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 11.23.5

एषा चामीकराभस्य तप्तकाञ्चनसप्रभा ।
आस्याद्विनिःसृता जिह्वा भक्ष्यते कृष्ण पक्षिभिः ॥ ५ ॥

eṣā cāmīkarābhasya taptakāñcanasaprabhā |
āsyādviniḥsṛtā jihvā bhakṣyate kṛṣṇa pakṣibhiḥ || 5 ||

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

...Bahlika, that mighty bowman possessed of great energy, slain with a broad-headed shaft, is now lying on the ground like a sleeping tiger. Though deprived of life, the colour...

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

Esha, Camikara, Abha, Taptaka, Ancana, Saprabha, Asya, Vinihsrita, Jihva, Krishna, Pakshi, Pakshin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.23.5). 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: “eṣā cāmīkarābhasya taptakāñcanasaprabhā
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāmīkarā -
  • cāmīkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāmīkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ābhasya -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • taptakā -
  • taptaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • añcana -
  • añcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saprabhā -
  • saprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āsyādviniḥsṛtā jihvā bhakṣyate kṛṣṇa pakṣibhiḥ
  • āsyād -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √as]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √as]
  • viniḥsṛtā* -
  • viniḥsṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viniḥsṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jihvā* -
  • jihva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jihvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhakṣyate -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣibhiḥ -
  • pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.23.5

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 11.23.5 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷಾ ಚಾಮೀಕರಾಭಸ್ಯ ತಪ್ತಕಾಞ್ಚನಸಪ್ರಭಾ ।
ಆಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಿನಿಃಸೃತಾ ಜಿಹ್ವಾ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯತೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಪಕ್ಷಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 11.23.5 in Bengali sript:
এষা চামীকরাভস্য তপ্তকাঞ্চনসপ্রভা ।
আস্যাদ্বিনিঃসৃতা জিহ্বা ভক্ষ্যতে কৃষ্ণ পক্ষিভিঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 11.23.5 in Gujarati sript:
એષા ચામીકરાભસ્ય તપ્તકાઞ્ચનસપ્રભા ।
આસ્યાદ્વિનિઃસૃતા જિહ્વા ભક્ષ્યતે કૃષ્ણ પક્ષિભિઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 11.23.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷാ ചാമീകരാഭസ്യ തപ്തകാഞ്ചനസപ്രഭാ ।
ആസ്യാദ്വിനിഃസൃതാ ജിഹ്വാ ഭക്ഷ്യതേ കൃഷ്ണ പക്ഷിഭിഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.23.5 in Telugu sript:
ఏషా చామీకరాభస్య తప్తకాఞ్చనసప్రభా ।
ఆస్యాద్వినిఃసృతా జిహ్వా భక్ష్యతే కృష్ణ పక్షిభిః ॥ ౫ ॥

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