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 1.21.1

सूत उवाच ।
ततः कामगमः पक्षी महावीर्यो महाबलः ।
मातुरन्तिकमागच्छत्परं तीरं महोदधेः ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca |
tataḥ kāmagamaḥ pakṣī mahāvīryo mahābalaḥ |
māturantikamāgacchatparaṃ tīraṃ mahodadheḥ || 1 ||

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

...fishes large enough to swallow the whale, and abounding with huge makaras and creatures of various forms by thousands, and rendered inaccessible by the presence of other terrible, monster...

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

Suta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kamagama, Pakshi, Pakshin, Mahavirya, Mahabala, Matura, Tika, Chad, Param, Para, Tira, Mahodadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.21.1). 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: “sūta uvāca
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tataḥ kāmagamaḥ pakṣī mahāvīryo mahābalaḥ
  • 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]
  • kāmagamaḥ -
  • kāmagama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pakṣī -
  • pakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvīryo* -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “māturantikamāgacchatparaṃ tīraṃ mahodadheḥ
  • māturan -
  • mātura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mātura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tikam -
  • tika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āgac -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • chat -
  • chad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    chad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tīram -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahodadheḥ -
  • mahodadhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.21.1

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 1.21.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತಃ ಕಾಮಗಮಃ ಪಕ್ಷೀ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ಮಾತುರನ್ತಿಕಮಾಗಚ್ಛತ್ಪರಂ ತೀರಂ ಮಹೋದಧೇಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 1.21.1 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
ততঃ কামগমঃ পক্ষী মহাবীর্যো মহাবলঃ ।
মাতুরন্তিকমাগচ্ছত্পরং তীরং মহোদধেঃ ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.21.1 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
તતઃ કામગમઃ પક્ષી મહાવીર્યો મહાબલઃ ।
માતુરન્તિકમાગચ્છત્પરં તીરં મહોદધેઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.21.1 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
തതഃ കാമഗമഃ പക്ഷീ മഹാവീര്യോ മഹാബലഃ ।
മാതുരന്തികമാഗച്ഛത്പരം തീരം മഹോദധേഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.21.1 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
తతః కామగమః పక్షీ మహావీర్యో మహాబలః ।
మాతురన్తికమాగచ్ఛత్పరం తీరం మహోదధేః ॥ ౧ ॥

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