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 3.19.21

शूरं संभावितं सन्तं नित्यं पुरुषमानिनम् ।
स्त्रियश्च वृष्णीवीराणां किं मां वक्ष्यन्ति संगताः ॥ २१ ॥

śūraṃ saṃbhāvitaṃ santaṃ nityaṃ puruṣamāninam |
striyaśca vṛṣṇīvīrāṇāṃ kiṃ māṃ vakṣyanti saṃgatāḥ || 21 ||

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

...said, 'When Salva had left the city of the Anarttas, I returned to it, O king, on the completion of your great Rajasuya sacrifice! On my arrival I found Dwaraka shorn of its splendour...

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

Shura, Sambhavita, Sat, Santa, Nityam, Nitya, Purushamanin, Stri, Vrishni, Vrishan, Vira, Kim, Asmad, Vakshyat, Vakshyanti, Sangata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.19.21). 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: “śūraṃ saṃbhāvitaṃ santaṃ nityaṃ puruṣamāninam
  • śūram -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sambhāvitam -
  • sambhāvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambhāvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambhāvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • santam -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣamāninam -
  • puruṣamānin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “striyaśca vṛṣṇīvīrāṇāṃ kiṃ māṃ vakṣyanti saṃgatāḥ
  • striyaś -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṇī -
  • vṛṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vīrāṇām -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • vakṣyanti -
  • vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active third plural]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • saṅgatāḥ -
  • saṅgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.19.21

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 3.19.21 in Kannada sript:
ಶೂರಂ ಸಂಭಾವಿತಂ ಸನ್ತಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪುರುಷಮಾನಿನಮ್ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಶ್ಚ ವೃಷ್ಣೀವೀರಾಣಾಂ ಕಿಂ ಮಾಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸಂಗತಾಃ ॥ 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 3.19.21 in Bengali sript:
শূরং সংভাবিতং সন্তং নিত্যং পুরুষমানিনম্ ।
স্ত্রিযশ্চ বৃষ্ণীবীরাণাং কিং মাং বক্ষ্যন্তি সংগতাঃ ॥ 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 3.19.21 in Gujarati sript:
શૂરં સંભાવિતં સન્તં નિત્યં પુરુષમાનિનમ્ ।
સ્ત્રિયશ્ચ વૃષ્ણીવીરાણાં કિં માં વક્ષ્યન્તિ સંગતાઃ ॥ 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 3.19.21 in Malayalam sript:
ശൂരം സംഭാവിതം സന്തം നിത്യം പുരുഷമാനിനമ് ।
സ്ത്രിയശ്ച വൃഷ്ണീവീരാണാം കിം മാം വക്ഷ്യന്തി സംഗതാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.19.21 in Telugu sript:
శూరం సంభావితం సన్తం నిత్యం పురుషమానినమ్ ।
స్త్రియశ్చ వృష్ణీవీరాణాం కిం మాం వక్ష్యన్తి సంగతాః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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