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 10.18.21

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्प्रास्यत्कोपं जलाशये ।
स जलं पावको भूत्वा शोषयत्यनिशं प्रभो ॥ २१ ॥

tataḥ prasanno bhagavānprāsyatkopaṃ jalāśaye |
sa jalaṃ pāvako bhūtvā śoṣayatyaniśaṃ prabho || 21 ||

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

...teeth of Pushana. The gods then fled away, as also all the several parts of Sacrifice. Some amongst them, reeling as they sought to fly away, fell down senseless...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prasanna, Bhagavat, Prasya, Atka, Jalashaya, Jala, Pavaka, Shoshayat, Anisham, Anisha, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.18.21). 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: “tataḥ prasanno bhagavānprāsyatkopaṃ jalāśaye
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • prasanno* -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāsya -
  • pras -> prāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb]
    pras -> prāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • atko -
  • atka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūpam -
  • ūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jalāśaye -
  • jalāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jalāśaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jalāśayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sa jalaṃ pāvako bhūtvā śoṣayatyaniśaṃ prabho
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāvako* -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • śoṣayatya -
  • śuṣ -> śoṣayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śuṣ], [vocative dual from √śuṣ], [accusative dual from √śuṣ], [locative single from √śuṣ]
    śoṣayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śoṣayat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śoṣayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    śuṣ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • aniśam -
  • aniśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aniśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aniśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aniśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.18.21

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 10.18.21 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನೋ ಭಗವಾನ್ಪ್ರಾಸ್ಯತ್ಕೋಪಂ ಜಲಾಶಯೇ ।
ಸ ಜಲಂ ಪಾವಕೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಶೋಷಯತ್ಯನಿಶಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ ॥ 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 10.18.21 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রসন্নো ভগবান্প্রাস্যত্কোপং জলাশযে ।
স জলং পাবকো ভূত্বা শোষযত্যনিশং প্রভো ॥ 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 10.18.21 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રસન્નો ભગવાન્પ્રાસ્યત્કોપં જલાશયે ।
સ જલં પાવકો ભૂત્વા શોષયત્યનિશં પ્રભો ॥ 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 10.18.21 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രസന്നോ ഭഗവാന്പ്രാസ്യത്കോപം ജലാശയേ ।
സ ജലം പാവകോ ഭൂത്വാ ശോഷയത്യനിശം പ്രഭോ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.18.21 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రసన్నో భగవాన్ప్రాస్యత్కోపం జలాశయే ।
స జలం పావకో భూత్వా శోషయత్యనిశం ప్రభో ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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