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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 4.40.21
योऽयं वहति ते पार्ष्णिं दक्षिणामञ्चितोद्यतः ।
बलाहकादपि मतः स जवे वीर्यवत्तरः ॥ २१ ॥
yo'yaṃ vahati te pārṣṇiṃ dakṣiṇāmañcitodyataḥ |
balāhakādapi mataḥ sa jave vīryavattaraḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...bull among men, hold the reins of your horses that are capable of breaking the ranks of hostile cars. Know me, O bull among men, to be as competent a charioteer as Daruka of Vasudeva, or Matali...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.40.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Aya, Idam, Vahat, Vahati, Tad, Yushmad, Parshni, Dakshina, Ancita, Udyat, Udyata, Balahaka, Api, Mata, Java, Viryavattara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.40.21). 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: “yo'yaṃ vahati te pārṣṇiṃ dakṣiṇāmañcitodyataḥ ”
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pārṣṇim -
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pārṣṇi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dakṣiṇām -
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dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- añcito -
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añcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]añcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[compound from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, neuter)[compound from √añc]añcitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √añc]√añc -> añcitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √añc]√añc (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- udyataḥ -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]udyat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]udyata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “balāhakādapi mataḥ sa jave vīryavattaraḥ ”
- balāhakād -
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balāhaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mataḥ -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jave -
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java (noun, masculine)[locative single]java (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]javā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jū (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vīryavattaraḥ -
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vīryavattara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.40.21
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 4.40.21 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋಽಯಂ ವಹತಿ ತೇ ಪಾರ್ಷ್ಣಿಂ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮಞ್ಚಿತೋದ್ಯತಃ ।
ಬಲಾಹಕಾದಪಿ ಮತಃ ಸ ಜವೇ ವೀರ್ಯವತ್ತರಃ ॥ 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 4.40.21 in Bengali sript:
যোঽযং বহতি তে পার্ষ্ণিং দক্ষিণামঞ্চিতোদ্যতঃ ।
বলাহকাদপি মতঃ স জবে বীর্যবত্তরঃ ॥ 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 4.40.21 in Gujarati sript:
યોઽયં વહતિ તે પાર્ષ્ણિં દક્ષિણામઞ્ચિતોદ્યતઃ ।
બલાહકાદપિ મતઃ સ જવે વીર્યવત્તરઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.40.21 in Malayalam sript:
യോഽയം വഹതി തേ പാര്ഷ്ണിം ദക്ഷിണാമഞ്ചിതോദ്യതഃ ।
ബലാഹകാദപി മതഃ സ ജവേ വീര്യവത്തരഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.40.21 in Telugu sript:
యోఽయం వహతి తే పార్ష్ణిం దక్షిణామఞ్చితోద్యతః ।
బలాహకాదపి మతః స జవే వీర్యవత్తరః ॥ ౨౧ ॥