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 1.39.21

अथ शुश्राव गच्छन्स तक्षको जगतीपतिम् ।
मन्त्रागदैर्विषहरै रक्ष्यमाणं प्रयत्नतः ॥ २१ ॥

atha śuśrāva gacchansa takṣako jagatīpatim |
mantrāgadairviṣaharai rakṣyamāṇaṃ prayatnataḥ || 21 ||

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

...Rishi.' "And then the king sent away Gaurmukha, saying, 'Let the worshipful one (Samika) be gracious to me!' And when Gaurmukha had gone away, the king, in great anxiety, without...

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

Atha, Gacchat, Takshaka, Jagatipati, Mantri, Mantra, Agada, Rakshyamana, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.39.21). 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: “atha śuśrāva gacchansa takṣako jagatīpatim
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śuśrāva -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • gacchan -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • takṣako* -
  • takṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagatīpatim -
  • jagatīpati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mantrāgadairviṣaharai rakṣyamāṇaṃ prayatnataḥ
  • mantrā -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agadair -
  • agada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    agada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viṣaharai -
  • rakṣyamāṇam -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.39.21

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 1.39.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಶುಶ್ರಾವ ಗಚ್ಛನ್ಸ ತಕ್ಷಕೋ ಜಗತೀಪತಿಮ್ ।
ಮನ್ತ್ರಾಗದೈರ್ವಿಷಹರೈ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಾಣಂ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನತಃ ॥ 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 1.39.21 in Bengali sript:
অথ শুশ্রাব গচ্ছন্স তক্ষকো জগতীপতিম্ ।
মন্ত্রাগদৈর্বিষহরৈ রক্ষ্যমাণং প্রযত্নতঃ ॥ 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 1.39.21 in Gujarati sript:
અથ શુશ્રાવ ગચ્છન્સ તક્ષકો જગતીપતિમ્ ।
મન્ત્રાગદૈર્વિષહરૈ રક્ષ્યમાણં પ્રયત્નતઃ ॥ 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 1.39.21 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ ശുശ്രാവ ഗച്ഛന്സ തക്ഷകോ ജഗതീപതിമ് ।
മന്ത്രാഗദൈര്വിഷഹരൈ രക്ഷ്യമാണം പ്രയത്നതഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.39.21 in Telugu sript:
అథ శుశ్రావ గచ్ఛన్స తక్షకో జగతీపతిమ్ ।
మన్త్రాగదైర్విషహరై రక్ష్యమాణం ప్రయత్నతః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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