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 11.23.38

अग्नीनाहृत्य विधिवच्चितां प्रज्वाल्य सर्वशः ।
द्रोणमाधाय गायन्ति त्रीणि सामानि सामगाः ॥ ३८ ॥

agnīnāhṛtya vidhivaccitāṃ prajvālya sarvaśaḥ |
droṇamādhāya gāyanti trīṇi sāmāni sāmagāḥ || 38 ||

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

...resembles a god, shall have gone to heaven? Behold Drona, that foremost of brahmanas, that preceptor of Arjuna, of Satyaki, and of the Kurus, lying on the ground! Endued with...

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

Agni, Ahritya, Vidhivat, Cit, Cita, Prajvalya, Sarvashah, Drona, Adhaya, Gayanti, Gayat, Sama, Saman, Samani, Samaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.23.38). 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: “agnīnāhṛtya vidhivaccitāṃ prajvālya sarvaśaḥ
  • agnīn -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āhṛtya -
  • āhṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhivac -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • citām -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    citā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prajvālya -
  • prajvālya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajvālya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “droṇamādhāya gāyanti trīṇi sāmāni sāmagāḥ
  • droṇam -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    droṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādhāya -
  • ādhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gāyanti -
  • gāyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gāyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse trīṇi*sā
  • sāmāni -
  • sāmāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sāmāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sāmāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sāman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sāmagāḥ -
  • sāmaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāmagā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.23.38

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 11.23.38 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನೀನಾಹೃತ್ಯ ವಿಧಿವಚ್ಚಿತಾಂ ಪ್ರಜ್ವಾಲ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ।
ದ್ರೋಣಮಾಧಾಯ ಗಾಯನ್ತಿ ತ್ರೀಣಿ ಸಾಮಾನಿ ಸಾಮಗಾಃ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 11.23.38 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নীনাহৃত্য বিধিবচ্চিতাং প্রজ্বাল্য সর্বশঃ ।
দ্রোণমাধায গাযন্তি ত্রীণি সামানি সামগাঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 11.23.38 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નીનાહૃત્ય વિધિવચ્ચિતાં પ્રજ્વાલ્ય સર્વશઃ ।
દ્રોણમાધાય ગાયન્તિ ત્રીણિ સામાનિ સામગાઃ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 11.23.38 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നീനാഹൃത്യ വിധിവച്ചിതാം പ്രജ്വാല്യ സര്വശഃ ।
ദ്രോണമാധായ ഗായന്തി ത്രീണി സാമാനി സാമഗാഃ ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.23.38 in Telugu sript:
అగ్నీనాహృత్య విధివచ్చితాం ప్రజ్వాల్య సర్వశః ।
ద్రోణమాధాయ గాయన్తి త్రీణి సామాని సామగాః ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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