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 3.73.21

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सा गत्वा बाहुके व्यग्रे तन्मांसमपकृष्य च ।
अत्युष्णमेव त्वरिता तत्क्षणं प्रियकारिणी ।
दमयन्त्यै ततः प्रादात्केशिनी कुरुनन्दन ॥ २१ ॥

sā gatvā bāhuke vyagre tanmāṃsamapakṛṣya ca |
atyuṣṇameva tvaritā tatkṣaṇaṃ priyakāriṇī |
damayantyai tataḥ prādātkeśinī kurunandana || 21 ||

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

...utter delight my heart like the quaffing of nectar. Without him whose arms are long and symmetrical, and stout and like unto a couple of iron maces and round and marked by the scars...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.73.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahuka, Vyagra, Tanman, Amsa, Atyushna, Eva, Tvarita, Tatkshana, Priyakarini, Priyakarin, Damayanti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pra, Prat, Keshin, Keshini, Kurunandana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.73.21). 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: “sā gatvā bāhuke vyagre tanmāṃsamapakṛṣya ca ”
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
gatvā -
√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]
bāhuke -
bāhuka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bāhuka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bāhukā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vyagre -
vyagra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyagra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vyagrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tanmā -
tanman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aṃsam -
aṃsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
apakṛṣya -
√apakṛṣ -> apakṛṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √apakṛṣ]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “atyuṣṇameva tvaritā tatkṣaṇaṃ priyakāriṇī ”
atyuṣṇam -
atyuṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atyuṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

atyuṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvaritā -
tvaritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar]

√tvar (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
tatkṣaṇam -
tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
priyakāriṇī -
priyakāriṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

priyakārin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “damayantyai tataḥ prādātkeśinī kurunandana ”
damayantyai -
damayantī (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

√dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)

[dative single from √dam]
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
prād -
pra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
keśinī -
keśinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

keśin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kurunandana -
kurunandana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.73.21

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 3.73.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾ ಗತ್ವಾ ಬಾಹುಕೇ ವ್ಯಗ್ರೇ ತನ್ಮಾಂಸಮಪಕೃಷ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಅತ್ಯುಷ್ಣಮೇವ ತ್ವರಿತಾ ತತ್ಕ್ಷಣಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಕಾರಿಣೀ ।
ದಮಯನ್ತ್ಯೈ ತತಃ ಪ್ರಾದಾತ್ಕೇಶಿನೀ ಕುರುನನ್ದನ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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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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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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 3.73.21 in Bengali sript:
সা গত্বা বাহুকে ব্যগ্রে তন্মাংসমপকৃষ্য চ ।
অত্যুষ্ণমেব ত্বরিতা তত্ক্ষণং প্রিযকারিণী ।
দমযন্ত্যৈ ততঃ প্রাদাত্কেশিনী কুরুনন্দন ॥ ২১ ॥

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 3.73.21 in Gujarati sript:
સા ગત્વા બાહુકે વ્યગ્રે તન્માંસમપકૃષ્ય ચ ।
અત્યુષ્ણમેવ ત્વરિતા તત્ક્ષણં પ્રિયકારિણી ।
દમયન્ત્યૈ તતઃ પ્રાદાત્કેશિની કુરુનન્દન ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.73.21 in Malayalam sript:
സാ ഗത്വാ ബാഹുകേ വ്യഗ്രേ തന്മാംസമപകൃഷ്യ ച ।
അത്യുഷ്ണമേവ ത്വരിതാ തത്ക്ഷണം പ്രിയകാരിണീ ।
ദമയന്ത്യൈ തതഃ പ്രാദാത്കേശിനീ കുരുനന്ദന ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.73.21 in Telugu sript:
సా గత్వా బాహుకే వ్యగ్రే తన్మాంసమపకృష్య చ ।
అత్యుష్ణమేవ త్వరితా తత్క్షణం ప్రియకారిణీ ।
దమయన్త్యై తతః ప్రాదాత్కేశినీ కురునన్దన ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021