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 3.213.22

इन्द्र उवाच ।
कीदृशं वै बलं देवि पत्युस्तव भविष्यति ।
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं तव वाक्यमनिन्दिते ॥ २२ ॥

indra uvāca |
kīdṛśaṃ vai balaṃ devi patyustava bhaviṣyati |
etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ tava vākyamanindite || 22 ||

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

...rectification must be made by the performance of the Ashtakapala rites in honour of the fire Viti. If the fires in their place called Nivesa come in contact with the fire called...

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

Indra, Kidrish, Kidrisha, Bala, Devi, Devin, Pati, Yushmad, Bhavishyat, Etad, Ccha, Amin, Adah, Aha, Asmad, Shrotu, Vakya, Anindita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.213.22). 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: “kīdṛśaṃ vai balaṃ devi patyustava bhaviṣyati
  • kīdṛśam -
  • kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kīdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • patyus -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 3: “etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ tava vākyamanindite
  • etadi -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cchā -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amya -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • anindite -
  • anindita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anindita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aninditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.213.22

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 3.213.22 in Kannada sript:
ಇನ್ದ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕೀದೃಶಂ ವೈ ಬಲಂ ದೇವಿ ಪತ್ಯುಸ್ತವ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಏತದಿಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ಶ್ರೋತುಂ ತವ ವಾಕ್ಯಮನಿನ್ದಿತೇ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 3.213.22 in Bengali sript:
ইন্দ্র উবাচ ।
কীদৃশং বৈ বলং দেবি পত্যুস্তব ভবিষ্যতি ।
এতদিচ্ছাম্যহং শ্রোতুং তব বাক্যমনিন্দিতে ॥ ২২ ॥

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 3.213.22 in Gujarati sript:
ઇન્દ્ર ઉવાચ ।
કીદૃશં વૈ બલં દેવિ પત્યુસ્તવ ભવિષ્યતિ ।
એતદિચ્છામ્યહં શ્રોતું તવ વાક્યમનિન્દિતે ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 3.213.22 in Malayalam sript:
ഇന്ദ്ര ഉവാച ।
കീദൃശം വൈ ബലം ദേവി പത്യുസ്തവ ഭവിഷ്യതി ।
ഏതദിച്ഛാമ്യഹം ശ്രോതും തവ വാക്യമനിന്ദിതേ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.213.22 in Telugu sript:
ఇన్ద్ర ఉవాచ ।
కీదృశం వై బలం దేవి పత్యుస్తవ భవిష్యతి ।
ఏతదిచ్ఛామ్యహం శ్రోతుం తవ వాక్యమనిన్దితే ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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