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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 1.1.11
समन्तपञ्चकं नाम पुण्यं द्विजनिषेवितम् ।
गतवानस्मि तं देशं युद्धं यत्राभवत्पुरा ।
पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् ॥ ११ ॥
samantapañcakaṃ nāma puṇyaṃ dvijaniṣevitam |
gatavānasmi taṃ deśaṃ yuddhaṃ yatrābhavatpurā |
pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām || 11 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...blessed who shine in this place of sacrifice with the splendour of the solar fire: you who have concluded the silent meditations and have fed the holy fire; and yet who are sitting—without...
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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 (1.1.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samantapancaka, Naman, Punya, Dvijanishevita, Gatavat, Desha, Yuddha, Yatra, Pura, Pur, Pandava, Kuru, Sarva, Mahikshit,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.11). 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: “samantapañcakaṃ nāma puṇyaṃ dvijaniṣevitam ”
- samantapañcakam -
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samantapañcaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puṇyam -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- dvijaniṣevitam -
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dvijaniṣevita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvijaniṣevita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvijaniṣevitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “gatavānasmi taṃ deśaṃ yuddhaṃ yatrābhavatpurā ”
- gatavān -
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gatavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- deśam -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yuddham -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- yatrā -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yatrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām ”
- pāṇḍavānām -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- kurūṇām -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]kuru (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahīkṣitām -
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mahīkṣit (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.11
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 1.1.11 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮನ್ತಪಞ್ಚಕಂ ನಾಮ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ದ್ವಿಜನಿಷೇವಿತಮ್ ।
ಗತವಾನಸ್ಮಿ ತಂ ದೇಶಂ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಯತ್ರಾಭವತ್ಪುರಾ ।
ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ಕುರೂಣಾಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಚ ಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
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 1.1.11 in Bengali sript:
সমন্তপঞ্চকং নাম পুণ্যং দ্বিজনিষেবিতম্ ।
গতবানস্মি তং দেশং যুদ্ধং যত্রাভবত্পুরা ।
পাণ্ডবানাং কুরূণাং চ সর্বেষাং চ মহীক্ষিতাম্ ॥ ১১ ॥
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 1.1.11 in Gujarati sript:
સમન્તપઞ્ચકં નામ પુણ્યં દ્વિજનિષેવિતમ્ ।
ગતવાનસ્મિ તં દેશં યુદ્ધં યત્રાભવત્પુરા ।
પાણ્ડવાનાં કુરૂણાં ચ સર્વેષાં ચ મહીક્ષિતામ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.11 in Malayalam sript:
സമന്തപഞ്ചകം നാമ പുണ്യം ദ്വിജനിഷേവിതമ് ।
ഗതവാനസ്മി തം ദേശം യുദ്ധം യത്രാഭവത്പുരാ ।
പാണ്ഡവാനാം കുരൂണാം ച സര്വേഷാം ച മഹീക്ഷിതാമ് ॥ ൧൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.11 in Telugu sript:
సమన్తపఞ్చకం నామ పుణ్యం ద్విజనిషేవితమ్ ।
గతవానస్మి తం దేశం యుద్ధం యత్రాభవత్పురా ।
పాణ్డవానాం కురూణాం చ సర్వేషాం చ మహీక్షితామ్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥