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 3.86.11

कुमार्यः कथिताः पुण्याः पाण्ड्येष्वेव नरर्षभ ।
ताम्रपर्णीं तु कौन्तेय कीर्तयिष्यामि तां शृणु ॥ ११ ॥

kumāryaḥ kathitāḥ puṇyāḥ pāṇḍyeṣveva nararṣabha |
tāmraparṇīṃ tu kaunteya kīrtayiṣyāmi tāṃ śṛṇu || 11 ||

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

...ever distinguished for his profuse gifts unto Brahmanas, proceeded to the asylum of Agastya and took up his abode in Durjaya. It was here that that foremost of speakers, king Yudhishthira...

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

Kumari, Kathita, Punya, Pandya, Eva, Nara, Rishabha, Tamraparni, Kaunteya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.86.11). 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: “kumāryaḥ kathitāḥ puṇyāḥ pāṇḍyeṣveva nararṣabha
  • kumāryaḥ -
  • kumārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kumārī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kathitāḥ -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • puṇyāḥ -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • pāṇḍyeṣve -
  • pāṇḍya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narar -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣabha -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tāmraparṇīṃ tu kaunteya kīrtayiṣyāmi tāṃ śṛṇu
  • tāmraparṇīm -
  • tāmraparṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kaunteya -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtayiṣyāmi -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.86.11

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 3.86.11 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಮಾರ್ಯಃ ಕಥಿತಾಃ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡ್ಯೇಷ್ವೇವ ನರರ್ಷಭ ।
ತಾಮ್ರಪರ್ಣೀಂ ತು ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ಕೀರ್ತಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತಾಂ ಶೃಣು ॥ 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 3.86.11 in Bengali sript:
কুমার্যঃ কথিতাঃ পুণ্যাঃ পাণ্ড্যেষ্বেব নরর্ষভ ।
তাম্রপর্ণীং তু কৌন্তেয কীর্তযিষ্যামি তাং শৃণু ॥ 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 3.86.11 in Gujarati sript:
કુમાર્યઃ કથિતાઃ પુણ્યાઃ પાણ્ડ્યેષ્વેવ નરર્ષભ ।
તામ્રપર્ણીં તુ કૌન્તેય કીર્તયિષ્યામિ તાં શૃણુ ॥ 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 3.86.11 in Malayalam sript:
കുമാര്യഃ കഥിതാഃ പുണ്യാഃ പാണ്ഡ്യേഷ്വേവ നരര്ഷഭ ।
താമ്രപര്ണീം തു കൌന്തേയ കീര്തയിഷ്യാമി താം ശൃണു ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.86.11 in Telugu sript:
కుమార్యః కథితాః పుణ్యాః పాణ్డ్యేష్వేవ నరర్షభ ।
తామ్రపర్ణీం తు కౌన్తేయ కీర్తయిష్యామి తాం శృణు ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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