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 2.59.11

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मज्जन्त्यलाबूनि शिलाः प्लवन्ते मुह्यन्ति नावोऽम्भसि शश्वदेव ।
मूढो राजा धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रो न मे वाचः पथ्यरूपाः शृणोति ॥ ११ ॥

majjantyalābūni śilāḥ plavante muhyanti nāvo'mbhasi śaśvadeva |
mūḍho rājā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putro na me vācaḥ pathyarūpāḥ śṛṇoti || 11 ||

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

...locks, of red lips, and body without down, is the princess of Pancala. O king, making the slender-waisted Draupadi, who is even such as my stake, I will play with you, O son of Suvala...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.59.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Majjat, Majjanti, Alabu, Shila, Muhyat, Muhyanti, Nava, Nau, Ambhas, Shashvat, Eva, Mudha, Raja, Dhritarashtra, Putra, Asmad, Vac, Vaca, Pathin, Pathya, Pathi, Arupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.59.11). 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: “majjantyalābūni śilāḥ plavante muhyanti nāvo'mbhasi śaśvadeva ”
majjantya -
√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √majj class 6 verb]

√majj -> majjantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √majj class 6 verb]

√majj (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
alābūni -
alābu (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śilāḥ -
śila (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
plavante -
√plav (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]

√plu (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
muhyanti -
√muh -> muhyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> muhyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
nāvo' -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nau (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
ambhasi -
ambhas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śaśvad -
śaśvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

śaśvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śaśvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “mūḍho rājā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putro na me vācaḥ pathyarūpāḥ śṛṇoti ”
mūḍho* -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya -
dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
putro* -
putra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vācaḥ -
vāc (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pathya -
pathin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [locative single]

pathya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pathya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√path -> pathya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √path]

pathī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

pathī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

pathī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
arūpāḥ -
arūpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

arūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śṛṇoti -
√śru (verb class 5)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.59.11

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;

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Preview of verse 2.59.11 in Kannada sript:
ಮಜ್ಜನ್ತ್ಯಲಾಬೂನಿ ಶಿಲಾಃ ಪ್ಲವನ್ತೇ ಮುಹ್ಯನ್ತಿ ನಾವೋಽಮ್ಭಸಿ ಶಶ್ವದೇವ ।
ಮೂಢೋ ರಾಜಾ ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರೋ ನ ಮೇ ವಾಚಃ ಪಥ್ಯರೂಪಾಃ ಶೃಣೋತಿ ॥ 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)]

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Preview of verse 2.59.11 in Bengali sript:
মজ্জন্ত্যলাবূনি শিলাঃ প্লবন্তে মুহ্যন্তি নাবোঽম্ভসি শশ্বদেব ।
মূঢো রাজা ধৃতরাষ্ট্রস্য পুত্রো ন মে বাচঃ পথ্যরূপাঃ শৃণোতি ॥ ১১ ॥

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 2.59.11 in Gujarati sript:
મજ્જન્ત્યલાબૂનિ શિલાઃ પ્લવન્તે મુહ્યન્તિ નાવોઽમ્ભસિ શશ્વદેવ ।
મૂઢો રાજા ધૃતરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય પુત્રો ન મે વાચઃ પથ્યરૂપાઃ શૃણોતિ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 2.59.11 in Malayalam sript:
മജ്ജന്ത്യലാബൂനി ശിലാഃ പ്ലവന്തേ മുഹ്യന്തി നാവോഽമ്ഭസി ശശ്വദേവ ।
മൂഢോ രാജാ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ പുത്രോ ന മേ വാചഃ പഥ്യരൂപാഃ ശൃണോതി ॥ ൧൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.59.11 in Telugu sript:
మజ్జన్త్యలాబూని శిలాః ప్లవన్తే ముహ్యన్తి నావోఽమ్భసి శశ్వదేవ ।
మూఢో రాజా ధృతరాష్ట్రస్య పుత్రో న మే వాచః పథ్యరూపాః శృణోతి ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021