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 3.105.21

असुरोरगरक्षांसि सत्त्वानि विविधानि च ।
आर्तनादमकुर्वन्त वध्यमानानि सागरैः ॥ २१ ॥

asuroragarakṣāṃsi sattvāni vividhāni ca |
ārtanādamakurvanta vadhyamānāni sāgaraiḥ || 21 ||

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

...thus employed, looked like a creeping plant broken in two. And she touched his body with her own and repeatedly clasped Rishyasringa in her arms. Then she bent and break the flowery...

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

Asura, Uraga, Rakshas, Sattva, Vividha, Artanada, Vadhya, Ana, Ani, Sagara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.105.21). 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: “asuroragarakṣāṃsi sattvāni vividhāni ca
  • asuro -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uraga -
  • uraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣāṃsi -
  • rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sattvāni -
  • sattva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vividhāni -
  • vividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ārtanādamakurvanta vadhyamānāni sāgaraiḥ
  • ārtanādam -
  • ārtanāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • akurvan -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vadhyam -
  • vadhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vadhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānā -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sāgaraiḥ -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.105.21

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 3.105.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸುರೋರಗರಕ್ಷಾಂಸಿ ಸತ್ತ್ವಾನಿ ವಿವಿಧಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಆರ್ತನಾದಮಕುರ್ವನ್ತ ವಧ್ಯಮಾನಾನಿ ಸಾಗರೈಃ ॥ 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 3.105.21 in Bengali sript:
অসুরোরগরক্ষাংসি সত্ত্বানি বিবিধানি চ ।
আর্তনাদমকুর্বন্ত বধ্যমানানি সাগরৈঃ ॥ 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 3.105.21 in Gujarati sript:
અસુરોરગરક્ષાંસિ સત્ત્વાનિ વિવિધાનિ ચ ।
આર્તનાદમકુર્વન્ત વધ્યમાનાનિ સાગરૈઃ ॥ 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 3.105.21 in Malayalam sript:
അസുരോരഗരക്ഷാംസി സത്ത്വാനി വിവിധാനി ച ।
ആര്തനാദമകുര്വന്ത വധ്യമാനാനി സാഗരൈഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.105.21 in Telugu sript:
అసురోరగరక్షాంసి సత్త్వాని వివిధాని చ ।
ఆర్తనాదమకుర్వన్త వధ్యమానాని సాగరైః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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