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 11.1.16

दुर्योधनस्य च तथा वृषभस्येव नर्दतः ।
दुःशासनवधं श्रुत्वा कर्णस्य च विपर्ययम् ।
द्रोणसूर्योपरागं च हृदयं मे विदीर्यते ॥ १६ ॥

duryodhanasya ca tathā vṛṣabhasyeva nardataḥ |
duḥśāsanavadhaṃ śrutvā karṇasya ca viparyayam |
droṇasūryoparāgaṃ ca hṛdayaṃ me vidīryate || 16 ||

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

...of the Drona-sun, my heart does not break into pieces. I do not, O Sanjaya, remember any evil act committed by me in former days, whose consequences, fool that I am, I am suffering...

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

Duryodhana, Tatha, Vrishabha, Iva, Nardat, Duhshasana, Vadha, Karna, Viparyaya, Drona, Suryoparaga, Hridaya, Asmad, Vid,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.1.16). 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: “duryodhanasya ca tathā vṛṣabhasyeva nardataḥ
  • duryodhanasya -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vṛṣabhasye -
  • vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vṛṣabha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nardataḥ -
  • nardat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nardat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nard -> nardat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √nard class 1 verb], [ablative single from √nard class 1 verb], [genitive single from √nard class 1 verb]
    nard -> nardat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √nard class 1 verb], [genitive single from √nard class 1 verb]
    nard (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “duḥśāsanavadhaṃ śrutvā karṇasya ca viparyayam
  • duḥśāsana -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • karṇasya -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viparyayam -
  • viparyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viparyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viparyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “droṇasūryoparāgaṃ ca hṛdayaṃ me vidīryate
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūryoparāgam -
  • sūryoparāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūryoparāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • vidī -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iryate -
  • ir (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.1.16

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 11.1.16 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ಯ ಚ ತಥಾ ವೃಷಭಸ್ಯೇವ ನರ್ದತಃ ।
ದುಃಶಾಸನವಧಂ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಚ ವಿಪರ್ಯಯಮ್ ।
ದ್ರೋಣಸೂರ್ಯೋಪರಾಗಂ ಚ ಹೃದಯಂ ಮೇ ವಿದೀರ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 11.1.16 in Bengali sript:
দুর্যোধনস্য চ তথা বৃষভস্যেব নর্দতঃ ।
দুঃশাসনবধং শ্রুত্বা কর্ণস্য চ বিপর্যযম্ ।
দ্রোণসূর্যোপরাগং চ হৃদযং মে বিদীর্যতে ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 11.1.16 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્યોધનસ્ય ચ તથા વૃષભસ્યેવ નર્દતઃ ।
દુઃશાસનવધં શ્રુત્વા કર્ણસ્ય ચ વિપર્યયમ્ ।
દ્રોણસૂર્યોપરાગં ચ હૃદયં મે વિદીર્યતે ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 11.1.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്യോധനസ്യ ച തഥാ വൃഷഭസ്യേവ നര്ദതഃ ।
ദുഃശാസനവധം ശ്രുത്വാ കര്ണസ്യ ച വിപര്യയമ് ।
ദ്രോണസൂര്യോപരാഗം ച ഹൃദയം മേ വിദീര്യതേ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.1.16 in Telugu sript:
దుర్యోధనస్య చ తథా వృషభస్యేవ నర్దతః ।
దుఃశాసనవధం శ్రుత్వా కర్ణస్య చ విపర్యయమ్ ।
ద్రోణసూర్యోపరాగం చ హృదయం మే విదీర్యతే ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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