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 3.221.22

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स गृहीत्वा पताकां तु यात्यग्रे राक्षसो ग्रहः ।
व्यापृतस्तु श्मशाने यो नित्यं रुद्रस्य वै सखा ।
पिङ्गलो नाम यक्षेन्द्रो लोकस्यानन्ददायकः ॥ २२ ॥

sa gṛhītvā patākāṃ tu yātyagre rākṣaso grahaḥ |
vyāpṛtastu śmaśāne yo nityaṃ rudrasya vai sakhā |
piṅgalo nāma yakṣendro lokasyānandadāyakaḥ || 22 ||

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

...and fierce-looking followers living on the flesh of animals were produced from the semen'. 'Be it so,' so saying, the high-souled Mahasena with fatherly love, honoured his father...
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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 (3.221.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grihitva, Pataka, Yat, Yatya, Yati, Agre, Agra, Agri, Rakshasa, Graha, Grahas, Vyaprita, Shmashana, Yah, Nityam, Nitya, Rudra, Sakhi, Sakha, Pingala, Naman, Yakshendra, Loka, Anandadayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.221.22). 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: “sa gṛhītvā patākāṃ tu yātyagre rākṣaso grahaḥ ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gṛhītvā -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
patākām -
patākā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yātya -
yātya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yat]

yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

yāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
agre -
agre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

agra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

agrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

agri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
rākṣaso* -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
grahaḥ -
grahas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

graha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vyāpṛtastu śmaśāne yo nityaṃ rudrasya vai sakhā ”
vyāpṛtas -
vyāpṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śmaśāne -
śmaśāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rudrasya -
rudra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

rudra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
sakhā -
sakhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sakhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “piṅgalo nāma yakṣendro lokasyānandadāyakaḥ ”
piṅgalo* -
piṅgala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yakṣendro* -
yakṣendra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
lokasyā -
loka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
ānandadāyakaḥ -
ānandadāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.221.22

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;

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Preview of verse 3.221.22 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ಪತಾಕಾಂ ತು ಯಾತ್ಯಗ್ರೇ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೋ ಗ್ರಹಃ ।
ವ್ಯಾಪೃತಸ್ತು ಶ್ಮಶಾನೇ ಯೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ರುದ್ರಸ್ಯ ವೈ ಸಖಾ ।
ಪಿಙ್ಗಲೋ ನಾಮ ಯಕ್ಷೇನ್ದ್ರೋ ಲೋಕಸ್ಯಾನನ್ದದಾಯಕಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 3.221.22 in Bengali sript:
স গৃহীত্বা পতাকাং তু যাত্যগ্রে রাক্ষসো গ্রহঃ ।
ব্যাপৃতস্তু শ্মশানে যো নিত্যং রুদ্রস্য বৈ সখা ।
পিঙ্গলো নাম যক্ষেন্দ্রো লোকস্যানন্দদাযকঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 3.221.22 in Gujarati sript:
સ ગૃહીત્વા પતાકાં તુ યાત્યગ્રે રાક્ષસો ગ્રહઃ ।
વ્યાપૃતસ્તુ શ્મશાને યો નિત્યં રુદ્રસ્ય વૈ સખા ।
પિઙ્ગલો નામ યક્ષેન્દ્રો લોકસ્યાનન્દદાયકઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 3.221.22 in Malayalam sript:
സ ഗൃഹീത്വാ പതാകാം തു യാത്യഗ്രേ രാക്ഷസോ ഗ്രഹഃ ।
വ്യാപൃതസ്തു ശ്മശാനേ യോ നിത്യം രുദ്രസ്യ വൈ സഖാ ।
പിങ്ഗലോ നാമ യക്ഷേന്ദ്രോ ലോകസ്യാനന്ദദായകഃ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.221.22 in Telugu sript:
స గృహీత్వా పతాకాం తు యాత్యగ్రే రాక్షసో గ్రహః ।
వ్యాపృతస్తు శ్మశానే యో నిత్యం రుద్రస్య వై సఖా ।
పిఙ్గలో నామ యక్షేన్ద్రో లోకస్యానన్దదాయకః ॥ ౨౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021