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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 1.116.21
धन्या त्वमसि बाह्लीकि मत्तो भाग्यतरा तथा ।
दृष्टवत्यसि यद्वक्त्रं प्रहृष्टस्य महीपतेः ॥ २१ ॥
dhanyā tvamasi bāhlīki matto bhāgyatarā tathā |
dṛṣṭavatyasi yadvaktraṃ prahṛṣṭasya mahīpateḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...speed, in striking the objects aimed at, in consuming articles of food, and scattering dust, Bhimasena beat all the sons of Dhritarashtra. The son of the Wind-god pulled them by the hair...
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 (1.116.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhanya, Dhani, Tva, Yushmad, Asi, Bahliki, Matta, Bhagin, Bhagya, Bhagi, Atara, Tatha, Drishtavat, Drishtavati, Yat, Yad, Vaktra, Prahrishta, Mahipati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.116.21). 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: “dhanyā tvamasi bāhlīki matto bhāgyatarā tathā ”
- dhanyā -
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dhanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanī (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]dhanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- bāhlīki -
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bāhlīkī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- matto* -
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matta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- bhāgya -
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bhāgin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bhāgin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhāgya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāgya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhāgī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhāgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhāgī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- atarā -
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atarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭavatyasi yadvaktraṃ prahṛṣṭasya mahīpateḥ ”
- dṛṣṭavatya -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭavatī (participle, feminine)[compound from √dṛś], [adverb from √dṛś]dṛṣṭavatī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dṛṣṭavatī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]dṛṣṭavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭavat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭavatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaktrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prahṛṣṭasya -
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prahṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]prahṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mahīpateḥ -
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mahīpati (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 1.116.21
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.116.21 in Kannada sript:
ಧನ್ಯಾ ತ್ವಮಸಿ ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಿ ಮತ್ತೋ ಭಾಗ್ಯತರಾ ತಥಾ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟವತ್ಯಸಿ ಯದ್ವಕ್ತ್ರಂ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟಸ್ಯ ಮಹೀಪತೇಃ ॥ 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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.116.21 in Bengali sript:
ধন্যা ত্বমসি বাহ্লীকি মত্তো ভাগ্যতরা তথা ।
দৃষ্টবত্যসি যদ্বক্ত্রং প্রহৃষ্টস্য মহীপতেঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.116.21 in Gujarati sript:
ધન્યા ત્વમસિ બાહ્લીકિ મત્તો ભાગ્યતરા તથા ।
દૃષ્ટવત્યસિ યદ્વક્ત્રં પ્રહૃષ્ટસ્ય મહીપતેઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.116.21 in Malayalam sript:
ധന്യാ ത്വമസി ബാഹ്ലീകി മത്തോ ഭാഗ്യതരാ തഥാ ।
ദൃഷ്ടവത്യസി യദ്വക്ത്രം പ്രഹൃഷ്ടസ്യ മഹീപതേഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.116.21 in Telugu sript:
ధన్యా త్వమసి బాహ్లీకి మత్తో భాగ్యతరా తథా ।
దృష్టవత్యసి యద్వక్త్రం ప్రహృష్టస్య మహీపతేః ॥ ౨౧ ॥