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 3.51.21

तां रत्नभूतां लोकस्य प्रार्थयन्तो महीक्षितः ।
काङ्क्षन्ति स्म विशेषेण बलवृत्रनिषूदन ॥ २१ ॥

tāṃ ratnabhūtāṃ lokasya prārthayanto mahīkṣitaḥ |
kāṅkṣanti sma viśeṣeṇa balavṛtraniṣūdana || 21 ||

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

...daughter of the king of the Vidarbhas, Nala answered her saying, 'With the Lokapalas present, choosest you a man? Do you turn your heart to those high-souled lords, the creators...

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

Ratnabhuta, Loka, Prartha, Yat, Yantri, Mahikshit, Kankshat, Kankshanti, Sma, Vishesha, Balavritranishudana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.51.21). 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: “tāṃ ratnabhūtāṃ lokasya prārthayanto mahīkṣitaḥ
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ratnabhūtām -
  • ratnabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • prārtha -
  • prārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanto* -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • mahīkṣitaḥ -
  • mahīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kāṅkṣanti sma viśeṣeṇa balavṛtraniṣūdana
  • kāṅkṣanti -
  • kāṅkṣantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    kāṅkṣantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kāṅkṣantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kāṅkṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
    kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • viśeṣeṇa -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • balavṛtraniṣūdana -
  • balavṛtraniṣūdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.51.21

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 3.51.21 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂ ರತ್ನಭೂತಾಂ ಲೋಕಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯನ್ತೋ ಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಃ ।
ಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ವಿಶೇಷೇಣ ಬಲವೃತ್ರನಿಷೂದನ ॥ 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 3.51.21 in Bengali sript:
তাং রত্নভূতাং লোকস্য প্রার্থযন্তো মহীক্ষিতঃ ।
কাঙ্ক্ষন্তি স্ম বিশেষেণ বলবৃত্রনিষূদন ॥ 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 3.51.21 in Gujarati sript:
તાં રત્નભૂતાં લોકસ્ય પ્રાર્થયન્તો મહીક્ષિતઃ ।
કાઙ્ક્ષન્તિ સ્મ વિશેષેણ બલવૃત્રનિષૂદન ॥ 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 3.51.21 in Malayalam sript:
താം രത്നഭൂതാം ലോകസ്യ പ്രാര്ഥയന്തോ മഹീക്ഷിതഃ ।
കാങ്ക്ഷന്തി സ്മ വിശേഷേണ ബലവൃത്രനിഷൂദന ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.51.21 in Telugu sript:
తాం రత్నభూతాం లోకస్య ప్రార్థయన్తో మహీక్షితః ।
కాఙ్క్షన్తి స్మ విశేషేణ బలవృత్రనిషూదన ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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