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 1.185.21

मान्यः पुरोधा द्रुपदस्य राज्ञस्तस्मै प्रयोज्याभ्यधिकैव पूजा ।
भीमस्तथा तत्कृतवान्नरेन्द्र तां चैव पूजां प्रतिसंगृहीत्वा ॥ २१ ॥

mānyaḥ purodhā drupadasya rājñastasmai prayojyābhyadhikaiva pūjā |
bhīmastathā tatkṛtavānnarendra tāṃ caiva pūjāṃ pratisaṃgṛhītvā || 21 ||

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

...hearing those words of their eldest brother, began to revolve them in their minds in great cheerfulness. The hero of the Vrishni race (Krishna suspecting the five persons he had seen at...

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

Mani, Manya, Purodha, Purodhas, Drupada, Rajan, Tad, Prayojya, Abhyadhika, Puja, Bhima, Tatha, Tat, Kritavat, Are, Ara, Ari, Indra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.185.21). 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: “mānyaḥ purodhā drupadasya rājñastasmai prayojyābhyadhikaiva pūjā
  • mānyaḥ -
  • mānī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mānya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man]
  • purodhā* -
  • purodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    purodhas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • drupadasya -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    drupada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rājñas -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • prayojyā -
  • prayojya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prayojya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prayojyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyadhikai -
  • abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyadhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pūjā -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhīmastathā tatkṛtavānnarendra tāṃ caiva pūjāṃ pratisaṃgṛhītvā
  • bhīmas -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtavānn -
  • kṛtavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • are -
  • are (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse pratisaṅgṛhītvā

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.185.21

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 1.185.21 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾನ್ಯಃ ಪುರೋಧಾ ದ್ರುಪದಸ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಞಸ್ತಸ್ಮೈ ಪ್ರಯೋಜ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಧಿಕೈವ ಪೂಜಾ ।
ಭೀಮಸ್ತಥಾ ತತ್ಕೃತವಾನ್ನರೇನ್ದ್ರ ತಾಂ ಚೈವ ಪೂಜಾಂ ಪ್ರತಿಸಂಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ॥ 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 1.185.21 in Bengali sript:
মান্যঃ পুরোধা দ্রুপদস্য রাজ্ঞস্তস্মৈ প্রযোজ্যাভ্যধিকৈব পূজা ।
ভীমস্তথা তত্কৃতবান্নরেন্দ্র তাং চৈব পূজাং প্রতিসংগৃহীত্বা ॥ 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 1.185.21 in Gujarati sript:
માન્યઃ પુરોધા દ્રુપદસ્ય રાજ્ઞસ્તસ્મૈ પ્રયોજ્યાભ્યધિકૈવ પૂજા ।
ભીમસ્તથા તત્કૃતવાન્નરેન્દ્ર તાં ચૈવ પૂજાં પ્રતિસંગૃહીત્વા ॥ 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 1.185.21 in Malayalam sript:
മാന്യഃ പുരോധാ ദ്രുപദസ്യ രാജ്ഞസ്തസ്മൈ പ്രയോജ്യാഭ്യധികൈവ പൂജാ ।
ഭീമസ്തഥാ തത്കൃതവാന്നരേന്ദ്ര താം ചൈവ പൂജാം പ്രതിസംഗൃഹീത്വാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.185.21 in Telugu sript:
మాన్యః పురోధా ద్రుపదస్య రాజ్ఞస్తస్మై ప్రయోజ్యాభ్యధికైవ పూజా ।
భీమస్తథా తత్కృతవాన్నరేన్ద్ర తాం చైవ పూజాం ప్రతిసంగృహీత్వా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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