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 18.3.21

कर्मणां तात पुण्यानां जितानां तपसा स्वयम् ।
दानानां च महाबाहो फलं प्राप्नुहि पाण्डव ॥ २१ ॥

karmaṇāṃ tāta puṇyānāṃ jitānāṃ tapasā svayam |
dānānāṃ ca mahābāho phalaṃ prāpnuhi pāṇḍava || 21 ||

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

...others, who were slain in the great battle, attained to the status, some of gods and some of Yakshas. Those that had fought on the side of Duryodhana are said to have been Rakshasas. Gradually, O king, they have all attained to excellent regions of felicity....

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

Karman, Tata, Punya, Jita, Tapas, Svayam, Dana, Mahabahu, Phala, Pra, Pandava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.3.21). 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: “karmaṇāṃ tāta puṇyānāṃ jitānāṃ tapasā svayam
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṇyānām -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • jitānām -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ji class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ji class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √ji class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ji class 9 verb]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “dānānāṃ ca mahābāho phalaṃ prāpnuhi pāṇḍava
  • dānānām -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābāho -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnuhi -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāṇḍava -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.3.21

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 18.3.21 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಣಾಂ ತಾತ ಪುಣ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಜಿತಾನಾಂ ತಪಸಾ ಸ್ವಯಮ್ ।
ದಾನಾನಾಂ ಚ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಫಲಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನುಹಿ ಪಾಣ್ಡವ ॥ 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 18.3.21 in Bengali sript:
কর্মণাং তাত পুণ্যানাং জিতানাং তপসা স্বযম্ ।
দানানাং চ মহাবাহো ফলং প্রাপ্নুহি পাণ্ডব ॥ 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 18.3.21 in Gujarati sript:
કર્મણાં તાત પુણ્યાનાં જિતાનાં તપસા સ્વયમ્ ।
દાનાનાં ચ મહાબાહો ફલં પ્રાપ્નુહિ પાણ્ડવ ॥ 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 18.3.21 in Malayalam sript:
കര്മണാം താത പുണ്യാനാം ജിതാനാം തപസാ സ്വയമ് ।
ദാനാനാം ച മഹാബാഹോ ഫലം പ്രാപ്നുഹി പാണ്ഡവ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.3.21 in Telugu sript:
కర్మణాం తాత పుణ్యానాం జితానాం తపసా స్వయమ్ ।
దానానాం చ మహాబాహో ఫలం ప్రాప్నుహి పాణ్డవ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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