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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 15.15.21
न स्वल्पमपि पुत्रस्ते व्यलीकं कृतवान्नृप ।
पितरीव सुविश्वस्तास्तस्मिन्नपि नराधिपे ।
वयमास्म यथा सम्यग्भवतो विदितं तथा ॥ २१ ॥
na svalpamapi putraste vyalīkaṃ kṛtavānnṛpa |
pitarīva suviśvastāstasminnapi narādhipe |
vayamāsma yathā samyagbhavato viditaṃ tathā || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...that, O king, which that righteous-souled ascetic, the son of Satyavati, has said. He is, verily, our foremost of instructors. Left by you, O monarch, we shall have to...
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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 (15.15.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svalpa, Api, Putra, Tad, Yushmad, Vyalika, Kritavat, Pitri, Iva, Suvishvasta, Naradhipa, Vaya, Asmad, Yatha, Samyak, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vidita, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.15.21). 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: “na svalpamapi putraste vyalīkaṃ kṛtavānnṛpa ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svalpam -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svalpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svalpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- putras -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- vyalīkam -
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vyalīka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyalīka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyalīkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtavānn -
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kṛtavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “pitarīva suviśvastāstasminnapi narādhipe ”
- pitarī -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- suviśvastās -
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suviśvasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]suviśvastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tasminn -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- narādhipe -
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narādhipa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 3: “vayamāsma yathā samyagbhavato viditaṃ tathā ”
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- āsma -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active first plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samyag -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhavato* -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- viditam -
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vidita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.15.21
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 15.15.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಮಪಿ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ತೇ ವ್ಯಲೀಕಂ ಕೃತವಾನ್ನೃಪ ।
ಪಿತರೀವ ಸುವಿಶ್ವಸ್ತಾಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಪಿ ನರಾಧಿಪೇ ।
ವಯಮಾಸ್ಮ ಯಥಾ ಸಮ್ಯಗ್ಭವತೋ ವಿದಿತಂ ತಥಾ ॥ 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 15.15.21 in Bengali sript:
ন স্বল্পমপি পুত্রস্তে ব্যলীকং কৃতবান্নৃপ ।
পিতরীব সুবিশ্বস্তাস্তস্মিন্নপি নরাধিপে ।
বযমাস্ম যথা সম্যগ্ভবতো বিদিতং তথা ॥ 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 15.15.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન સ્વલ્પમપિ પુત્રસ્તે વ્યલીકં કૃતવાન્નૃપ ।
પિતરીવ સુવિશ્વસ્તાસ્તસ્મિન્નપિ નરાધિપે ।
વયમાસ્મ યથા સમ્યગ્ભવતો વિદિતં તથા ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 15.15.21 in Malayalam sript:
ന സ്വല്പമപി പുത്രസ്തേ വ്യലീകം കൃതവാന്നൃപ ।
പിതരീവ സുവിശ്വസ്താസ്തസ്മിന്നപി നരാധിപേ ।
വയമാസ്മ യഥാ സമ്യഗ്ഭവതോ വിദിതം തഥാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 15.15.21 in Telugu sript:
న స్వల్పమపి పుత్రస్తే వ్యలీకం కృతవాన్నృప ।
పితరీవ సువిశ్వస్తాస్తస్మిన్నపి నరాధిపే ।
వయమాస్మ యథా సమ్యగ్భవతో విదితం తథా ॥ ౨౧ ॥