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 3.94.21

अभ्यनन्दन्त तां सर्वे ब्राह्मणा वसुधाधिप ।
लोपामुद्रेति तस्याश्च चक्रिरे नाम ते द्विजाः ॥ २१ ॥

abhyanandanta tāṃ sarve brāhmaṇā vasudhādhipa |
lopāmudreti tasyāśca cakrire nāma te dvijāḥ || 21 ||

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

...cannot be assailed by any other means.' Hearing these words of Vishnu, the gods took the permission of Brahma, who lives at the best of all regions, and went to the hermitage of...

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

Abhi, Sarva, Brahmana, Vasudhadhipa, Lopamudra, Iti, Naman, Tad, Yushmad, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.94.21). 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: “abhyanandanta tāṃ sarve brāhmaṇā vasudhādhipa
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • anandan -
  • nand (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brāhmaṇā* -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vasudhādhipa -
  • vasudhādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “lopāmudreti tasyāśca cakrire nāma te dvijāḥ
  • lopāmudre -
  • lopāmudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tasyāś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakrire -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • dvijāḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.94.21

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 3.94.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭ್ಯನನ್ದನ್ತ ತಾಂ ಸರ್ವೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾ ವಸುಧಾಧಿಪ ।
ಲೋಪಾಮುದ್ರೇತಿ ತಸ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಚಕ್ರಿರೇ ನಾಮ ತೇ ದ್ವಿಜಾಃ ॥ 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 3.94.21 in Bengali sript:
অভ্যনন্দন্ত তাং সর্বে ব্রাহ্মণা বসুধাধিপ ।
লোপামুদ্রেতি তস্যাশ্চ চক্রিরে নাম তে দ্বিজাঃ ॥ 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 3.94.21 in Gujarati sript:
અભ્યનન્દન્ત તાં સર્વે બ્રાહ્મણા વસુધાધિપ ।
લોપામુદ્રેતિ તસ્યાશ્ચ ચક્રિરે નામ તે દ્વિજાઃ ॥ 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 3.94.21 in Malayalam sript:
അഭ്യനന്ദന്ത താം സര്വേ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ വസുധാധിപ ।
ലോപാമുദ്രേതി തസ്യാശ്ച ചക്രിരേ നാമ തേ ദ്വിജാഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.94.21 in Telugu sript:
అభ్యనన్దన్త తాం సర్వే బ్రాహ్మణా వసుధాధిప ।
లోపాముద్రేతి తస్యాశ్చ చక్రిరే నామ తే ద్విజాః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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