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 2.42.21

तथा ब्रुवत एवास्य भगवान्मधुसूदनः ।
व्यपाहरच्छिरः क्रुद्धश्चक्रेणामित्रकर्षणः ।
स पपात महाबाहुर्वज्राहत इवाचलः ॥ २१ ॥

tathā bruvata evāsya bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ |
vyapāharacchiraḥ kruddhaścakreṇāmitrakarṣaṇaḥ |
sa papāta mahābāhurvajrāhata ivācalaḥ || 21 ||

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

...beholding Krishna’s prowess, became glad at heart and praised him. "Yudhishthira then commanded his brothers to perform without delay the funeral rites of king Sisupala, the brave son...

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

Tatha, Bruva, Tas, Eva, Idam, Bhagavat, Madhusudana, Shira, Shiras, Kruddha, Cakra, Amitrakarshana, Mahabahu, Vajrahata, Iva, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.42.21). 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: “tathā bruvata evāsya bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bruva -
  • bruva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bruva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • madhusūdanaḥ -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vyapāharacchiraḥ kruddhaścakreṇāmitrakarṣaṇaḥ
  • vyapā -
  • vyapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aharacch -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kruddhaś -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • cakreṇā -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • amitrakarṣaṇaḥ -
  • amitrakarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sa papāta mahābāhurvajrāhata ivācalaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • papāta -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second plural]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • mahābāhur -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajrāhata* -
  • vajrāhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acalaḥ -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.42.21

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 2.42.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಬ್ರುವತ ಏವಾಸ್ಯ ಭಗವಾನ್ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ।
ವ್ಯಪಾಹರಚ್ಛಿರಃ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧಶ್ಚಕ್ರೇಣಾಮಿತ್ರಕರ್ಷಣಃ ।
ಸ ಪಪಾತ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುರ್ವಜ್ರಾಹತ ಇವಾಚಲಃ ॥ 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 2.42.21 in Bengali sript:
তথা ব্রুবত এবাস্য ভগবান্মধুসূদনঃ ।
ব্যপাহরচ্ছিরঃ ক্রুদ্ধশ্চক্রেণামিত্রকর্ষণঃ ।
স পপাত মহাবাহুর্বজ্রাহত ইবাচলঃ ॥ 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 2.42.21 in Gujarati sript:
તથા બ્રુવત એવાસ્ય ભગવાન્મધુસૂદનઃ ।
વ્યપાહરચ્છિરઃ ક્રુદ્ધશ્ચક્રેણામિત્રકર્ષણઃ ।
સ પપાત મહાબાહુર્વજ્રાહત ઇવાચલઃ ॥ 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 2.42.21 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ ബ്രുവത ഏവാസ്യ ഭഗവാന്മധുസൂദനഃ ।
വ്യപാഹരച്ഛിരഃ ക്രുദ്ധശ്ചക്രേണാമിത്രകര്ഷണഃ ।
സ പപാത മഹാബാഹുര്വജ്രാഹത ഇവാചലഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.42.21 in Telugu sript:
తథా బ్రువత ఏవాస్య భగవాన్మధుసూదనః ।
వ్యపాహరచ్ఛిరః క్రుద్ధశ్చక్రేణామిత్రకర్షణః ।
స పపాత మహాబాహుర్వజ్రాహత ఇవాచలః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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