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 4.21.31

या मे प्रीतिस्त्वयाख्याता कीचकस्य समागमे ।
हत्वा हिडिम्बं सा प्रीतिर्ममासीद्वरवर्णिनि ॥ ३१ ॥

yā me prītistvayākhyātā kīcakasya samāgame |
hatvā hiḍimbaṃ sā prītirmamāsīdvaravarṇini || 31 ||

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

...wife one’s offspring are protected, and by protecting one’s offspring, one’s own self is protected. And it is because one begets one’s own self in one’s wife that the wife is called Jaya{GL_NOTE...

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

Asmad, Priti, Tva, Yushmad, Akhyata, Kicaka, Samagama, Hidimba, Mama, Varavarnin, Varavarnini, Varavarni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.21.31). 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: “ me prītistvayākhyātā kīcakasya samāgame
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prītis -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • akhyātā -
  • akhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīcakasya -
  • kīcaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • samāgame -
  • samāgama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “hatvā hiḍimbaṃ prītirmamāsīdvaravarṇini
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • hiḍimbam -
  • hiḍimba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hiḍimbā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prītir -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • varavarṇini -
  • varavarṇinī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    varavarṇinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    varavarṇinī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    varavarṇin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varavarṇin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    varavarṇī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.21.31

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 4.21.31 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾ ಮೇ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸ್ತ್ವಯಾಖ್ಯಾತಾ ಕೀಚಕಸ್ಯ ಸಮಾಗಮೇ ।
ಹತ್ವಾ ಹಿಡಿಮ್ಬಂ ಸಾ ಪ್ರೀತಿರ್ಮಮಾಸೀದ್ವರವರ್ಣಿನಿ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 4.21.31 in Bengali sript:
যা মে প্রীতিস্ত্বযাখ্যাতা কীচকস্য সমাগমে ।
হত্বা হিডিম্বং সা প্রীতির্মমাসীদ্বরবর্ণিনি ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 4.21.31 in Gujarati sript:
યા મે પ્રીતિસ્ત્વયાખ્યાતા કીચકસ્ય સમાગમે ।
હત્વા હિડિમ્બં સા પ્રીતિર્મમાસીદ્વરવર્ણિનિ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 4.21.31 in Malayalam sript:
യാ മേ പ്രീതിസ്ത്വയാഖ്യാതാ കീചകസ്യ സമാഗമേ ।
ഹത്വാ ഹിഡിമ്ബം സാ പ്രീതിര്മമാസീദ്വരവര്ണിനി ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.21.31 in Telugu sript:
యా మే ప్రీతిస్త్వయాఖ్యాతా కీచకస్య సమాగమే ।
హత్వా హిడిమ్బం సా ప్రీతిర్మమాసీద్వరవర్ణిని ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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