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 2.41.21

सा हि मांसार्गलं भीष्म मुखात्सिंहस्य खादतः ।
दन्तान्तरविलग्नं यत्तदादत्तेऽल्पचेतना ॥ २१ ॥

sā hi māṃsārgalaṃ bhīṣma mukhātsiṃhasya khādataḥ |
dantāntaravilagnaṃ yattadādatte'lpacetanā || 21 ||

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

...though old, is exceedingly boastful. He deserves not our pardon. Therefore, you kings, incensed with rage as this Bhishma is, it is well that this wretch were slain like an animal, or...

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

Mamsargala, Bhishma, Mukha, Simha, Khadat, Dantantara, Vilagna, Yatta, Dada, Tta, Tti, Alpa, Cetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.41.21). 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: “ hi māṃsārgalaṃ bhīṣma mukhātsiṃhasya khādataḥ
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • māṃsārgalam -
  • māṃsārgala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhīṣma -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mukhāt -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • siṃhasya -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • khādataḥ -
  • khād -> khādat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [ablative single from √khād class 1 verb], [genitive single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √khād class 1 verb], [genitive single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “dantāntaravilagnaṃ yattadādatte'lpacetanā
  • dantāntara -
  • dantāntara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilagnam -
  • vilagna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vilagna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vilagnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yatta -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • dāda -
  • dāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tte' -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cetanā -
  • cetanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.41.21

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 2.41.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾ ಹಿ ಮಾಂಸಾರ್ಗಲಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಮುಖಾತ್ಸಿಂಹಸ್ಯ ಖಾದತಃ ।
ದನ್ತಾನ್ತರವಿಲಗ್ನಂ ಯತ್ತದಾದತ್ತೇಽಲ್ಪಚೇತನಾ ॥ 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 2.41.21 in Bengali sript:
সা হি মাংসার্গলং ভীষ্ম মুখাত্সিংহস্য খাদতঃ ।
দন্তান্তরবিলগ্নং যত্তদাদত্তেঽল্পচেতনা ॥ 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 2.41.21 in Gujarati sript:
સા હિ માંસાર્ગલં ભીષ્મ મુખાત્સિંહસ્ય ખાદતઃ ।
દન્તાન્તરવિલગ્નં યત્તદાદત્તેઽલ્પચેતના ॥ 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 2.41.21 in Malayalam sript:
സാ ഹി മാംസാര്ഗലം ഭീഷ്മ മുഖാത്സിംഹസ്യ ഖാദതഃ ।
ദന്താന്തരവിലഗ്നം യത്തദാദത്തേഽല്പചേതനാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.41.21 in Telugu sript:
సా హి మాంసార్గలం భీష్మ ముఖాత్సింహస్య ఖాదతః ।
దన్తాన్తరవిలగ్నం యత్తదాదత్తేఽల్పచేతనా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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