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 15.21.4

ततः स्त्रियः कौरवपाण्डवानां याश्चाप्यन्याः कौरवराजवंश्याः ।
तासां नादः प्रादुरासीत्तदानीं वैचित्रवीर्ये नृपतौ प्रयाते ॥ ४ ॥

tataḥ striyaḥ kauravapāṇḍavānāṃ yāścāpyanyāḥ kauravarājavaṃśyāḥ |
tāsāṃ nādaḥ prādurāsīttadānīṃ vaicitravīrye nṛpatau prayāte || 4 ||

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

...perform his Gift-sacrifice. Actors and mimes continually danced and sang on the occasion and contributed to the merriment of all the guests. Food and drink of diverse...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Stri, Kaurava, Pandava, Capin, Capya, Capi, Ani, Anya, Rajavamshya, Nada, Pradur, Tadanim, Vaicitravirya, Nripati, Prayata, Prayati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.21.4). 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 striyaḥ kauravapāṇḍavānāṃ yāścāpyanyāḥ kauravarājavaṃśyāḥ
  • 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]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kaurava -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍavānām -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yāś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • anyāḥ -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    an (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • kaurava -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājavaṃśyāḥ -
  • rājavaṃśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājavaṃśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tāsāṃ nādaḥ prādurāsīttadānīṃ vaicitravīrye nṛpatau prayāte
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nādaḥ -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prādur -
  • prādur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadānīm -
  • tadānīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaicitravīrye -
  • vaicitravīrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nṛpatau -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prayāte -
  • prayāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prayāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prayātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prayāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prayāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [present middle third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.21.4

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 15.21.4 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ಕೌರವಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ಯಾಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯನ್ಯಾಃ ಕೌರವರಾಜವಂಶ್ಯಾಃ ।
ತಾಸಾಂ ನಾದಃ ಪ್ರಾದುರಾಸೀತ್ತದಾನೀಂ ವೈಚಿತ್ರವೀರ್ಯೇ ನೃಪತೌ ಪ್ರಯಾತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 15.21.4 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স্ত্রিযঃ কৌরবপাণ্ডবানাং যাশ্চাপ্যন্যাঃ কৌরবরাজবংশ্যাঃ ।
তাসাং নাদঃ প্রাদুরাসীত্তদানীং বৈচিত্রবীর্যে নৃপতৌ প্রযাতে ॥ ৪ ॥

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 15.21.4 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ સ્ત્રિયઃ કૌરવપાણ્ડવાનાં યાશ્ચાપ્યન્યાઃ કૌરવરાજવંશ્યાઃ ।
તાસાં નાદઃ પ્રાદુરાસીત્તદાનીં વૈચિત્રવીર્યે નૃપતૌ પ્રયાતે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 15.21.4 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ സ്ത്രിയഃ കൌരവപാണ്ഡവാനാം യാശ്ചാപ്യന്യാഃ കൌരവരാജവംശ്യാഃ ।
താസാം നാദഃ പ്രാദുരാസീത്തദാനീം വൈചിത്രവീര്യേ നൃപതൌ പ്രയാതേ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.21.4 in Telugu sript:
తతః స్త్రియః కౌరవపాణ్డవానాం యాశ్చాప్యన్యాః కౌరవరాజవంశ్యాః ।
తాసాం నాదః ప్రాదురాసీత్తదానీం వైచిత్రవీర్యే నృపతౌ ప్రయాతే ॥ ౪ ॥

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