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 1.178.11

अन्ये तु नानानृपपुत्रपौत्राः कृष्णागतैर्नेत्रमनःस्वभावैः ।
व्यायच्छमाना ददृशुर्भ्रमन्तीं संदष्टदन्तच्छदताम्रवक्त्राः ॥ ११ ॥

anye tu nānānṛpaputrapautrāḥ kṛṣṇāgatairnetramanaḥsvabhāvaiḥ |
vyāyacchamānā dadṛśurbhramantīṃ saṃdaṣṭadantacchadatāmravaktrāḥ || 11 ||

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

...as the roar of the clouds, these charming words of excellent import, 'Hear you assembled kings, this is the bow, that is the mark, and these are the arrows. Shoot the mark through the...

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

Anya, Nana, Trapa, Autra, Krishnagata, Netramanahsvabhava, Vya, Vyaya, Ccha, Ana, Bhramanti, Sandashtadantacchada, Tamra, Vaktra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.178.11). 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: “anye tu nānānṛpaputrapautrāḥ kṛṣṇāgatairnetramanaḥsvabhāvaiḥ
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nānān -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • papu -
  • papu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    papu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • trapau -
  • trapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • autrāḥ -
  • autra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    autrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛṣṇāgatair -
  • kṛṣṇāgata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛṣṇāgata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • netramanaḥsvabhāvaiḥ -
  • netramanaḥsvabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “vyāyacchamānā dadṛśurbhramantīṃ saṃdaṣṭadantacchadatāmravaktrāḥ
  • vyāya -
  • vyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ccham -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānā* -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dadṛśur -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • bhramantīm -
  • bhramantī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sandaṣṭadantacchada -
  • sandaṣṭadantacchada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandaṣṭadantacchada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāmra -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaktrāḥ -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaktrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.178.11

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 1.178.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯೇ ತು ನಾನಾನೃಪಪುತ್ರಪೌತ್ರಾಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಗತೈರ್ನೇತ್ರಮನಃಸ್ವಭಾವೈಃ ।
ವ್ಯಾಯಚ್ಛಮಾನಾ ದದೃಶುರ್ಭ್ರಮನ್ತೀಂ ಸಂದಷ್ಟದನ್ತಚ್ಛದತಾಮ್ರವಕ್ತ್ರಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 1.178.11 in Bengali sript:
অন্যে তু নানানৃপপুত্রপৌত্রাঃ কৃষ্ণাগতৈর্নেত্রমনঃস্বভাবৈঃ ।
ব্যাযচ্ছমানা দদৃশুর্ভ্রমন্তীং সংদষ্টদন্তচ্ছদতাম্রবক্ত্রাঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 1.178.11 in Gujarati sript:
અન્યે તુ નાનાનૃપપુત્રપૌત્રાઃ કૃષ્ણાગતૈર્નેત્રમનઃસ્વભાવૈઃ ।
વ્યાયચ્છમાના દદૃશુર્ભ્રમન્તીં સંદષ્ટદન્તચ્છદતામ્રવક્ત્રાઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 1.178.11 in Malayalam sript:
അന്യേ തു നാനാനൃപപുത്രപൌത്രാഃ കൃഷ്ണാഗതൈര്നേത്രമനഃസ്വഭാവൈഃ ।
വ്യായച്ഛമാനാ ദദൃശുര്ഭ്രമന്തീം സംദഷ്ടദന്തച്ഛദതാമ്രവക്ത്രാഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.178.11 in Telugu sript:
అన్యే తు నానానృపపుత్రపౌత్రాః కృష్ణాగతైర్నేత్రమనఃస్వభావైః ।
వ్యాయచ్ఛమానా దదృశుర్భ్రమన్తీం సందష్టదన్తచ్ఛదతామ్రవక్త్రాః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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