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 2.17.21

प्रविश्य नगरं चैव ज्ञातिसंबन्धिभिर्वृतः ।
अभिषिच्य जरासंधं मगधाधिपतिस्तदा ।
बृहद्रथो नरपतिः परां निर्वृतिमाययौ ॥ २१ ॥

praviśya nagaraṃ caiva jñātisaṃbandhibhirvṛtaḥ |
abhiṣicya jarāsaṃdhaṃ magadhādhipatistadā |
bṛhadratho narapatiḥ parāṃ nirvṛtimāyayau || 21 ||

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

...been born of both your wives by virtue of the command of the great Brahmana. Cast away by the midwives, it has been protected by me! "Krishna continued,— O you foremost of the Bharata...

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

Pravishya, Nagara, Sambandhi, Sambandhin, Vrit, Vrita, Abhishicya, Jarasandha, Magadha, Adhipati, Tada, Brihadratha, Narapati, Para, Nirvriti, Aya, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.17.21). 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: “praviśya nagaraṃ caiva jñātisaṃbandhibhirvṛtaḥ
  • praviśya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [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]
  • jñāti -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sambandhibhir -
  • sambandhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sambandhi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sambandhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sambandhin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sambandhin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sambandhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “abhiṣicya jarāsaṃdhaṃ magadhādhipatistadā
  • abhiṣicya -
  • abhiṣicya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhiṣicya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jarāsandham -
  • jarāsandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jarāsandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • magadhā -
  • magadha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    magadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhipatis -
  • adhipati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “bṛhadratho narapatiḥ parāṃ nirvṛtimāyayau
  • bṛhadratho* -
  • bṛhadratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narapatiḥ -
  • narapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nirvṛtim -
  • nirvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nirvṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • yau -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.17.21

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 2.17.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವಿಶ್ಯ ನಗರಂ ಚೈವ ಜ್ಞಾತಿಸಂಬನ್ಧಿಭಿರ್ವೃತಃ ।
ಅಭಿಷಿಚ್ಯ ಜರಾಸಂಧಂ ಮಗಧಾಧಿಪತಿಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಬೃಹದ್ರಥೋ ನರಪತಿಃ ಪರಾಂ ನಿರ್ವೃತಿಮಾಯಯೌ ॥ 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 2.17.21 in Bengali sript:
প্রবিশ্য নগরং চৈব জ্ঞাতিসংবন্ধিভির্বৃতঃ ।
অভিষিচ্য জরাসংধং মগধাধিপতিস্তদা ।
বৃহদ্রথো নরপতিঃ পরাং নির্বৃতিমাযযৌ ॥ 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 2.17.21 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવિશ્ય નગરં ચૈવ જ્ઞાતિસંબન્ધિભિર્વૃતઃ ।
અભિષિચ્ય જરાસંધં મગધાધિપતિસ્તદા ।
બૃહદ્રથો નરપતિઃ પરાં નિર્વૃતિમાયયૌ ॥ 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 2.17.21 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രവിശ്യ നഗരം ചൈവ ജ്ഞാതിസംബന്ധിഭിര്വൃതഃ ।
അഭിഷിച്യ ജരാസംധം മഗധാധിപതിസ്തദാ ।
ബൃഹദ്രഥോ നരപതിഃ പരാം നിര്വൃതിമായയൌ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.17.21 in Telugu sript:
ప్రవిశ్య నగరం చైవ జ్ఞాతిసంబన్ధిభిర్వృతః ।
అభిషిచ్య జరాసంధం మగధాధిపతిస్తదా ।
బృహద్రథో నరపతిః పరాం నిర్వృతిమాయయౌ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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