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 3.221.70

तमांसीव यथा सूर्यो वृक्षानग्निर्घनान्खगः ।
तथा स्कन्दोऽजयच्छत्रून्स्वेन वीर्येण कीर्तिमान् ॥ ७० ॥

tamāṃsīva yathā sūryo vṛkṣānagnirghanānkhagaḥ |
tathā skando'jayacchatrūnsvena vīryeṇa kīrtimān || 70 ||

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

...and defeat those wicked and terrible-looking Danavas. May you be successful! Do you fall upon the Danavas with me.' ("Markandeya continued, ) "The dwellers of heaven were re-assured...

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

Tamas, Iva, Yatha, Suri, Surya, Vriksha, Agni, Ghana, Khaga, Tatha, Skanda, Shatru, Sva, Virya, Kirtimat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.221.70). 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: “tamāṃsīva yathā sūryo vṛkṣānagnirghanānkhagaḥ
  • tamāṃsī -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sūryo* -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • vṛkṣān -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghanān -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • khagaḥ -
  • khaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā skando'jayacchatrūnsvena vīryeṇa kīrtimān
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • skando' -
  • skanda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajayacch -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śatrūn -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • svena -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vīryeṇa -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • kīrtimān -
  • kīrtimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.221.70

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 3.221.70 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಂಸೀವ ಯಥಾ ಸೂರ್ಯೋ ವೃಕ್ಷಾನಗ್ನಿರ್ಘನಾನ್ಖಗಃ ।
ತಥಾ ಸ್ಕನ್ದೋಽಜಯಚ್ಛತ್ರೂನ್ಸ್ವೇನ ವೀರ್ಯೇಣ ಕೀರ್ತಿಮಾನ್ ॥ ೭೦ ॥

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 3.221.70 in Bengali sript:
তমাংসীব যথা সূর্যো বৃক্ষানগ্নির্ঘনান্খগঃ ।
তথা স্কন্দোঽজযচ্ছত্রূন্স্বেন বীর্যেণ কীর্তিমান্ ॥ ৭০ ॥

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 3.221.70 in Gujarati sript:
તમાંસીવ યથા સૂર્યો વૃક્ષાનગ્નિર્ઘનાન્ખગઃ ।
તથા સ્કન્દોઽજયચ્છત્રૂન્સ્વેન વીર્યેણ કીર્તિમાન્ ॥ ૭૦ ॥

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 3.221.70 in Malayalam sript:
തമാംസീവ യഥാ സൂര്യോ വൃക്ഷാനഗ്നിര്ഘനാന്ഖഗഃ ।
തഥാ സ്കന്ദോഽജയച്ഛത്രൂന്സ്വേന വീര്യേണ കീര്തിമാന് ॥ ൭൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.221.70 in Telugu sript:
తమాంసీవ యథా సూర్యో వృక్షానగ్నిర్ఘనాన్ఖగః ।
తథా స్కన్దోఽజయచ్ఛత్రూన్స్వేన వీర్యేణ కీర్తిమాన్ ॥ ౭౦ ॥

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