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 6.98.21

द्रोणेन युधि निर्मुक्ते तस्मिन्नस्त्रे महामृधे ।
प्रशशाम ततो वायुः प्रसन्नाश्चाभवन्दिशः ॥ २१ ॥

droṇena yudhi nirmukte tasminnastre mahāmṛdhe |
praśaśāma tato vāyuḥ prasannāścābhavandiśaḥ || 21 ||

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

...with the thunder. And his bow, the back of whose staff was decked with gold, as it moved on every side, seemed, O king, like the lightning’s flash as it spotted amid...

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

Drona, Yudh, Nirmukta, Nirmukti, Tad, Astri, Astra, Mahamridha, Prasha, Shama, Shaman, Tatah, Tata, Vayu, Prasanna, Dishas, Dish, Disha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.98.21). 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: “droṇena yudhi nirmukte tasminnastre mahāmṛdhe
  • droṇena -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nirmukte -
  • nirmukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirmukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirmuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nirmukti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tasminn -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • astre -
  • astṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    astra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahāmṛdhe -
  • mahāmṛdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “praśaśāma tato vāyuḥ prasannāścābhavandiśaḥ
  • praśa -
  • praśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāma -
  • śāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • prasannāś -
  • prasanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • diśaḥ -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.98.21

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 6.98.21 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ರೋಣೇನ ಯುಧಿ ನಿರ್ಮುಕ್ತೇ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಸ್ತ್ರೇ ಮಹಾಮೃಧೇ ।
ಪ್ರಶಶಾಮ ತತೋ ವಾಯುಃ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಾಶ್ಚಾಭವನ್ದಿಶಃ ॥ 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 6.98.21 in Bengali sript:
দ্রোণেন যুধি নির্মুক্তে তস্মিন্নস্ত্রে মহামৃধে ।
প্রশশাম ততো বাযুঃ প্রসন্নাশ্চাভবন্দিশঃ ॥ 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 6.98.21 in Gujarati sript:
દ્રોણેન યુધિ નિર્મુક્તે તસ્મિન્નસ્ત્રે મહામૃધે ।
પ્રશશામ તતો વાયુઃ પ્રસન્નાશ્ચાભવન્દિશઃ ॥ 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 6.98.21 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്രോണേന യുധി നിര്മുക്തേ തസ്മിന്നസ്ത്രേ മഹാമൃധേ ।
പ്രശശാമ തതോ വായുഃ പ്രസന്നാശ്ചാഭവന്ദിശഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 6.98.21 in Telugu sript:
ద్రోణేన యుధి నిర్ముక్తే తస్మిన్నస్త్రే మహామృధే ।
ప్రశశామ తతో వాయుః ప్రసన్నాశ్చాభవన్దిశః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

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