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 2.69.21

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा पाण्डवः सत्यविक्रमः ।
भीष्मद्रोणौ नमस्कृत्य प्रातिष्ठत युधिष्ठिरः ॥ २१ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktastathetyuktvā pāṇḍavaḥ satyavikramaḥ |
bhīṣmadroṇau namaskṛtya prātiṣṭhata yudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 21 ||

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

...of the sons of Dhritarashtra.' Vaisampayana continued,—"And those tigers among men, all endued with long arms, having thus pledged themselves to virtuous promises approached king Dhritarashtra...

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

Vaishampayana, Evam, Eva, Ukta, Tatha, Iti, Uktva, Pandava, Pandu, Satyavikrama, Bhishma, Drona, Droni, Namaskritya, Prati, Tha, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.69.21). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “evamuktastathetyuktvā pāṇḍavaḥ satyavikramaḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktas -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • pāṇḍavaḥ -
  • pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • satyavikramaḥ -
  • satyavikrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “bhīṣmadroṇau namaskṛtya prātiṣṭhata yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • bhīṣma -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • droṇau -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    droṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • namaskṛtya -
  • namaskṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namaskṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prātiṣ -
  • prāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭha -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.69.21

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 2.69.21 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತಸ್ತಥೇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ಸತ್ಯವಿಕ್ರಮಃ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮದ್ರೋಣೌ ನಮಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಾತಿಷ್ಠತ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ॥ 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 2.69.21 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
এবমুক্তস্তথেত্যুক্ত্বা পাণ্ডবঃ সত্যবিক্রমঃ ।
ভীষ্মদ্রোণৌ নমস্কৃত্য প্রাতিষ্ঠত যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ॥ 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 2.69.21 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
એવમુક્તસ્તથેત્યુક્ત્વા પાણ્ડવઃ સત્યવિક્રમઃ ।
ભીષ્મદ્રોણૌ નમસ્કૃત્ય પ્રાતિષ્ઠત યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ॥ 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 2.69.21 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഏവമുക്തസ്തഥേത്യുക്ത്വാ പാണ്ഡവഃ സത്യവിക്രമഃ ।
ഭീഷ്മദ്രോണൌ നമസ്കൃത്യ പ്രാതിഷ്ഠത യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.69.21 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఏవముక్తస్తథేత్యుక్త్వా పాణ్డవః సత్యవిక్రమః ।
భీష్మద్రోణౌ నమస్కృత్య ప్రాతిష్ఠత యుధిష్ఠిరః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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