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 18.5.21

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षोडशस्त्रीसहस्राणि वासुदेवपरिग्रहः ।
न्यमज्जन्त सरस्वत्यां कालेन जनमेजय ।
ताश्चाप्यप्सरसो भूत्वा वासुदेवमुपागमन् ॥ २१ ॥

ṣoḍaśastrīsahasrāṇi vāsudevaparigrahaḥ |
nyamajjanta sarasvatyāṃ kālena janamejaya |
tāścāpyapsaraso bhūtvā vāsudevamupāgaman || 21 ||

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

...as each parva is reached of the Bharata in course of its recitation, unto brahmanas, after ascertaining their birth, country, truthfulness, and greatness, O chief of Bharata’s race, as also their inclination for piety, and unto kshatriyas too, O king, after ascertainment...
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 (18.5.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shodasha, Tri, Sahasra, Vasudeva, Parigraha, Sarasvati, Kalena, Kala, Janamejaya, Tas, Capin, Capya, Capi, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.21). 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: “ṣoḍaśastrīsahasrāṇi vāsudevaparigrahaḥ ”
ṣoḍaśas -
ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
trī -
tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sahasrāṇi -
sahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vāsudeva -
vāsudeva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsudeva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parigrahaḥ -
parigraha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “nyamajjanta sarasvatyāṃ kālena janamejaya ”
nya -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
amajjan -
√majj (verb class 6)

[imperfect active third plural]
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
sarasvatyām -
sarasvatī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kālena -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
janamejaya -
janamejaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “tāścāpyapsaraso bhūtvā vāsudevamupāgaman ”
tāś -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, 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]
apsaraso* -
apsaras (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

apsarasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
vāsudevam -
vāsudeva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāsudeva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vāsudevā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
agaman -
√gam (verb class 1)

[aorist active third plural]

√gam (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third plural]

√gam (verb class 3)

[aorist active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.21

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;

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Preview of verse 18.5.21 in Kannada sript:
ಷೋಡಶಸ್ತ್ರೀಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ವಾಸುದೇವಪರಿಗ್ರಹಃ ।
ನ್ಯಮಜ್ಜನ್ತ ಸರಸ್ವತ್ಯಾಂ ಕಾಲೇನ ಜನಮೇಜಯ ।
ತಾಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯಪ್ಸರಸೋ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ವಾಸುದೇವಮುಪಾಗಮನ್ ॥ 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)]

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Preview of verse 18.5.21 in Bengali sript:
ষোডশস্ত্রীসহস্রাণি বাসুদেবপরিগ্রহঃ ।
ন্যমজ্জন্ত সরস্বত্যাং কালেন জনমেজয ।
তাশ্চাপ্যপ্সরসো ভূত্বা বাসুদেবমুপাগমন্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 18.5.21 in Gujarati sript:
ષોડશસ્ત્રીસહસ્રાણિ વાસુદેવપરિગ્રહઃ ।
ન્યમજ્જન્ત સરસ્વત્યાં કાલેન જનમેજય ।
તાશ્ચાપ્યપ્સરસો ભૂત્વા વાસુદેવમુપાગમન્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 18.5.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഷോഡശസ്ത്രീസഹസ്രാണി വാസുദേവപരിഗ്രഹഃ ।
ന്യമജ്ജന്ത സരസ്വത്യാം കാലേന ജനമേജയ ।
താശ്ചാപ്യപ്സരസോ ഭൂത്വാ വാസുദേവമുപാഗമന് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.5.21 in Telugu sript:
షోడశస్త్రీసహస్రాణి వాసుదేవపరిగ్రహః ।
న్యమజ్జన్త సరస్వత్యాం కాలేన జనమేజయ ।
తాశ్చాప్యప్సరసో భూత్వా వాసుదేవముపాగమన్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021