച നാമ ഭുക്ത്വേമാം പൃഥിവീം സാഗരാമ്ബരാമ് ।
പാണ്ഡവാനാം പ്രസാദേന ഭുഞ്ജീയാം രാജ്യമല്പകമ് ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.4.21 in Telugu sript:
కథం చ నామ భుక్త్వేమాం పృథివీం సాగరామ్బరామ్ ।
పాణ్డవానాం ప్రసాదేన భుఞ్జీయాం రాజ్యమల్పకమ్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥