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 15.45.21

समाविद्धे वने तस्मिन्प्राप्ते व्यसन उत्तमे ।
निराहारतया राजा मन्दप्राणविचेष्टितः ।
असमर्थोऽपसरणे सुकृशौ मातरौ च ते ॥ २१ ॥

samāviddhe vane tasminprāpte vyasana uttame |
nirāhāratayā rājā mandaprāṇaviceṣṭitaḥ |
asamartho'pasaraṇe sukṛśau mātarau ca te || 21 ||

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

...day. The sacred fire, O monarch, (belonging to the Kuru king) was duly worshipped by the sacrificing assistants that were with him, with libations of clarified butter...

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

Samaviddha, Vana, Vani, Tad, Prapta, Prapti, Vyasana, Uttama, Niraharata, Raja, Mandapranaviceshtita, Asamartha, Apasarana, Matri, Matara, Matari, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.45.21). 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: “samāviddhe vane tasminprāpte vyasana uttame
  • samāviddhe -
  • samāviddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samāviddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samāviddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prāpte -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vyasana -
  • vyasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uttame -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “nirāhāratayā rājā mandaprāṇaviceṣṭitaḥ
  • nirāhāratayā -
  • nirāhāratā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mandaprāṇaviceṣṭitaḥ -
  • mandaprāṇaviceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “asamartho'pasaraṇe sukṛśau mātarau ca te
  • asamartho' -
  • asamartha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apasaraṇe -
  • apasaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sukṛśau -
  • mātarau -
  • mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mātara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mātari (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (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 15.45.21

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 15.45.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮಾವಿದ್ಧೇ ವನೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೇ ವ್ಯಸನ ಉತ್ತಮೇ ।
ನಿರಾಹಾರತಯಾ ರಾಜಾ ಮನ್ದಪ್ರಾಣವಿಚೇಷ್ಟಿತಃ ।
ಅಸಮರ್ಥೋಽಪಸರಣೇ ಸುಕೃಶೌ ಮಾತರೌ ಚ ತೇ ॥ 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 15.45.21 in Bengali sript:
সমাবিদ্ধে বনে তস্মিন্প্রাপ্তে ব্যসন উত্তমে ।
নিরাহারতযা রাজা মন্দপ্রাণবিচেষ্টিতঃ ।
অসমর্থোঽপসরণে সুকৃশৌ মাতরৌ চ তে ॥ 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 15.45.21 in Gujarati sript:
સમાવિદ્ધે વને તસ્મિન્પ્રાપ્તે વ્યસન ઉત્તમે ।
નિરાહારતયા રાજા મન્દપ્રાણવિચેષ્ટિતઃ ।
અસમર્થોઽપસરણે સુકૃશૌ માતરૌ ચ તે ॥ 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 15.45.21 in Malayalam sript:
സമാവിദ്ധേ വനേ തസ്മിന്പ്രാപ്തേ വ്യസന ഉത്തമേ ।
നിരാഹാരതയാ രാജാ മന്ദപ്രാണവിചേഷ്ടിതഃ ।
അസമര്ഥോഽപസരണേ സുകൃശൌ മാതരൌ ച തേ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.45.21 in Telugu sript:
సమావిద్ధే వనే తస్మిన్ప్రాప్తే వ్యసన ఉత్తమే ।
నిరాహారతయా రాజా మన్దప్రాణవిచేష్టితః ।
అసమర్థోఽపసరణే సుకృశౌ మాతరౌ చ తే ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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