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 3.67.21

ते पुराणि सराष्ट्राणि ग्रामान्घोषांस्तथाश्रमान् ।
अन्वेषन्तो नलं राजन्नाधिजग्मुर्द्विजातयः ॥ २१ ॥

te purāṇi sarāṣṭrāṇi grāmānghoṣāṃstathāśramān |
anveṣanto nalaṃ rājannādhijagmurdvijātayaḥ || 21 ||

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

...cease to be. If Naishadha with voice deep as that of the clouds does not come to me today, I shall enter into a pyre of golden brilliance. If that foremost of kings, powerful as...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Pura, Purani, Sarashtra, Grama, Ghosha, Tatha, Ashrama, Anu, Eshat, Nala, Rajanna, Adhi, Dvijati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.67.21). 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: “te purāṇi sarāṣṭrāṇi grāmānghoṣāṃstathāśramān
  • 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]
  • purāṇi -
  • purāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • sarāṣṭrāṇi -
  • sarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • grāmān -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ghoṣāṃs -
  • ghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśramān -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “anveṣanto nalaṃ rājannādhijagmurdvijātayaḥ
  • anve -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eṣanto* -
  • iṣ -> eṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 1 verb]
  • nalam -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājannā -
  • rājanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ādhi -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ādhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagmur -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • dvijātayaḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.67.21

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 3.67.21 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಪುರಾಣಿ ಸರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಣಿ ಗ್ರಾಮಾನ್ಘೋಷಾಂಸ್ತಥಾಶ್ರಮಾನ್ ।
ಅನ್ವೇಷನ್ತೋ ನಲಂ ರಾಜನ್ನಾಧಿಜಗ್ಮುರ್ದ್ವಿಜಾತಯಃ ॥ 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 3.67.21 in Bengali sript:
তে পুরাণি সরাষ্ট্রাণি গ্রামান্ঘোষাংস্তথাশ্রমান্ ।
অন্বেষন্তো নলং রাজন্নাধিজগ্মুর্দ্বিজাতযঃ ॥ 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 3.67.21 in Gujarati sript:
તે પુરાણિ સરાષ્ટ્રાણિ ગ્રામાન્ઘોષાંસ્તથાશ્રમાન્ ।
અન્વેષન્તો નલં રાજન્નાધિજગ્મુર્દ્વિજાતયઃ ॥ 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 3.67.21 in Malayalam sript:
തേ പുരാണി സരാഷ്ട്രാണി ഗ്രാമാന്ഘോഷാംസ്തഥാശ്രമാന് ।
അന്വേഷന്തോ നലം രാജന്നാധിജഗ്മുര്ദ്വിജാതയഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.67.21 in Telugu sript:
తే పురాణి సరాష్ట్రాణి గ్రామాన్ఘోషాంస్తథాశ్రమాన్ ।
అన్వేషన్తో నలం రాజన్నాధిజగ్ముర్ద్విజాతయః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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