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 3.97.21

लोमश उवाच ।
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय तया समभवन्मुनिः ।
समये समशीलिन्या श्रद्धावाञ्श्रद्दधानया ॥ २१ ॥

lomaśa uvāca |
sa tatheti pratijñāya tayā samabhavanmuniḥ |
samaye samaśīlinyā śraddhāvāñśraddadhānayā || 21 ||

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

...divisions (of the gourd) in vessels filled with clarified butter. And intent on the preservation of his sons, he provided a nurse for every (receptacle). Then after a long time...

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

Lomasha, Tatha, Iti, Pratijna, Sama, Bhavat, Bhavant, Muni, Samaye, Samaya, Samashilini, Shraddhavat, Shraddadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.97.21). 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: “lomaśa uvāca
  • lomaśa* -
  • lomaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa tatheti pratijñāya tayā samabhavanmuniḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathe -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pratijñāya -
  • pratijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pratijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhavan -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “samaye samaśīlinyā śraddhāvāñśraddadhānayā
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • samaśīlinyā -
  • samaśīlinī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śraddhāvāñś -
  • śraddhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śraddadhānayā -
  • śraddadhānā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.97.21

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 3.97.21 in Kannada sript:
ಲೋಮಶ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ ತಥೇತಿ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾಯ ತಯಾ ಸಮಭವನ್ಮುನಿಃ ।
ಸಮಯೇ ಸಮಶೀಲಿನ್ಯಾ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾಞ್ಶ್ರದ್ದಧಾನಯಾ ॥ 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 3.97.21 in Bengali sript:
লোমশ উবাচ ।
স তথেতি প্রতিজ্ঞায তযা সমভবন্মুনিঃ ।
সমযে সমশীলিন্যা শ্রদ্ধাবাঞ্শ্রদ্দধানযা ॥ 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 3.97.21 in Gujarati sript:
લોમશ ઉવાચ ।
સ તથેતિ પ્રતિજ્ઞાય તયા સમભવન્મુનિઃ ।
સમયે સમશીલિન્યા શ્રદ્ધાવાઞ્શ્રદ્દધાનયા ॥ 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 3.97.21 in Malayalam sript:
ലോമശ ഉവാച ।
സ തഥേതി പ്രതിജ്ഞായ തയാ സമഭവന്മുനിഃ ।
സമയേ സമശീലിന്യാ ശ്രദ്ധാവാഞ്ശ്രദ്ദധാനയാ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.97.21 in Telugu sript:
లోమశ ఉవాచ ।
స తథేతి ప్రతిజ్ఞాయ తయా సమభవన్మునిః ।
సమయే సమశీలిన్యా శ్రద్ధావాఞ్శ్రద్దధానయా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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