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 3.46.21

दुःशासनस्य ता वाचः श्रुत्वा ते दारुणोदयाः ।
कर्णस्य च महाराज न स्वप्स्यन्तीति मे मतिः ॥ २१ ॥

duḥśāsanasya tā vācaḥ śrutvā te dāruṇodayāḥ |
karṇasya ca mahārāja na svapsyantīti me matiḥ || 21 ||

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

...gave them unto those Brahmanas. And no one that lived with Yudhishthira looked pale or ill, or was lean or weak, or was melancholy or terrified. And the chief of the Kurus—the virtuous...

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

Duhshasana, Tas, Vac, Vaca, Tad, Yushmad, Daruna, Daru, Udaya, Karna, Maharaja, Maharajan, Svapsyat, Svapsyanti, Iti, Asmad, Mati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.46.21). 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: “duḥśāsanasya vācaḥ śrutvā te dāruṇodayāḥ
  • duḥśāsanasya -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vācaḥ -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dāruṇo -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dāru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • udayāḥ -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “karṇasya ca mahārāja na svapsyantīti me matiḥ
  • karṇasya -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svapsyantī -
  • svap -> svapsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap -> svapsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.46.21

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 3.46.21 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಶಾಸನಸ್ಯ ತಾ ವಾಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ತೇ ದಾರುಣೋದಯಾಃ ।
ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಚ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ನ ಸ್ವಪ್ಸ್ಯನ್ತೀತಿ ಮೇ ಮತಿಃ ॥ 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 3.46.21 in Bengali sript:
দুঃশাসনস্য তা বাচঃ শ্রুত্বা তে দারুণোদযাঃ ।
কর্ণস্য চ মহারাজ ন স্বপ্স্যন্তীতি মে মতিঃ ॥ 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 3.46.21 in Gujarati sript:
દુઃશાસનસ્ય તા વાચઃ શ્રુત્વા તે દારુણોદયાઃ ।
કર્ણસ્ય ચ મહારાજ ન સ્વપ્સ્યન્તીતિ મે મતિઃ ॥ 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 3.46.21 in Malayalam sript:
ദുഃശാസനസ്യ താ വാചഃ ശ്രുത്വാ തേ ദാരുണോദയാഃ ।
കര്ണസ്യ ച മഹാരാജ ന സ്വപ്സ്യന്തീതി മേ മതിഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.46.21 in Telugu sript:
దుఃశాసనస్య తా వాచః శ్రుత్వా తే దారుణోదయాః ।
కర్ణస్య చ మహారాజ న స్వప్స్యన్తీతి మే మతిః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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