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 3.121.10

भवेत्संख्येयमेतद्वै यदेतत्परिकीर्तितम् ।
न सा शक्या तु संख्यातुं दक्षिणा दक्षिणावतः ॥ १० ॥

bhavetsaṃkhyeyametadvai yadetatparikīrtitam |
na sā śakyā tu saṃkhyātuṃ dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇāvataḥ || 10 ||

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

...cooked in milk, O protector of men! And here is the Yamuna of an exhaustless spring. Krishna here engaged himself in a life of penances, O Pandu’s son. O you that draggest the dead...

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

Sankhyeya, Etad, Yad, Tat, Tad, Parikirtita, Shakya, Sankhya, Dakshina, Dakshinavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.121.10). 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: “bhavetsaṃkhyeyametadvai yadetatparikīrtitam
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • saṅkhyeyam -
  • saṅkhyeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkhyeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅkhyeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yade -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parikīrtitam -
  • parikīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parikīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parikīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “na śakyā tu saṃkhyātuṃ dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇāvataḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakyā -
  • śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṅkhyāt -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dakṣiṇā* -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dakṣiṇāvataḥ -
  • dakṣiṇāvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dakṣiṇāvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.121.10

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 3.121.10 in Kannada sript:
ಭವೇತ್ಸಂಖ್ಯೇಯಮೇತದ್ವೈ ಯದೇತತ್ಪರಿಕೀರ್ತಿತಮ್ ।
ನ ಸಾ ಶಕ್ಯಾ ತು ಸಂಖ್ಯಾತುಂ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾವತಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 3.121.10 in Bengali sript:
ভবেত্সংখ্যেযমেতদ্বৈ যদেতত্পরিকীর্তিতম্ ।
ন সা শক্যা তু সংখ্যাতুং দক্ষিণা দক্ষিণাবতঃ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 3.121.10 in Gujarati sript:
ભવેત્સંખ્યેયમેતદ્વૈ યદેતત્પરિકીર્તિતમ્ ।
ન સા શક્યા તુ સંખ્યાતું દક્ષિણા દક્ષિણાવતઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 3.121.10 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവേത്സംഖ്യേയമേതദ്വൈ യദേതത്പരികീര്തിതമ് ।
ന സാ ശക്യാ തു സംഖ്യാതും ദക്ഷിണാ ദക്ഷിണാവതഃ ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.121.10 in Telugu sript:
భవేత్సంఖ్యేయమేతద్వై యదేతత్పరికీర్తితమ్ ।
న సా శక్యా తు సంఖ్యాతుం దక్షిణా దక్షిణావతః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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