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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 12.108.21
द्रव्यवन्तश्च शूराश्च शस्त्रज्ञाः शास्त्रपारगाः ।
कृच्छ्रास्वापत्सु संमूढान्गणानुत्तारयन्ति ते ॥ २१ ॥
dravyavantaśca śūrāśca śastrajñāḥ śāstrapāragāḥ |
kṛcchrāsvāpatsu saṃmūḍhāngaṇānuttārayanti te || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...elephant-warriors, cavalry, Infantry, officers, and surgeons constitute the limbs. Beggars, principal judges, astrologers, performers of propitiatory and Atharvan rites, treasury, allies, grain, and all other...
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 (12.108.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dravyavat, Shura, Shastra, Ajna, Paraga, Kricchra, Apad, Mudha, Gana, Uttara, Yat, Tad, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.108.21). 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: “dravyavantaśca śūrāśca śastrajñāḥ śāstrapāragāḥ ”
- dravyavantaś -
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dravyavat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śūrāś -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śastra -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śastṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śastra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ajñāḥ -
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ajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jñā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√jñā (verb class 9)[aorist active second single]
- śāstra -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāragāḥ -
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pāraga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pāragā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kṛcchrāsvāpatsu saṃmūḍhāngaṇānuttārayanti te ”
- kṛcchrāsvā -
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kṛcchrā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- āpatsu -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mūḍhān -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
- gaṇān -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uttāra -
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uttāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.108.21
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 12.108.21 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರವ್ಯವನ್ತಶ್ಚ ಶೂರಾಶ್ಚ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞಾಃ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಪಾರಗಾಃ ।
ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರಾಸ್ವಾಪತ್ಸು ಸಂಮೂಢಾನ್ಗಣಾನುತ್ತಾರಯನ್ತಿ ತೇ ॥ 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 12.108.21 in Bengali sript:
দ্রব্যবন্তশ্চ শূরাশ্চ শস্ত্রজ্ঞাঃ শাস্ত্রপারগাঃ ।
কৃচ্ছ্রাস্বাপত্সু সংমূঢান্গণানুত্তারযন্তি তে ॥ 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 12.108.21 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રવ્યવન્તશ્ચ શૂરાશ્ચ શસ્ત્રજ્ઞાઃ શાસ્ત્રપારગાઃ ।
કૃચ્છ્રાસ્વાપત્સુ સંમૂઢાન્ગણાનુત્તારયન્તિ તે ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.108.21 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രവ്യവന്തശ്ച ശൂരാശ്ച ശസ്ത്രജ്ഞാഃ ശാസ്ത്രപാരഗാഃ ।
കൃച്ഛ്രാസ്വാപത്സു സംമൂഢാന്ഗണാനുത്താരയന്തി തേ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.108.21 in Telugu sript:
ద్రవ్యవన్తశ్చ శూరాశ్చ శస్త్రజ్ఞాః శాస్త్రపారగాః ।
కృచ్ఛ్రాస్వాపత్సు సంమూఢాన్గణానుత్తారయన్తి తే ॥ ౨౧ ॥