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 4.21.1

भीमसेन उवाच ।
तथा भद्रे करिष्यामि यथा त्वं भीरु भाषसे ।
अद्य तं सूदयिष्यामि कीचकं सहबान्धवम् ॥ १ ॥

bhīmasena uvāca |
tathā bhadre kariṣyāmi yathā tvaṃ bhīru bhāṣase |
adya taṃ sūdayiṣyāmi kīcakaṃ sahabāndhavam || 1 ||

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

...should die.' "Vaisampayana continued, 'Then that slayer of hostile heroes, Vrikodara, covering his face with those delicate hands of his wife marked with corns, began to weep. And that mighty son...

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

Bhimasena, Tatha, Bhadra, Yatha, Tva, Yushmad, Bhiru, Adya, Kicaka, Sahabandhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.21.1). 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: “bhīmasena uvāca
  • bhīmasena* -
  • bhīmasena (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: “tathā bhadre kariṣyāmi yathā tvaṃ bhīru bhāṣase
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhadre -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kariṣyāmi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active first single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active first single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīru -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhīru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhīrū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhīrū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhīrū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāṣase -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • Line 3: “adya taṃ sūdayiṣyāmi kīcakaṃ sahabāndhavam
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sūdayiṣyāmi -
  • sūd (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • kīcakam -
  • kīcaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sahabāndhavam -
  • sahabāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahabāndhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahabāndhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.21.1

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 4.21.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಮಸೇನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಥಾ ಭದ್ರೇ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯಥಾ ತ್ವಂ ಭೀರು ಭಾಷಸೇ ।
ಅದ್ಯ ತಂ ಸೂದಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಕೀಚಕಂ ಸಹಬಾನ್ಧವಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 4.21.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীমসেন উবাচ ।
তথা ভদ্রে করিষ্যামি যথা ত্বং ভীরু ভাষসে ।
অদ্য তং সূদযিষ্যামি কীচকং সহবান্ধবম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 4.21.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીમસેન ઉવાચ ।
તથા ભદ્રે કરિષ્યામિ યથા ત્વં ભીરુ ભાષસે ।
અદ્ય તં સૂદયિષ્યામિ કીચકં સહબાન્ધવમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 4.21.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീമസേന ഉവാച ।
തഥാ ഭദ്രേ കരിഷ്യാമി യഥാ ത്വം ഭീരു ഭാഷസേ ।
അദ്യ തം സൂദയിഷ്യാമി കീചകം സഹബാന്ധവമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.21.1 in Telugu sript:
భీమసేన ఉవాచ ।
తథా భద్రే కరిష్యామి యథా త్వం భీరు భాషసే ।
అద్య తం సూదయిష్యామి కీచకం సహబాన్ధవమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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