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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 3.256.21
अदासो गच्छ मुक्तोऽसि मैवं कार्षीः पुनः क्वचित् ।
स्त्रीकामुक धिगस्तु त्वां क्षुद्रः क्षुद्रसहायवान् ।
एवंविधं हि कः कुर्यात्त्वदन्यः पुरुषाधमः ॥ २१ ॥
adāso gaccha mukto'si maivaṃ kārṣīḥ punaḥ kvacit |
strīkāmuka dhigastu tvāṃ kṣudraḥ kṣudrasahāyavān |
evaṃvidhaṃ hi kaḥ kuryāttvadanyaḥ puruṣādhamaḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...those mighty bowmen, Bhima and Dhananjaya and the twin brothers and the king, called out Jayadratha to stop, upon which the enemy was so bewildered as to lose their knowledge of directions...
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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 (3.256.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adasa, Gaccha, Mukta, Asi, Asmad, Evam, Eva, Karshi, Puna, Kva, Acit, Stri, Kamuka, Dhik, Astu, Tva, Yushmad, Kshudra, Kshudrasaha, Ayava, Ayavat, Evamvidha, Kah, Tvadanya, Purushadhama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.256.21). 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: “adāso gaccha mukto'si maivaṃ kārṣīḥ punaḥ kvacit ”
- adāso* -
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adāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dās (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]√das (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- gaccha -
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gaccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mukto' -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- mai -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kārṣīḥ -
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kārṣi (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]kārṣī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive active second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive active second single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “strīkāmuka dhigastu tvāṃ kṣudraḥ kṣudrasahāyavān ”
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kāmuka -
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kāmuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāmuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhig -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- astu -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kṣudraḥ -
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kṣudra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣudrasahā -
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kṣudrasahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayavān -
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ayava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]ayavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “evaṃvidhaṃ hi kaḥ kuryāttvadanyaḥ puruṣādhamaḥ ”
- evaṃvidham -
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evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]evaṃvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evaṃvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- tvadanyaḥ -
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tvadanya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣādhamaḥ -
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puruṣādhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.256.21
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.256.21 in Kannada sript:
ಅದಾಸೋ ಗಚ್ಛ ಮುಕ್ತೋಽಸಿ ಮೈವಂ ಕಾರ್ಷೀಃ ಪುನಃ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಕಾಮುಕ ಧಿಗಸ್ತು ತ್ವಾಂ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಃ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಸಹಾಯವಾನ್ ।
ಏವಂವಿಧಂ ಹಿ ಕಃ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ತ್ವದನ್ಯಃ ಪುರುಷಾಧಮಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.256.21 in Bengali sript:
অদাসো গচ্ছ মুক্তোঽসি মৈবং কার্ষীঃ পুনঃ ক্বচিত্ ।
স্ত্রীকামুক ধিগস্তু ত্বাং ক্ষুদ্রঃ ক্ষুদ্রসহাযবান্ ।
এবংবিধং হি কঃ কুর্যাত্ত্বদন্যঃ পুরুষাধমঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.256.21 in Gujarati sript:
અદાસો ગચ્છ મુક્તોઽસિ મૈવં કાર્ષીઃ પુનઃ ક્વચિત્ ।
સ્ત્રીકામુક ધિગસ્તુ ત્વાં ક્ષુદ્રઃ ક્ષુદ્રસહાયવાન્ ।
એવંવિધં હિ કઃ કુર્યાત્ત્વદન્યઃ પુરુષાધમઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.256.21 in Malayalam sript:
അദാസോ ഗച്ഛ മുക്തോഽസി മൈവം കാര്ഷീഃ പുനഃ ക്വചിത് ।
സ്ത്രീകാമുക ധിഗസ്തു ത്വാം ക്ഷുദ്രഃ ക്ഷുദ്രസഹായവാന് ।
ഏവംവിധം ഹി കഃ കുര്യാത്ത്വദന്യഃ പുരുഷാധമഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.256.21 in Telugu sript:
అదాసో గచ్ఛ ముక్తోఽసి మైవం కార్షీః పునః క్వచిత్ ।
స్త్రీకాముక ధిగస్తు త్వాం క్షుద్రః క్షుద్రసహాయవాన్ ।
ఏవంవిధం హి కః కుర్యాత్త్వదన్యః పురుషాధమః ॥ ౨౧ ॥