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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 2.21.18
तद्वृत्तं तु त्रयोदश्यां समवेतं महात्मनोः ।
चतुर्दश्यां निशायां तु निवृत्तो मागधः क्लमात् ॥ १८ ॥
tadvṛttaṃ tu trayodaśyāṃ samavetaṃ mahātmanoḥ |
caturdaśyāṃ niśāyāṃ tu nivṛtto māgadhaḥ klamāt || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...here that has not been defeated in war? This, O Krishna, it has been said, is the duty that should be followed by the Kshatriyas, viz., to bring others under sway by the exhibition...
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 (2.21.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Tat, Vritta, Trayodashi, Samaveta, Mahatman, Caturdashi, Nisha, Nivritta, Magadha, Magadhas, Klama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.21.18). 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: “tadvṛttaṃ tu trayodaśyāṃ samavetaṃ mahātmanoḥ ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- trayodaśyām -
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trayodaśī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- samavetam -
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samaveta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samaveta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samavetā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahātmanoḥ -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “caturdaśyāṃ niśāyāṃ tu nivṛtto māgadhaḥ klamāt ”
- caturdaśyām -
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caturdaśī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- niśāyām -
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niśā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nivṛtto* -
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nivṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- māgadhaḥ -
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māgadhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]māgadha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- klamāt -
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klama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.21.18
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 2.21.18 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ವೃತ್ತಂ ತು ತ್ರಯೋದಶ್ಯಾಂ ಸಮವೇತಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನೋಃ ।
ಚತುರ್ದಶ್ಯಾಂ ನಿಶಾಯಾಂ ತು ನಿವೃತ್ತೋ ಮಾಗಧಃ ಕ್ಲಮಾತ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 2.21.18 in Bengali sript:
তদ্বৃত্তং তু ত্রযোদশ্যাং সমবেতং মহাত্মনোঃ ।
চতুর্দশ্যাং নিশাযাং তু নিবৃত্তো মাগধঃ ক্লমাত্ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 2.21.18 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્વૃત્તં તુ ત્રયોદશ્યાં સમવેતં મહાત્મનોઃ ।
ચતુર્દશ્યાં નિશાયાં તુ નિવૃત્તો માગધઃ ક્લમાત્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.21.18 in Malayalam sript:
തദ്വൃത്തം തു ത്രയോദശ്യാം സമവേതം മഹാത്മനോഃ ।
ചതുര്ദശ്യാം നിശായാം തു നിവൃത്തോ മാഗധഃ ക്ലമാത് ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.21.18 in Telugu sript:
తద్వృత్తం తు త్రయోదశ్యాం సమవేతం మహాత్మనోః ।
చతుర్దశ్యాం నిశాయాం తు నివృత్తో మాగధః క్లమాత్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥