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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 3.204.21
एतावेवाग्नयो मह्यं यान्वदन्ति मनीषिणः ।
यज्ञा वेदाश्च चत्वारः सर्वमेतौ मम द्विज ॥ २१ ॥
etāvevāgnayo mahyaṃ yānvadanti manīṣiṇaḥ |
yajñā vedāśca catvāraḥ sarvametau mama dvija || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...well, I shall tell you what you have asked. I shall describe separately their respective virtues, do you listen. Of them tamas is characterised by illusion (spiritual), rajas incites...
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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 (3.204.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eta, Eti, Esha, Eva, Agni, Mahya, Asmad, Yat, Yah, Vadat, Vadanti, Manishin, Manishi, Yajna, Veda, Catu, Ara, Sarvam, Sarva, Dvija,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.204.21). 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: “etāvevāgnayo mahyaṃ yānvadanti manīṣiṇaḥ ”
- etāve -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agnayo* -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- yān -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- manīṣiṇaḥ -
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manīṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]manīṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]manīṣī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “yajñā vedāśca catvāraḥ sarvametau mama dvija ”
- yajñā* -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vedāś -
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veda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vedā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- catvā -
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catu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]catu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]catu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- āraḥ -
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āra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√ṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- etau -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- dvija -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.204.21
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.204.21 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಾವೇವಾಗ್ನಯೋ ಮಹ್ಯಂ ಯಾನ್ವದನ್ತಿ ಮನೀಷಿಣಃ ।
ಯಜ್ಞಾ ವೇದಾಶ್ಚ ಚತ್ವಾರಃ ಸರ್ವಮೇತೌ ಮಮ ದ್ವಿಜ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.204.21 in Bengali sript:
এতাবেবাগ্নযো মহ্যং যান্বদন্তি মনীষিণঃ ।
যজ্ঞা বেদাশ্চ চত্বারঃ সর্বমেতৌ মম দ্বিজ ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.204.21 in Gujarati sript:
એતાવેવાગ્નયો મહ્યં યાન્વદન્તિ મનીષિણઃ ।
યજ્ઞા વેદાશ્ચ ચત્વારઃ સર્વમેતૌ મમ દ્વિજ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.204.21 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതാവേവാഗ്നയോ മഹ്യം യാന്വദന്തി മനീഷിണഃ ।
യജ്ഞാ വേദാശ്ച ചത്വാരഃ സര്വമേതൌ മമ ദ്വിജ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.204.21 in Telugu sript:
ఏతావేవాగ్నయో మహ్యం యాన్వదన్తి మనీషిణః ।
యజ్ఞా వేదాశ్చ చత్వారః సర్వమేతౌ మమ ద్విజ ॥ ౨౧ ॥