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 3.21.8

अप्रमादः सदा कार्यो नगरे यादवर्षभाः ।
शाल्वराजविनाशाय प्रयातं मां निबोधत ॥ ८ ॥

apramādaḥ sadā kāryo nagare yādavarṣabhāḥ |
śālvarājavināśāya prayātaṃ māṃ nibodhata || 8 ||

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

...and the son of Rukmini and Carudeshna possessed of prowess, and Shamva and others? For, O you tiger among men, these living, even the bearer himself of the thunderbolt could by no means...

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

Apramada, Sada, Sad, Kari, Karya, Nagara, Yadava, Rishabha, Shalvaraja, Vinasha, Prayata, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.21.8). 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: “apramādaḥ sadā kāryo nagare yādavarṣabhāḥ
  • apramādaḥ -
  • apramāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryo* -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • nagare -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yādavar -
  • yādava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yādava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṣabhāḥ -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṛṣabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śālvarājavināśāya prayātaṃ māṃ nibodhata
  • śālvarāja -
  • śālvarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śālvarājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vināśāya -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • prayātam -
  • prayāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prayāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bodhata -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.21.8

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 3.21.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ರಮಾದಃ ಸದಾ ಕಾರ್ಯೋ ನಗರೇ ಯಾದವರ್ಷಭಾಃ ।
ಶಾಲ್ವರಾಜವಿನಾಶಾಯ ಪ್ರಯಾತಂ ಮಾಂ ನಿಬೋಧತ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 3.21.8 in Bengali sript:
অপ্রমাদঃ সদা কার্যো নগরে যাদবর্ষভাঃ ।
শাল্বরাজবিনাশায প্রযাতং মাং নিবোধত ॥ ৮ ॥

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 3.21.8 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્રમાદઃ સદા કાર્યો નગરે યાદવર્ષભાઃ ।
શાલ્વરાજવિનાશાય પ્રયાતં માં નિબોધત ॥ ૮ ॥

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 3.21.8 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്രമാദഃ സദാ കാര്യോ നഗരേ യാദവര്ഷഭാഃ ।
ശാല്വരാജവിനാശായ പ്രയാതം മാം നിബോധത ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.21.8 in Telugu sript:
అప్రమాదః సదా కార్యో నగరే యాదవర్షభాః ।
శాల్వరాజవినాశాయ ప్రయాతం మాం నిబోధత ॥ ౮ ॥

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