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 4.53.11

अथ शोणान्सदश्वांस्तान्हंसवर्णैर्मनोजवैः ।
मिश्रितान्समरे दृष्ट्वा व्यस्मयन्त रणे जनाः ॥ ११ ॥

atha śoṇānsadaśvāṃstānhaṃsavarṇairmanojavaiḥ |
miśritānsamare dṛṣṭvā vyasmayanta raṇe janāḥ || 11 ||

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

...on his car. And the slayer of Vala, although he steadfastly gazed at his son on the field of battle, was not satiated with such gazing,'" "Vaisampayana said, 'Beholding the army of the Kurus arrayed...

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

Atha, Shona, Sadashva, Hamsa, Varna, Manojava, Mishrita, Samara, Vya, Rana, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.53.11). 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: “atha śoṇānsadaśvāṃstānhaṃsavarṇairmanojavaiḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śoṇān -
  • śoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sadaśvāṃs -
  • sadaśva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • haṃsa -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇair -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • manojavaiḥ -
  • manojava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    manojava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “miśritānsamare dṛṣṭvā vyasmayanta raṇe janāḥ
  • miśritān -
  • miśrita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    miśr -> miśrita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √miśr class 10 verb]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asmayanta -
  • smi (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (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 4.53.11

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 4.53.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಶೋಣಾನ್ಸದಶ್ವಾಂಸ್ತಾನ್ಹಂಸವರ್ಣೈರ್ಮನೋಜವೈಃ ।
ಮಿಶ್ರಿತಾನ್ಸಮರೇ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ವ್ಯಸ್ಮಯನ್ತ ರಣೇ ಜನಾಃ ॥ 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 4.53.11 in Bengali sript:
অথ শোণান্সদশ্বাংস্তান্হংসবর্ণৈর্মনোজবৈঃ ।
মিশ্রিতান্সমরে দৃষ্ট্বা ব্যস্মযন্ত রণে জনাঃ ॥ 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 4.53.11 in Gujarati sript:
અથ શોણાન્સદશ્વાંસ્તાન્હંસવર્ણૈર્મનોજવૈઃ ।
મિશ્રિતાન્સમરે દૃષ્ટ્વા વ્યસ્મયન્ત રણે જનાઃ ॥ 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 4.53.11 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ ശോണാന്സദശ്വാംസ്താന്ഹംസവര്ണൈര്മനോജവൈഃ ।
മിശ്രിതാന്സമരേ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ വ്യസ്മയന്ത രണേ ജനാഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.53.11 in Telugu sript:
అథ శోణాన్సదశ్వాంస్తాన్హంసవర్ణైర్మనోజవైః ।
మిశ్రితాన్సమరే దృష్ట్వా వ్యస్మయన్త రణే జనాః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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