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 1.33.21

अपरे त्वब्रुवन्नागाः समिद्धं जातवेदसम् ।
वर्षैर्निर्वापयिष्यामो मेघा भूत्वा सविद्युतः ॥ २१ ॥

apare tvabruvannāgāḥ samiddhaṃ jātavedasam |
varṣairnirvāpayiṣyāmo meghā bhūtvā savidyutaḥ || 21 ||

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

...And so ends the thirty-fourth section in the Astika Parva of the Adi Parva. "Saunaka said, 'O son of Suta, you have told us the reason why the snakes were cursed by their mother, and why...

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

Apara, Tva, Abruvat, Aga, Samiddha, Jatavedas, Jatavedasa, Varsha, Nih, Megha, Savidyut,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.33.21). 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: “apare tvabruvannāgāḥ samiddhaṃ jātavedasam
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abruvann -
  • abruvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • āgāḥ -
  • āgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samiddham -
  • samiddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samiddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samiddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jātavedasam -
  • jātavedasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jātavedasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jātavedasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jātavedas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “varṣairnirvāpayiṣyāmo meghā bhūtvā savidyutaḥ
  • varṣair -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vāpayiṣyāmo* -
  • (verb class 0)
    [future active first plural]
    vap (verb class 0)
    [future active first plural]
  • meghā* -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    meghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • savidyutaḥ -
  • savidyut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savidyut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.33.21

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 1.33.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪರೇ ತ್ವಬ್ರುವನ್ನಾಗಾಃ ಸಮಿದ್ಧಂ ಜಾತವೇದಸಮ್ ।
ವರ್ಷೈರ್ನಿರ್ವಾಪಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮೋ ಮೇಘಾ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಸವಿದ್ಯುತಃ ॥ 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 1.33.21 in Bengali sript:
অপরে ত্বব্রুবন্নাগাঃ সমিদ্ধং জাতবেদসম্ ।
বর্ষৈর্নির্বাপযিষ্যামো মেঘা ভূত্বা সবিদ্যুতঃ ॥ 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 1.33.21 in Gujarati sript:
અપરે ત્વબ્રુવન્નાગાઃ સમિદ્ધં જાતવેદસમ્ ।
વર્ષૈર્નિર્વાપયિષ્યામો મેઘા ભૂત્વા સવિદ્યુતઃ ॥ 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 1.33.21 in Malayalam sript:
അപരേ ത്വബ്രുവന്നാഗാഃ സമിദ്ധം ജാതവേദസമ് ।
വര്ഷൈര്നിര്വാപയിഷ്യാമോ മേഘാ ഭൂത്വാ സവിദ്യുതഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.33.21 in Telugu sript:
అపరే త్వబ్రువన్నాగాః సమిద్ధం జాతవేదసమ్ ।
వర్షైర్నిర్వాపయిష్యామో మేఘా భూత్వా సవిద్యుతః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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