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 1.202.21

सिंहौ भूत्वा पुनर्व्याघ्रौ पुनश्चान्तर्हितावुभौ ।
तैस्तैरुपायैस्तौ क्रूरावृषीन्दृष्ट्वा निजघ्नतुः ॥ २१ ॥

siṃhau bhūtvā punarvyāghrau punaścāntarhitāvubhau |
taistairupāyaistau krūrāvṛṣīndṛṣṭvā nijaghnatuḥ || 21 ||

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

...creepers, and charming and artificial hillocks, and many lakes full to the brim of crystal water, and delightful tanks fragrant with lotuses and lilies and adorned with swans and ducks and...

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

Simha, Punar, Vyaghra, Puna, Ubha, Tad, Upaya, Krura, Rishi, Nija, Ghnat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.202.21). 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: “siṃhau bhūtvā punarvyāghrau punaścāntarhitāvubhau
  • siṃhau -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vyāghrau -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • punaś -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarhitā -
  • tṛh (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    tṛh (verb class 7)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • avu -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “taistairupāyaistau krūrāvṛṣīndṛṣṭvā nijaghnatuḥ
  • tais -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upāyais -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • krūrāvṛ -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛṣīn -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghnat -
  • ghnat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ghnat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • uḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (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 1.202.21

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 1.202.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸಿಂಹೌ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಪುನರ್ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೌ ಪುನಶ್ಚಾನ್ತರ್ಹಿತಾವುಭೌ ।
ತೈಸ್ತೈರುಪಾಯೈಸ್ತೌ ಕ್ರೂರಾವೃಷೀನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ನಿಜಘ್ನತುಃ ॥ 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 1.202.21 in Bengali sript:
সিংহৌ ভূত্বা পুনর্ব্যাঘ্রৌ পুনশ্চান্তর্হিতাবুভৌ ।
তৈস্তৈরুপাযৈস্তৌ ক্রূরাবৃষীন্দৃষ্ট্বা নিজঘ্নতুঃ ॥ 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 1.202.21 in Gujarati sript:
સિંહૌ ભૂત્વા પુનર્વ્યાઘ્રૌ પુનશ્ચાન્તર્હિતાવુભૌ ।
તૈસ્તૈરુપાયૈસ્તૌ ક્રૂરાવૃષીન્દૃષ્ટ્વા નિજઘ્નતુઃ ॥ 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 1.202.21 in Malayalam sript:
സിംഹൌ ഭൂത്വാ പുനര്വ്യാഘ്രൌ പുനശ്ചാന്തര്ഹിതാവുഭൌ ।
തൈസ്തൈരുപായൈസ്തൌ ക്രൂരാവൃഷീന്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ നിജഘ്നതുഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.202.21 in Telugu sript:
సింహౌ భూత్వా పునర్వ్యాఘ్రౌ పునశ్చాన్తర్హితావుభౌ ।
తైస్తైరుపాయైస్తౌ క్రూరావృషీన్దృష్ట్వా నిజఘ్నతుః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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