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 2.18.11

निहतश्च जरासंधो मोक्षिताश्च महीक्षितः ।
राजसूयश्च मे लब्धो निदेशे तव तिष्ठतः ॥ ११ ॥

nihataśca jarāsaṃdho mokṣitāśca mahīkṣitaḥ |
rājasūyaśca me labdho nideśe tava tiṣṭhataḥ || 11 ||

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

...advent of the Rishi, king Vrihadratha, accompanied by his ministers and priest and wives and son, went out to receive him. And, O Bharata, worshipping the Rishi with water to wash his feet...

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

Nihata, Jarasandha, Mokshita, Mahikshit, Rajasuya, Asmad, Labdhri, Labdha, Nidesha, Yushmad, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.18.11). 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: “nihataśca jarāsaṃdho mokṣitāśca mahīkṣitaḥ
  • nihataś -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jarāsandho* -
  • jarāsandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mokṣitāś -
  • mokṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mokṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mokṣ -> mokṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb]
    mokṣ -> mokṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mokṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mokṣ class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahīkṣitaḥ -
  • mahīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “rājasūyaśca me labdho nideśe tava tiṣṭhataḥ
  • rājasūyaś -
  • rājasūya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • labdho* -
  • labdhṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    labdhṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • nideśe -
  • nideśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • tiṣṭhataḥ -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.18.11

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 2.18.11 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಹತಶ್ಚ ಜರಾಸಂಧೋ ಮೋಕ್ಷಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಃ ।
ರಾಜಸೂಯಶ್ಚ ಮೇ ಲಬ್ಧೋ ನಿದೇಶೇ ತವ ತಿಷ್ಠತಃ ॥ 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 2.18.11 in Bengali sript:
নিহতশ্চ জরাসংধো মোক্ষিতাশ্চ মহীক্ষিতঃ ।
রাজসূযশ্চ মে লব্ধো নিদেশে তব তিষ্ঠতঃ ॥ 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 2.18.11 in Gujarati sript:
નિહતશ્ચ જરાસંધો મોક્ષિતાશ્ચ મહીક્ષિતઃ ।
રાજસૂયશ્ચ મે લબ્ધો નિદેશે તવ તિષ્ઠતઃ ॥ 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 2.18.11 in Malayalam sript:
നിഹതശ്ച ജരാസംധോ മോക്ഷിതാശ്ച മഹീക്ഷിതഃ ।
രാജസൂയശ്ച മേ ലബ്ധോ നിദേശേ തവ തിഷ്ഠതഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.18.11 in Telugu sript:
నిహతశ్చ జరాసంధో మోక్షితాశ్చ మహీక్షితః ।
రాజసూయశ్చ మే లబ్ధో నిదేశే తవ తిష్ఠతః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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