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 3.218.21

अभिषिच्यस्व देवानां सेनापत्ये महाबल ।
अहमिन्द्रो भविष्यामि तव वाक्यान्महाबल ॥ २१ ॥

abhiṣicyasva devānāṃ senāpatye mahābala |
ahamindro bhaviṣyāmi tava vākyānmahābala || 21 ||

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

...'The planets with their satellites, the Rishis and the Mothers, Agni and numerous other blazing courtiers and many other dwellers of heaven of terrible mien, waited on Mahasena along...

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

Abhishicya, Sva, Svan, Deva, Senapatya, Mahabala, Ahamindra, Yushmad, Vakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.218.21). 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: “abhiṣicyasva devānāṃ senāpatye mahābala
  • abhiṣicya -
  • abhiṣicya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhiṣicya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • senāpatye -
  • senāpatya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahābala -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahābala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ahamindro bhaviṣyāmi tava vākyānmahābala
  • ahamindro* -
  • ahamindra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyāmi -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • vākyān -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • mahābala -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahābala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.218.21

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 3.218.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭಿಷಿಚ್ಯಸ್ವ ದೇವಾನಾಂ ಸೇನಾಪತ್ಯೇ ಮಹಾಬಲ ।
ಅಹಮಿನ್ದ್ರೋ ಭವಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತವ ವಾಕ್ಯಾನ್ಮಹಾಬಲ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 3.218.21 in Bengali sript:
অভিষিচ্যস্ব দেবানাং সেনাপত্যে মহাবল ।
অহমিন্দ্রো ভবিষ্যামি তব বাক্যান্মহাবল ॥ ২১ ॥

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 3.218.21 in Gujarati sript:
અભિષિચ્યસ્વ દેવાનાં સેનાપત્યે મહાબલ ।
અહમિન્દ્રો ભવિષ્યામિ તવ વાક્યાન્મહાબલ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 3.218.21 in Malayalam sript:
അഭിഷിച്യസ്വ ദേവാനാം സേനാപത്യേ മഹാബല ।
അഹമിന്ദ്രോ ഭവിഷ്യാമി തവ വാക്യാന്മഹാബല ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.218.21 in Telugu sript:
అభిషిచ్యస్వ దేవానాం సేనాపత్యే మహాబల ।
అహమిన్ద్రో భవిష్యామి తవ వాక్యాన్మహాబల ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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