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 3.21.19

स चापि पापप्रकृतिर्दैतेयापसदो नृप ।
मय्यवर्षत दुर्धर्षः शरधाराः सहस्रशः ॥ १९ ॥

sa cāpi pāpaprakṛtirdaiteyāpasado nṛpa |
mayyavarṣata durdharṣaḥ śaradhārāḥ sahasraśaḥ || 19 ||

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

...to discharge from the Sharanga many well-looking arrows of the forms of snakes, capable of going at a great height and possessing intense energy. And, O perpetuator of the Kuru race...

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

Capin, Capi, Papa, Prakriti, Daiteya, Apasada, Nripa, Mayi, Asmad, Durdharsha, Shara, Sharan, Dhara, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.21.19). 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: “sa cāpi pāpaprakṛtirdaiteyāpasado nṛpa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakṛtir -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • daiteyā -
  • daiteya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daiteya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apasado* -
  • apasada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mayyavarṣata durdharṣaḥ śaradhārāḥ sahasraśaḥ
  • mayya -
  • mayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    may -> mayya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √may]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • avarṣata -
  • vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • durdharṣaḥ -
  • durdharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śara -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhārāḥ -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.21.19

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 3.21.19 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಚಾಪಿ ಪಾಪಪ್ರಕೃತಿರ್ದೈತೇಯಾಪಸದೋ ನೃಪ ।
ಮಯ್ಯವರ್ಷತ ದುರ್ಧರ್ಷಃ ಶರಧಾರಾಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 3.21.19 in Bengali sript:
স চাপি পাপপ্রকৃতির্দৈতেযাপসদো নৃপ ।
ময্যবর্ষত দুর্ধর্ষঃ শরধারাঃ সহস্রশঃ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 3.21.19 in Gujarati sript:
સ ચાપિ પાપપ્રકૃતિર્દૈતેયાપસદો નૃપ ।
મય્યવર્ષત દુર્ધર્ષઃ શરધારાઃ સહસ્રશઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 3.21.19 in Malayalam sript:
സ ചാപി പാപപ്രകൃതിര്ദൈതേയാപസദോ നൃപ ।
മയ്യവര്ഷത ദുര്ധര്ഷഃ ശരധാരാഃ സഹസ്രശഃ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.21.19 in Telugu sript:
స చాపి పాపప్రకృతిర్దైతేయాపసదో నృప ।
మయ్యవర్షత దుర్ధర్షః శరధారాః సహస్రశః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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