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 1.221.21

गर्हितं मरणं नः स्यादाखुना खादता बिले ।
शिष्टादिष्टः परित्यागः शरीरस्य हुताशनात् ॥ २१ ॥

garhitaṃ maraṇaṃ naḥ syādākhunā khādatā bile |
śiṣṭādiṣṭaḥ parityāgaḥ śarīrasya hutāśanāt || 21 ||

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

...creatures mustered there could look at Arjuna whose weapons were never futile. Sometimes piercing hundred creatures with one shaft and sometimes a single creature with hundred shafts, Arjuna...

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

Garhitam, Garhita, Marana, Asmad, Syat, Sya, Akhu, Khadat, Bila, Shishtadishta, Parityaga, Sharira, Hutashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.221.21). 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: “garhitaṃ maraṇaṃ naḥ syādākhunā khādatā bile
  • garhitam -
  • garhitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    garhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    garhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maraṇam -
  • maraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ākhunā -
  • ākhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • khādatā -
  • khād -> khādat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √khād class 1 verb]
  • bile -
  • bila (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bila (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bil (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “śiṣṭādiṣṭaḥ parityāgaḥ śarīrasya hutāśanāt
  • śiṣṭādiṣṭaḥ -
  • śiṣṭādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parityāgaḥ -
  • parityāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarīrasya -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hutāśanāt -
  • hutāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.221.21

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 1.221.21 in Kannada sript:
ಗರ್ಹಿತಂ ಮರಣಂ ನಃ ಸ್ಯಾದಾಖುನಾ ಖಾದತಾ ಬಿಲೇ ।
ಶಿಷ್ಟಾದಿಷ್ಟಃ ಪರಿತ್ಯಾಗಃ ಶರೀರಸ್ಯ ಹುತಾಶನಾತ್ ॥ 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 1.221.21 in Bengali sript:
গর্হিতং মরণং নঃ স্যাদাখুনা খাদতা বিলে ।
শিষ্টাদিষ্টঃ পরিত্যাগঃ শরীরস্য হুতাশনাত্ ॥ 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 1.221.21 in Gujarati sript:
ગર્હિતં મરણં નઃ સ્યાદાખુના ખાદતા બિલે ।
શિષ્ટાદિષ્ટઃ પરિત્યાગઃ શરીરસ્ય હુતાશનાત્ ॥ 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 1.221.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഗര്ഹിതം മരണം നഃ സ്യാദാഖുനാ ഖാദതാ ബിലേ ।
ശിഷ്ടാദിഷ്ടഃ പരിത്യാഗഃ ശരീരസ്യ ഹുതാശനാത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.221.21 in Telugu sript:
గర్హితం మరణం నః స్యాదాఖునా ఖాదతా బిలే ।
శిష్టాదిష్టః పరిత్యాగః శరీరస్య హుతాశనాత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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