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 3.21.31

तान्दृष्ट्वा पतितांस्तत्र शाल्वः सौभपतिस्तदा ।
मायायुद्धेन महता योधयामास मां युधि ॥ ३१ ॥

tāndṛṣṭvā patitāṃstatra śālvaḥ saubhapatistadā |
māyāyuddhena mahatā yodhayāmāsa māṃ yudhi || 31 ||

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

...had defeated the foe! And then wielding the thunderbolt, that favourite (weapon) of Indra, capable of riving stones, I destroyed that entire mass of crags! But my steeds, afflicted with...

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

Patita, Tatra, Shalva, Saubhapati, Tada, Maya, Ayuddha, Mahata, Yodha, Amasa, Asmad, Yudh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.21.31). 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: “tāndṛṣṭvā patitāṃstatra śālvaḥ saubhapatistadā
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • patitāṃs -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śālvaḥ -
  • śālva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saubhapatis -
  • saubhapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “māyāyuddhena mahatā yodhayāmāsa māṃ yudhi
  • māyā -
  • māya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    man -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> māya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ayuddhena -
  • ayuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ayuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahatā* -
  • mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yodhayā -
  • yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.21.31

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 3.21.31 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪತಿತಾಂಸ್ತತ್ರ ಶಾಲ್ವಃ ಸೌಭಪತಿಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಮಾಯಾಯುದ್ಧೇನ ಮಹತಾ ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸ ಮಾಂ ಯುಧಿ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 3.21.31 in Bengali sript:
তান্দৃষ্ট্বা পতিতাংস্তত্র শাল্বঃ সৌভপতিস্তদা ।
মাযাযুদ্ধেন মহতা যোধযামাস মাং যুধি ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 3.21.31 in Gujarati sript:
તાન્દૃષ્ટ્વા પતિતાંસ્તત્ર શાલ્વઃ સૌભપતિસ્તદા ।
માયાયુદ્ધેન મહતા યોધયામાસ માં યુધિ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 3.21.31 in Malayalam sript:
താന്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ പതിതാംസ്തത്ര ശാല്വഃ സൌഭപതിസ്തദാ ।
മായായുദ്ധേന മഹതാ യോധയാമാസ മാം യുധി ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.21.31 in Telugu sript:
తాన్దృష్ట్వా పతితాంస్తత్ర శాల్వః సౌభపతిస్తదా ।
మాయాయుద్ధేన మహతా యోధయామాస మాం యుధి ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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