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 3.127.20

वपायां हूयमानायां धूममाघ्राय मातरः ।
ततस्ताः सुमहावीर्याञ्जनयिष्यन्ति ते सुतान् ॥ २० ॥

vapāyāṃ hūyamānāyāṃ dhūmamāghrāya mātaraḥ |
tatastāḥ sumahāvīryāñjanayiṣyanti te sutān || 20 ||

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

...speakest thus even while in the womb, therefore you shalt be crooked in eight parts of the body.' The child was accordingly born crooked, and the great sage was ever after known...

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

Vapa, Huyamana, Dhuma, Matri, Matara, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tas, Sumahavirya, Janayishyat, Janayishyanti, Yushmad, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.127.20). 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: “vapāyāṃ hūyamānāyāṃ dhūmamāghrāya mātaraḥ
  • vapāyām -
  • vapā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • hūyamānāyām -
  • hu -> hūyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √hu class 3 verb]
    -> hūyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • dhūmam -
  • dhūma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhūmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghrāya -
  • ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ghrā]
    ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ghrā]
    ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ghrā]
  • mātaraḥ -
  • mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mātara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatastāḥ sumahāvīryāñjanayiṣyanti te sutān
  • tatas -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sumahāvīryāñ -
  • sumahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • janayiṣyanti -
  • jan -> janayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [future active third plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • 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]
  • sutān -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.127.20

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 3.127.20 in Kannada sript:
ವಪಾಯಾಂ ಹೂಯಮಾನಾಯಾಂ ಧೂಮಮಾಘ್ರಾಯ ಮಾತರಃ ।
ತತಸ್ತಾಃ ಸುಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯಾಞ್ಜನಯಿಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ತೇ ಸುತಾನ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 3.127.20 in Bengali sript:
বপাযাং হূযমানাযাং ধূমমাঘ্রায মাতরঃ ।
ততস্তাঃ সুমহাবীর্যাঞ্জনযিষ্যন্তি তে সুতান্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 3.127.20 in Gujarati sript:
વપાયાં હૂયમાનાયાં ધૂમમાઘ્રાય માતરઃ ।
તતસ્તાઃ સુમહાવીર્યાઞ્જનયિષ્યન્તિ તે સુતાન્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.127.20 in Malayalam sript:
വപായാം ഹൂയമാനായാം ധൂമമാഘ്രായ മാതരഃ ।
തതസ്താഃ സുമഹാവീര്യാഞ്ജനയിഷ്യന്തി തേ സുതാന് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.127.20 in Telugu sript:
వపాయాం హూయమానాయాం ధూమమాఘ్రాయ మాతరః ।
తతస్తాః సుమహావీర్యాఞ్జనయిష్యన్తి తే సుతాన్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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