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 9.53.21

ततोऽब्रवीद्रौहिणेयो नारदं दीनया गिरा ।
किमवस्थं तु तत्क्षत्रं ये च तत्राभवन्नृपाः ॥ २१ ॥

tato'bravīdrauhiṇeyo nāradaṃ dīnayā girā |
kimavasthaṃ tu tatkṣatraṃ ye ca tatrābhavannṛpāḥ || 21 ||

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

...who was chaste, wedded to severe vows, self-restrained, and observant of Brahmacarya. Having performed the severest of penances such as are incapable of being performed...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Rauhineya, Narada, Dina, Gir, Gira, Kimavastha, Tat, Kshatra, Yah, Yat, Tatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.53.21). 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'bravīdrauhiṇeyo nāradaṃ dīnayā girā
  • 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]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rauhiṇeyo* -
  • rauhiṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāradam -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nāradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dīnayā -
  • dīnā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • girā -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kimavasthaṃ tu tatkṣatraṃ ye ca tatrābhavannṛpāḥ
  • kimavastham -
  • kimavastha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimavastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimavasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣatram -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavann -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pāḥ -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.53.21

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 9.53.21 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಬ್ರವೀದ್ರೌಹಿಣೇಯೋ ನಾರದಂ ದೀನಯಾ ಗಿರಾ ।
ಕಿಮವಸ್ಥಂ ತು ತತ್ಕ್ಷತ್ರಂ ಯೇ ಚ ತತ್ರಾಭವನ್ನೃಪಾಃ ॥ 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 9.53.21 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽব্রবীদ্রৌহিণেযো নারদং দীনযা গিরা ।
কিমবস্থং তু তত্ক্ষত্রং যে চ তত্রাভবন্নৃপাঃ ॥ 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 9.53.21 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽબ્રવીદ્રૌહિણેયો નારદં દીનયા ગિરા ।
કિમવસ્થં તુ તત્ક્ષત્રં યે ચ તત્રાભવન્નૃપાઃ ॥ 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 9.53.21 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽബ്രവീദ്രൌഹിണേയോ നാരദം ദീനയാ ഗിരാ ।
കിമവസ്ഥം തു തത്ക്ഷത്രം യേ ച തത്രാഭവന്നൃപാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.53.21 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽబ్రవీద్రౌహిణేయో నారదం దీనయా గిరా ।
కిమవస్థం తు తత్క్షత్రం యే చ తత్రాభవన్నృపాః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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