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 3.213.20

इन्द्र उवाच ।
मम मातृष्वसेया त्वं माता दाक्षायणी मम ।
आख्यातं त्वहमिच्छामि स्वयमात्मबलं त्वया ॥ २० ॥

indra uvāca |
mama mātṛṣvaseyā tvaṃ mātā dākṣāyaṇī mama |
ākhyātaṃ tvahamicchāmi svayamātmabalaṃ tvayā || 20 ||

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

...other bright fires famous in the world, were created for the rectification of the Agnihotra rites when marred by any defects. If the fires interlap each other by the action of the...

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

Indra, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Mata, Dakshayani, Dakshayanin, Akhyata, Aha, Svayam, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.213.20). 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: “indra uvāca
  • indra* -
  • indra (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: “mama mātṛṣvaseyā tvaṃ mātā dākṣāyaṇī mama
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • mātṛṣvaseyā -
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dākṣāyaṇī -
  • dākṣāyaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dākṣāyaṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 3: “ākhyātaṃ tvahamicchāmi svayamātmabalaṃ tvayā
  • ākhyātam -
  • ākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • icchāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.213.20

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 3.213.20 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮಮ ಮಾತೃಷ್ವಸೇಯಾ ತ್ವಂ ಮಾತಾ ದಾಕ್ಷಾಯಣೀ ಮಮ ।
ಆಖ್ಯಾತಂ ತ್ವಹಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಸ್ವಯಮಾತ್ಮಬಲಂ ತ್ವಯಾ ॥ 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 3.213.20 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্র উবাচ ।
মম মাতৃষ্বসেযা ত্বং মাতা দাক্ষাযণী মম ।
আখ্যাতং ত্বহমিচ্ছামি স্বযমাত্মবলং ত্বযা ॥ 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 3.213.20 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્ર ઉવાચ ।
મમ માતૃષ્વસેયા ત્વં માતા દાક્ષાયણી મમ ।
આખ્યાતં ત્વહમિચ્છામિ સ્વયમાત્મબલં ત્વયા ॥ 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 3.213.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്ര ഉവാച ।
മമ മാതൃഷ്വസേയാ ത്വം മാതാ ദാക്ഷായണീ മമ ।
ആഖ്യാതം ത്വഹമിച്ഛാമി സ്വയമാത്മബലം ത്വയാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.213.20 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్ర ఉవాచ ।
మమ మాతృష్వసేయా త్వం మాతా దాక్షాయణీ మమ ।
ఆఖ్యాతం త్వహమిచ్ఛామి స్వయమాత్మబలం త్వయా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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