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 6.1.21

ववर्ष चात्र पर्जन्यो मांसशोणितवृष्टिमान् ।
व्युक्षन्सर्वाण्यनीकानि तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ २१ ॥

vavarṣa cātra parjanyo māṃsaśoṇitavṛṣṭimān |
vyukṣansarvāṇyanīkāni tadadbhutamivābhavat || 21 ||

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

...highly wonderful, like that of two oceans when the end of the Yuga is arrived. The whole earth was empty, having only the children and the old left (at home), in consequence...

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

Parjani, Parjanya, Mamsashonita, Vrishtimat, Ukshan, Ukshat, Sarva, Sarvani, Anika, Tad, Tat, Adbhuta, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.1.21). 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: “vavarṣa cātra parjanyo māṃsaśoṇitavṛṣṭimān
  • vavarṣa -
  • vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parjanyo* -
  • parjanī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parjanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māṃsaśoṇita -
  • māṃsaśoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṭimān -
  • vṛṣṭimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vyukṣansarvāṇyanīkāni tadadbhutamivābhavat
  • vyu -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ukṣan -
  • ukṣan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ukṣan (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
    ukṣ -> ukṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
  • sarvāṇya -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anīkāni -
  • anīka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.1.21

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 6.1.21 in Kannada sript:
ವವರ್ಷ ಚಾತ್ರ ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯೋ ಮಾಂಸಶೋಣಿತವೃಷ್ಟಿಮಾನ್ ।
ವ್ಯುಕ್ಷನ್ಸರ್ವಾಣ್ಯನೀಕಾನಿ ತದದ್ಭುತಮಿವಾಭವತ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 6.1.21 in Bengali sript:
ববর্ষ চাত্র পর্জন্যো মাংসশোণিতবৃষ্টিমান্ ।
ব্যুক্ষন্সর্বাণ্যনীকানি তদদ্ভুতমিবাভবত্ ॥ ২১ ॥

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 6.1.21 in Gujarati sript:
વવર્ષ ચાત્ર પર્જન્યો માંસશોણિતવૃષ્ટિમાન્ ।
વ્યુક્ષન્સર્વાણ્યનીકાનિ તદદ્ભુતમિવાભવત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 6.1.21 in Malayalam sript:
വവര്ഷ ചാത്ര പര്ജന്യോ മാംസശോണിതവൃഷ്ടിമാന് ।
വ്യുക്ഷന്സര്വാണ്യനീകാനി തദദ്ഭുതമിവാഭവത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.1.21 in Telugu sript:
వవర్ష చాత్ర పర్జన్యో మాంసశోణితవృష్టిమాన్ ।
వ్యుక్షన్సర్వాణ్యనీకాని తదద్భుతమివాభవత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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